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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Paddy Pimblett
Paddy Pimblett
20-3 · GBR
VS
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
25-9 · USA
December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Paddy Pimblett def. Tony Ferguson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pimblett70/1040/110:55
Ferguson29/550/000:00
R2
Pimblett19/270/004:20
Ferguson11/180/000:00
R3
Pimblett17/341/303:38
Ferguson22/320/000:00
Total
Pimblett106/1651/418:53
Ferguson62/1050/000:00

Scorecards

Pimblett vs Ferguson

RdDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.6
R210-910-910-99.9-9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2730-2729.7-26.8

Media (23 cards) · avg 3026.4 · 23 Pimblett · 0 Ferguson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pimblett-Ferguson.

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
PimblettWin probabilityFerguson
73.1%26.9%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
16%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Pimblett, blue toward Ferguson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pimblett73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%31%
Submission12%17%
Decision38%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2373)act 106
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Ferguson27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%40%
Submission4%15%
Decision12%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2066)act 62
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R218%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Pimblett
52.8%-114
Ferguson
+11446.2%
Most takedownstie 54.9%
Pimblett
30.2%-203
Ferguson
+20314.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 53.9
54
Over 54
39.2%
+153
Exactly 54
0.9%
push
Under 54
59.9%
-153
068135
Ferguson
Expected: 48.4
48.5
Over 48.5
39.7%
+152
Under 48.5
60.3%
-152
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.0%
+194
Under 0.5
66.0%
-194
035
Ferguson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.6%
Exactly 0
80.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.3 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
Pimblett73.1%72.4%+0.7-300
Ferguson26.9%27.6%−0.7+250

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
61.9Striking67.0
Ferguson +5.1
56.8Grappling48.4
Pimblett +8.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PimblettFerguson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1601
Pound-for-pound
1606
1600
Divisional
1619
1507
Striking offense
1531
1495
Striking defense
1491
1498
Grappling offense
1469
1490
Grappling defense
1534
Physical
28 yrs
Age
39 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.19
Strikes landed / min
4.98
46%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.48
Strikes absorbed / min
4.26
42%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
0.42
25%
Takedown accuracy
35%
56%
Takedown defense
67%
2.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
68%
+4
Win/loss streak
-6
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
75%
Finish rate
73%
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paddy Pimblett
  • WJared GordonU-DEC R3
    Close -2641y before
  • WJordan LeavittSUB R2
    Close -2881y 5mo before
  • WKazula VargasSUB R1
    Close -6791y 9mo before
  • WLuigi VendraminiKO/TKO R1
    Close -1562y 3mo before
Tony Ferguson
  • LKing GreenSUB R3
    Close +2855mo before
  • LNate DiazSUB R4
    Close -1451y 3mo before
  • LMichael ChandlerKO/TKO R2
    Close +2791y 7mo before
  • LBeneil DariushU-DEC R3
    Close +1282y 7mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close -1853y before
Pimblett — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 25-9-0

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
15win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
6 (40%)Submission(29%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pimblett
Ferguson
4
UFC fights
22
31.0 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
252.8 min · 11.5 avg
13y 9m
Career length
18y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pimblett
Ferguson
50W–12L · 80.6%
Overall
456W–148L · 75.5%
50W–12L · 80.6%
Wins
305W–94L · 76.4%
0W–0L
Losses
151W–54L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pimblett
Ferguson
155W–87L · 64.0%
Overall
70W–47L · 59.8%
135W–83L · 61.9%
Wins
54W–40L · 57.4%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
16W–7L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Pimblett
Ferguson
8.86
Landed / min
6.15
43.3%
Accuracy
43.7%
45.2%
Defense
57.6%
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
38.6%
Time at distance
73.9%
Grappling & control
Pimblett
Ferguson
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
0.42
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
35.0%
56.3%
Takedown defense
66.7%
2.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.95
18.9%
Control share
12.8%
Strike target map
Pimblett
  • Head59%(77)div 63%
  • Body17%(22)div 21%
  • Legs24%(31)div 16%
Ferguson
  • Head60%(761)div 63%
  • Body19%(235)div 21%
  • Legs21%(264)div 16%

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

Paddy Pimblett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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