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UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Danny Barlow
Danny Barlow
7-0 · USA
VS
Josh Quinlan
Josh Quinlan
6-1 · USA
February 17, 2024 · Anaheim, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Danny Barlow def. Josh Quinlan by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barlow35/690/000:00
Quinlan11/370/000:00
R2
Barlow36/790/000:00
Quinlan21/410/100:00
R3 · 1:18
Barlow24/370/010:13
Quinlan7/120/000:00
Total
Barlow95/1850/010:13
Quinlan39/900/100:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BarlowWin probabilityQuinlan
45.2%54.8%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
26%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Barlow, blue toward Quinlan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Barlow45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%24%35%
Submission10%23%7%
Decision24%53%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 95
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 0
Quinlan55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%28%17%
Submission16%28%9%
Decision24%44%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1445)act 39
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R216%
R311%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Barlow
54.0%-121
Quinlan
+12144.7%
Most takedownstie 38.7%
Barlow
32.6%-113
Quinlan
+11328.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barlow
Expected: 38.8
39
Over 39
38.9%
+154
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.8%
-154
04998
Quinlan
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
39.8%
+151
Under 33.5
60.2%
-151
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Barlow
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.8%
+206
Exactly 1
14.7%
push
Under 1
57.5%
-206
035
Quinlan
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.4%
+154
Under 0.5
60.6%
-154
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Barlow45.2%63.7%−18.5-200
Quinlan54.8%36.3%+18.5+163
By method
Barlow by KO/TKO11.7%35.0%−23.3+135
Barlow by submission11.8%7.5%+4.3+1006
Barlow by decision21.7%21.2%+0.5+288
Quinlan by KO/TKO14.3%17.3%−3.0+377
Quinlan by submission14.3%8.8%+5.5+840
Quinlan by decision26.3%10.2%+16.1+705
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.8%56.9%+17.9-154
Over 2.5 rds59.2%39.5%+19.7+135
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.0%33.6%+14.4+179

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarlowQuinlan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1518
1525
Divisional
1503
1500
Striking offense
1505
1500
Striking defense
1504
1500
Grappling offense
1492
1500
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
79"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.09
Strike accuracy
38%
Strikes absorbed / min
6.12
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.87
Takedown accuracy
13%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Danny Barlow
No prior UFC fights.
Josh Quinlan
  • LTrey WatersU-DEC R3
    Close -23810mo before
  • WJason WittKO/TKO R1
    Close -2901y 6mo before
Barlow — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Quinlan — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Barlow
Quinlan
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
17.1 min · 8.6 avg
Career length
7y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Barlow
Quinlan
Overall
26W–9L · 74.3%
Wins
19W–8L · 70.4%
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barlow
Quinlan
18W–17L · 51.4%
Overall
10W–4L · 71.4%
18W–17L · 51.4%
Wins
10W–4L · 71.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Barlow
Quinlan
Landed / min
3.23
Accuracy
36.0%
Defense
51.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.87
Time at distance
88.3%
Grappling & control
Barlow
Quinlan
Takedowns / 15 min
0.87
Takedown accuracy
12.5%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
50.5%
Strike target map
Barlow
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Quinlan
  • Head53%(28)div 63%
  • Body9%(5)div 21%
  • Legs38%(20)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Danny Barlow

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Josh Quinlan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.