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UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland
27-5 · USA
VS
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
24-2 · NGA
September 9, 2023 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
184.9lb
Weigh-in
184.8lb
Sean Strickland def. Israel Adesanya by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Strickland27/520/010:14
Adesanya12/390/000:00
R2
Strickland16/320/000:00
Adesanya20/640/000:00
R3
Strickland20/410/000:00
Adesanya21/570/000:00
R4
Strickland38/630/000:00
Adesanya20/510/000:00
R5
Strickland36/710/000:00
Adesanya21/600/000:00
Total
Strickland137/2590/010:14
Adesanya94/2710/000:00

Scorecards

Strickland vs Adesanya

RdClemens WernerDavid LethabyEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.7
R29-109-109-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.2
R410-910-910-910-9
R510-910-910-910-9
Total49-4649-4649-4649-45.8

Media (28 cards) · avg 48.846 · 28 Strickland · 0 Adesanya

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Strickland-Adesanya.

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
StricklandWin probabilityAdesanya
37.0%63.0%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
2%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 21.0 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 Strickland, blue toward Adesanya. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Strickland37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%24%
Submission2%6%
Decision26%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes109 (46148)act 137
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Adesanya63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%35%
Submission0%0%
Decision41%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes131 (56178)act 94
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~240 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R28%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Strickland
43.5%+129
Adesanya
-12956.1%
Most takedownstie 51.3%
Strickland
39.1%-406
Adesanya
+4069.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 109.0
109
Over 109
39.5%
+152
Exactly 109
0.4%
push
Under 109
60.0%
-152
0137273
Adesanya
Expected: 131.1
131
Over 131
39.6%
+152
Exactly 131
0.4%
push
Under 131
60.0%
-152
0164328
Takedowns — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.4%
+136
Under 0.5
57.6%
-136
035
Adesanya
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.9%
Exactly 0
86.1%
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 21.0 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
Strickland37.0%18.8%+18.2+410
Adesanya63.0%81.2%−18.2-550

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
71.1Striking71.0
Strickland +0.0
56.1Grappling30.5
Strickland +25.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StricklandAdesanya
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1657
Pound-for-pound
1696
1618
Divisional
1707
1541
Striking offense
1536
1488
Striking defense
1532
1467
Grappling offense
1468
1605
Grappling defense
1535
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
5.86
Strikes landed / min
3.94
41%
Strike accuracy
50%
4.28
Strikes absorbed / min
2.88
63%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.06
64%
Takedown accuracy
14%
84%
Takedown defense
78%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
74%
UFC win rate
87%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
36%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Strickland
  • WAbus MagomedovKO/TKO R2
    Close -1622mo before
  • WNassourdine ImavovU-DEC R5
    Close +1138mo before
  • LJared CannonierS-DEC R5
    Close -1039mo before
  • LAlex PereiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1281y 2mo before
  • WJack HermanssonS-DEC R5
    Close -2501y 7mo before
Israel Adesanya
  • WAlex PereiraKO/TKO R2
    Close -1505mo before
  • LAlex PereiraKO/TKO R5
    Close -24710mo before
  • WJared CannonierU-DEC R5
    Close -5341y 2mo before
  • WRobert WhittakerU-DEC R5
    Close -2951y 7mo before
  • WMarvin VettoriU-DEC R5
    Close -2462y 3mo before
Strickland — win / loss by method
Record: 27-5-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (64%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (23%)Submission() 0
3 (23%)Decision() 0
Adesanya — win / loss by method
Record: 24-2-0

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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (62%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Strickland
Adesanya
19
UFC fights
15
269.3 min · 14.2 avg
Octagon time
267.4 min · 17.8 avg
18y 4m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Strickland
Adesanya
309W–80L · 79.4%
Overall
249W–57L · 81.4%
243W–65L · 78.9%
Wins
216W–48L · 81.8%
66W–15L · 81.5%
Losses
33W–9L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Strickland
Adesanya
83W–34L · 70.9%
Overall
139W–55L · 71.6%
83W–34L · 70.9%
Wins
139W–55L · 71.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Strickland
Adesanya
6.52
Landed / min
4.48
39.7%
Accuracy
48.2%
64.4%
Defense
59.8%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.73
80.8%
Time at distance
80.0%
Grappling & control
Strickland
Adesanya
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.06
64.3%
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
84.0%
Takedown defense
77.9%
0.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.17
64.8%
Control share
22.5%
Strike target map
Strickland
  • Head83%(1,316)div 63%
  • Body11%(178)div 20%
  • Legs5%(83)div 17%
Adesanya
  • Head50%(529)div 63%
  • Body19%(196)div 20%
  • Legs31%(329)div 17%

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

Sean Strickland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Israel Adesanya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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