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UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Sam Patterson
Sam Patterson
10-2-1 · GBR
VS
Yohan Lainesse
Yohan Lainesse
9-2 · CAN
January 20, 2024 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.5lb
Weigh-in
170.8lb
Sam Patterson def. Yohan Lainesse by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:03
Patterson5/101/100:41
Lainesse1/90/000:05
Total
Patterson5/101/100:41
Lainesse1/90/000:05

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
PattersonWin probabilityLainesse
53.6%46.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
16%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Patterson, blue toward Lainesse. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Patterson54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%28%15%
Submission13%24%20%
Decision26%48%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1861)act 5
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Lainesse46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%33%38%
Submission4%8%8%
Decision27%59%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 1
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R212%
R34%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Patterson
48.5%+104
Lainesse
-10450.5%
Most takedownstie 34.7%
Patterson
20.5%+219
Lainesse
-21944.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Patterson
Expected: 44.7
44.5
Over 44.5
40.0%
+150
Under 44.5
60.0%
-150
056112
Lainesse
Expected: 45.7
45.5
Over 45.5
40.0%
+150
Under 45.5
60.0%
-150
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Patterson
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
31.3%
+220
Under 0.5
68.7%
-220
035
Lainesse
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.4%
+126
Exactly 1
20.2%
push
Under 1
44.5%
-126
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 10.2 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
Patterson53.6%43.4%+10.2+120
Lainesse46.4%56.6%−10.2-145
By method
Patterson by KO/TKO16.4%14.9%+1.5+463
Patterson by submission8.8%19.7%−10.9+325
Patterson by decision28.5%9.2%+19.3+805
Lainesse by KO/TKO14.2%38.4%−24.2+118
Lainesse by submission7.6%8.3%−0.7+906
Lainesse by decision24.6%9.5%+15.1+780
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.3%42.5%+26.8+120
Over 2.5 rds57.6%25.5%+32.1+266
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision53.0%20.7%+32.3+352

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
27.7Striking59.8
Lainesse +32.1
0.0Grappling49.3
Lainesse +49.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PattersonLainesse
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1511
1532
Divisional
1511
1495
Striking offense
1486
1493
Striking defense
1497
1488
Grappling offense
1492
1493
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.60
Strikes landed / min
2.30
29%
Strike accuracy
43%
12.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.57
25%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.06
Takedown accuracy
33%
0%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Patterson
  • LYanal AshmouzKO/TKO R1
    Close -28810mo before
Yohan Lainesse
  • LMike MalottSUB R1
    Close +17911mo before
  • WDarian WeeksS-DEC R3
    Close +1011y 4mo before
  • LGabe GreenKO/TKO R2
    Close +1021y 9mo before
Patterson — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-1

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, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Lainesse — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Patterson
Lainesse
1
UFC fights
3
1.3 min · 1.3 avg
Octagon time
28.3 min · 9.4 avg
9y 3m
Career length
8y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Patterson
Lainesse
6W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
23W–6L · 79.3%
0W–0L
Wins
5W–2L · 71.4%
6W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
18W–4L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Patterson
Lainesse
75W–42L · 64.1%
Overall
29W–7L · 80.6%
74W–42L · 63.8%
Wins
29W–7L · 80.6%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Patterson
Lainesse
1.76
Landed / min
2.72
28.6%
Accuracy
40.6%
50.0%
Defense
61.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.53
90.7%
Time at distance
75.4%
Grappling & control
Patterson
Lainesse
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.06
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
0.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
0.0%
Control share
31.7%
Strike target map
Patterson
  • Head50%(1)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs50%(1)div 16%
Lainesse
  • Head40%(26)div 63%
  • Body25%(16)div 21%
  • Legs35%(23)div 16%

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

Sam Patterson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Yohan Lainesse
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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