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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett
18-4 · USA
VS
Bryce Mitchell
Bryce Mitchell
16-1 · USA
December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Josh Emmett def. Bryce Mitchell by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:57
Emmett2/100/010:03
Mitchell0/30/000:00
Total
Emmett2/100/010:03
Mitchell0/30/000:00

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
EmmettWin probabilityMitchell
25.7%74.3%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
20%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Emmett, blue toward Mitchell. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Emmett26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%51%
Submission2%7%
Decision11%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Mitchell74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%25%
Submission18%25%
Decision37%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 0
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R219%
R311%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Emmett
44.1%+123
Mitchell
-12354.5%
Most takedownstie 33.5%
Emmett
11.6%+475
Mitchell
-47555.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Emmett
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
39.9%
+151
Under 31.5
60.1%
-151
04079
Mitchell
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
38.9%
+154
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.8%
-154
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Emmett
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.6%
Exactly 0
78.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mitchell
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.5%
-106
Exactly 1
21.5%
push
Under 1
38.0%
+106
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 10.5 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
Emmett25.7%33.6%−7.9+185
Mitchell74.3%66.4%+7.9-225

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
59.9Striking74.2
Mitchell +14.3
35.9Grappling65.8
Mitchell +29.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EmmettMitchell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1609
Pound-for-pound
1618
1597
Divisional
1614
1511
Striking offense
1484
1505
Striking defense
1515
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
38 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.07
Strikes landed / min
2.34
36%
Strike accuracy
59%
4.66
Strikes absorbed / min
1.64
61%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
3.51
38%
Takedown accuracy
41%
47%
Takedown defense
33%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
88%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
14%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Emmett
  • LIlia TopuriaU-DEC R5
    Close +2936mo before
  • LYair RodriguezSUB R2
    Close +15510mo before
  • WCalvin KattarS-DEC R5
    Close +2031y 6mo before
  • WDan IgeU-DEC R3
    Close -1402y before
  • WShane BurgosU-DEC R3
    Close +1203y 6mo before
Bryce Mitchell
  • WDan IgeU-DEC R3
    Close -2123mo before
  • LIlia TopuriaSUB R2
    Close +1301y before
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close -1711y 9mo before
  • WAndre FiliU-DEC R3
    Close -1503y 1mo before
  • WCharles RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -1553y 7mo before
Emmett — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
6 (67%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Mitchell — win / loss by method
Record: 16-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
6 (86%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (89%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Emmett
Mitchell
13
UFC fights
8
179.1 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
102.5 min · 12.8 avg
14y 10m
Career length
11y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Emmett
Mitchell
214W–62L · 77.5%
Overall
114W–31L · 78.6%
137W–40L · 77.4%
Wins
102W–31L · 76.7%
77W–22L · 77.8%
Losses
12W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Emmett
Mitchell
50W–51L · 49.5%
Overall
43W–27L · 61.4%
50W–51L · 49.5%
Wins
43W–27L · 61.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Emmett
Mitchell
3.95
Landed / min
4.03
33.4%
Accuracy
47.2%
63.1%
Defense
65.3%
0.92
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
86.2%
Time at distance
28.8%
Grappling & control
Emmett
Mitchell
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
3.51
37.9%
Takedown accuracy
41.4%
46.7%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.61
61.6%
Control share
74.0%
Strike target map
Emmett
  • Head64%(464)div 63%
  • Body21%(156)div 20%
  • Legs15%(109)div 16%
Mitchell
  • Head66%(159)div 63%
  • Body28%(66)div 20%
  • Legs6%(15)div 16%

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

Josh Emmett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bryce Mitchell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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