UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry 15 Aug 2026 · Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Donte Johnson defeats Eric McConico by KO/TKO

Win Donte Johnson View profile 9-0-0

Loss Eric McConico View profile 11-5-1

KO/TKO · punches

Round 1 · 1:38

At a glance

Analysts, AI and market side by side. Open a tab for the detail.

Analyst Picks15 analysts✓ Correct 93%14 picks 7%1 pick

Analyst picks AI forecasts Market odds

What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

McConico started the sharper of the two, landing an early jab that made Johnson reset rather than walk forward.

It did not last. On the next exchange Johnson fired a straight left hand down the pipe that landed flush and sent McConico crashing to the canvas, and the referee moved in before he had settled on the ground.

Official event identityUFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry
Official preliminary-card reportUFC · UFC 330 prelims results

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Johnson

Johnson's official UFC profile establishes an unbeaten 8-0 record and a 74-inch reach. The pre-fight evidence currently supports the matchup and core profile data, but not a complete published regional history from which to make a stronger tactical claim.

Case for McConico

McConico enters with an 11-4-1 record, a 77-inch reach and UFC-listed freestyle as his fighting style. The available primary evidence supports those baseline facts; the preview should remain cautious until a complete verified history is available.

What We Were Watching For

How the three-inch reach difference appears once the opening exchanges begin.
Whether either fighter can establish a sustained phase rather than trading isolated entries.
The adjustments made after the first clear scoring sequence.
How the bout develops if it reaches the final round without a finish.

Records & career stats

Johnson vs McConico

8-0-0
Record: 11-4-1; 5-0 last 5
Recent form: 2-3 last 5; United States
Nationality: United States; 27
Age: 35; 1.73 m
Height — McConico leads: 1.83 m; 188 cm
Reach — McConico leads: 196 cm; —
Stance: —; 88%
Finish rateFinish % — Johnson leads: 64%; 7
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Johnson leads: 4; 1
Wins by submissionSub wins — McConico leads: 3; 3.36
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Johnson leads: 2.95; —
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min: —; —
Striking defenseStrike def.: —; —
Takedown defenseTD def.: —; —
Avg. fight timeAvg. time: —; Gnosis Combat Sports
Team: The MMA Lab

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

(14) 93%

WJohnson

7% (1)

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Analyst prediction scorecards

Bedtime MMA170 resolved calls Bedtime MMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 70.6% 120 50 Method Accuracy 63.6% 56 32 Round Accuracy 40.0% 10 15 Underdog Accuracy 48.5% 16 17 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · to win	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
Favors Johnson, while treating potential finish scenarios as conditional rather than a committed method call. “I'm going to go with Donte Johnson to win this one.” Hear it — 15:03 Bedtime MMA on YouTube ↗ Bedtime MMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 120 of 170 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
AJ Devito237 resolved calls AJ DevitoView full track record Winner Accuracy 69.6% 165 72 Method Accuracy 58.4% 59 42 Round Accuracy 75.0% 6 2 Underdog Accuracy 46.2% 12 14 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · KO/TKO	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Hit	Not called
Final call is Johnson by KO, after citing Johnson's youth and explosiveness. “Johnson KO the pick.” Hear it — 55:53 AJ Devito on YouTube ↗ AJ Devito’s track record → Track record: winner called in 165 of 237 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
MMA JOEY96 resolved calls MMA JOEYView full track record Winner Accuracy 68.8% 66 30 Method Accuracy 42.6% 20 27 Round Accuracy 26.9% 7 19 Underdog Accuracy 41.2% 7 10 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · Dec	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Miss	Not called
Takes Johnson by decision, a call restated later in the segment. “I'll take Dante Johnson decision. I think he wins via decision.” Hear it — 13:43 MMA JOEY on YouTube ↗ MMA JOEY’s track record → Track record: winner called in 66 of 96 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
KennyOkoyeMMA53 resolved calls KennyOkoyeMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 67.9% 36 17 Method Accuracy 71.4% 5 2 Round Accuracy 0.0% 2 Underdog Accuracy 62.5% 5 3 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · to win	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
Calls Johnson the safe pick. “Dante Johnson, safe pick.” Hear it — 11:52 KennyOkoyeMMA on YouTube ↗ KennyOkoyeMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 36 of 53 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Michael Chiesa62 resolved calls Michael ChiesaView full track record Winner Accuracy 67.7% 42 20 Method Accuracy 50.0% 2 2 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 14.3% 1 6 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · to win	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
Favors Johnson's power, confidence and reported improvements from camp. “I'm going with Dante Johnson.” Hear it — 33:12 Michael Chiesa on YouTube ↗ Michael Chiesa’s track record → Track record: winner called in 42 of 62 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
JakeGerberMMA116 resolved calls JakeGerberMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 66.4% 77 39 Method Accuracy 61.7% 29 18 Round Accuracy 44.4% 4 5 Underdog Accuracy 25.0% 2 6 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · Dec	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Miss	Not called
Thinks Johnson's pressure will carry a decision despite McConico being the more technical fighter. “I'm thinking that Dante Johnson goes out here and gets this one done. I'm going to say by decision.” Hear it — 25:03 JakeGerberMMA on YouTube ↗ JakeGerberMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 77 of 116 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
The MMA Guru296 resolved calls The MMA GuruView full track record Winner Accuracy 65.9% 195 101 Method Accuracy 52.9% 55 49 Round Accuracy 34.3% 12 23 Underdog Accuracy 45.5% 15 18 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 24.5%. McConico · to win	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Takes McConico in a high-variance pick. “I'm going to go with Eric McConico underdog pick in 2026.” Hear it — 13:20 The MMA Guru on YouTube ↗ The MMA Guru’s track record → Track record: winner called in 195 of 296 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
DFS By The Numbers142 resolved calls DFS By The NumbersView full track record Winner Accuracy 65.5% 93 49 Method Accuracy 58.5% 48 34 Round Accuracy 35.9% 14 25 Underdog Accuracy 35.0% 7 13 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · KO/TKO · R1	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Hit	Hit
After correcting an earlier captioned slip, explicitly settles on Johnson by first-round knockout. “Give me Dante Johnson to win this fight by first round knockout.” Hear it — 13:11 DFS By The Numbers on YouTube ↗ DFS By The Numbers’s track record → Track record: winner called in 93 of 142 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
HopperMMA120 resolved calls HopperMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 63.3% 76 44 Method Accuracy 64.6% 42 23 Round Accuracy 47.2% 17 19 Underdog Accuracy 26.3% 5 14 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · Dec	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Miss	Not called
Backs Johnson's size and overall game over McConico, while classing the matchup as lower-level. “I'm going to go Don'Tae Johnson by decision.” Hear it — 6:59 HopperMMA on YouTube ↗ HopperMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 76 of 120 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Daniel Vreeland18 resolved calls Daniel VreelandView full track record Winner Accuracy 61.1% 11 7 Method Accuracy 100.0% 1 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 0.0% 2 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · to win	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
Vreeland favors Johnson’s power, composure under adversity, physicality and takedown defense against McConico. Read source Daniel Vreeland’s track record → Track record: winner called in 11 of 18 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Half The Battle87 resolved calls Half The BattleView full track record Winner Accuracy 60.9% 53 34 Method Accuracy 71.4% 10 4 Round Accuracy 0.0% 1 Underdog Accuracy 29.4% 5 12 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · KO/TKO	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Hit	Not called
Predicts Johnson probably knocks McConico out; the hedge is retained and no round is assigned. “I think he probably comes out here and knocks out Eric Mcconico.” Hear it — 34:24 Half The Battle on YouTube ↗ Half The Battle’s track record → Track record: winner called in 53 of 87 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Bookie Beatdown26 resolved calls Bookie BeatdownView full track record Winner Accuracy 50.0% 13 13 Method Accuracy 0.0% 2 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 16.7% 1 5 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · to win	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
Both hosts agree on Johnson; the finish talk remains conditional, so no method is recorded. “I think Johnson KO Johnson round one definitely in play.” Hear it — 59:42 Bookie Beatdown on YouTube ↗ Bookie Beatdown’s track record → Track record: winner called in 13 of 26 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Alexander K. Lee12 resolved calls Alexander K. LeeView full track record Winner Accuracy 50.0% 6 6 Method AccuracyNamed methods — none on a correct call yet Round AccuracyNamed rounds — none on a correct call yet Underdog Accuracy 33.3% 1 2 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · to win	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
MMA Fighting's UFC 330 predictions article has Alexander K. Lee picking Donte Johnson. Read source Alexander K. Lee’s track record → Track record: winner called in 6 of 12 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Chris Schweppe61 resolved calls Chris SchweppeView full track record Winner Accuracy 49.2% 30 31 Method Accuracy 53.3% 16 14 Round Accuracy 27.3% 6 16 Underdog Accuracy 21.4% 3 11 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · KO/TKO · R2	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Hit	Miss
Chris Schweppe's UFC 330 fight-picks article has him picking Donte Johnson by second-round knockout. Read source Chris Schweppe’s track record → Track record: winner called in 30 of 61 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Jesse Holland53 resolved calls Jesse HollandView full track record Winner Accuracy 49.1% 26 27 Method Accuracy 57.7% 15 11 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 27.8% 5 13 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 75.5%. Johnson · KO/TKO	Johnson · KO/TKO R1	Hit	Hit	Not called
MMA Mania's UFC 330 preview has Jesse Holland picking Charles Johnson by technical knockout. Read source Jesse Holland’s track record → Track record: winner called in 26 of 53 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

14 of 15 nailed it.

The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.