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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Brendan Allen
Brendan Allen
22-5 · USA
VS
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
17-6-1 · GBR
November 18, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Brendan Allen def. Paul Craig by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 0:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Allen14/192/202:49
Craig3/80/000:34
R2
Allen14/190/004:47
Craig1/30/100:00
R3 · 0:38
Allen4/50/000:22
Craig2/30/100:00
Total
Allen32/432/207:58
Craig6/140/200:34

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
AllenWin probabilityCraig
66.9%33.1%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
45%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 13.8 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 Allen, blue toward Craig. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Allen67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%31%38%
Submission28%42%28%
Decision18%27%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (2786)act 32
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.9)act 2
Craig33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%40%7%
Submission17%50%11%
Decision3%10%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2067)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R218%
R319%
R411%
R58%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Allen
57.8%-140
Craig
+14041.4%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Allen
47.3%-318
Craig
+31814.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Allen
Expected: 63.6
63.5
Over 63.5
39.8%
+151
Under 63.5
60.2%
-151
080159
Craig
Expected: 49.2
49
Over 49
39.4%
+151
Exactly 49
1.0%
push
Under 49
59.6%
-151
062123
Takedowns — over/under
Allen
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
40.7%
+146
Under 1.5
59.3%
-146
035
Craig
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.2%
+313
Under 0.5
75.8%
-313
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 13.8 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
Allen66.9%78.0%−11.1-447
Craig33.1%22.0%+11.1+334
By method
Allen by KO/TKO22.9%37.6%−14.7+123
Allen by submission29.9%28.3%+1.6+196
Allen by decision14.1%10.2%+3.9+721
Craig by KO/TKO11.3%7.2%+4.1+1063
Craig by submission14.8%11.4%+3.4+631
Craig by decision7.0%5.3%+1.7+1484
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.5%49.8%+26.7-114
Over 2.5 rds58.4%30.8%+27.6+203
Over 3.5 rds39.6%23.0%+16.6+307
Over 4.5 rds28.7%18.1%+10.6+416
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision21.1%16.7%+4.4+460

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
64.8Striking60.3
Allen +4.4
60.6Grappling52.9
Allen +7.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AllenCraig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1646
Pound-for-pound
1577
1645
Divisional
1546
1522
Striking offense
1506
1475
Striking defense
1503
1523
Grappling offense
1530
1530
Grappling defense
1474
Physical
27 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.95
Strikes landed / min
2.57
53%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.82
Strikes absorbed / min
2.85
48%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.12
Takedowns / 15 min
1.91
47%
Takedown accuracy
23%
52%
Takedown defense
43%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
60%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
70%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brendan Allen
  • WBruno SilvaSUB R1
    Close -2165mo before
  • WAndre MunizSUB R3
    Close +1859mo before
  • WKrzysztof JotkoSUB R1
    Close +1011y 2mo before
  • WJacob MalkounU-DEC R3
    Close -2901y 5mo before
  • WSam AlveySUB R2
    Close -4001y 9mo before
Paul Craig
  • WAndre MunizKO/TKO R2
    Close +1864mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +15710mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close +1171y 4mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close +1641y 8mo before
  • WJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +2112y 5mo before
Allen — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
23% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (58%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(67%) 2
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-1

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, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
76% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
9win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
6 (67%)Submission(17%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Allen
Craig
12
UFC fights
16
107.3 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
125.5 min · 7.8 avg
10y 11m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Allen
Craig
210W–53L · 79.8%
Overall
203W–48L · 80.9%
162W–42L · 79.4%
Wins
141W–33L · 81.0%
48W–11L · 81.4%
Losses
62W–15L · 80.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Allen
Craig
108W–44L · 71.1%
Overall
15W–9L · 62.5%
92W–44L · 67.6%
Wins
15W–9L · 62.5%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Allen
Craig
6.29
Landed / min
3.94
49.6%
Accuracy
37.6%
49.9%
Defense
59.6%
0.42
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.12
47.4%
Time at distance
38.3%
Grappling & control
Allen
Craig
1.12
Takedowns / 15 min
1.91
47.1%
Takedown accuracy
23.2%
52.0%
Takedown defense
42.9%
1.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.67
54.7%
Control share
28.5%
Strike target map
Allen
  • Head61%(257)div 63%
  • Body25%(106)div 20%
  • Legs14%(61)div 17%
Craig
  • Head54%(176)div 63%
  • Body29%(94)div 20%
  • Legs16%(53)div 17%

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

Brendan Allen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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