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UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Justin Tafa
Justin Tafa
6-3 · AUS
VS
Austen Lane
Austen Lane
12-3 · USA
September 9, 2023 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.2lb
Weigh-in
242.3lb
Justin Tafa def. Austen Lane by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:22
Tafa11/140/010:05
Lane7/140/000:00
Total
Tafa11/140/010:05
Lane7/140/000:00

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
TafaWin probabilityLane
49.1%50.9%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
18%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.4 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 Tafa, blue toward Lane. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tafa49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%57%
Submission8%16%
Decision13%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 11
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Lane51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%56%
Submission10%20%
Decision12%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 7
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R219%
R38%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Tafa
48.9%+101
Lane
-10149.4%
Most takedownstie 51.2%
Tafa
24.6%-102
Lane
+10224.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tafa
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
40.0%
+150
Under 28.5
60.0%
-150
03672
Lane
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
40.1%
+149
Under 28.5
59.9%
-149
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Tafa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+227
Under 0.5
69.4%
-227
035
Lane
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.9%
+234
Under 0.5
70.1%
-234
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 7.4 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
Tafa49.1%63.7%−14.6-198
Lane50.9%36.3%+14.6+164

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
61.2Striking98.9
Lane +37.7
25.0Grappling0.0
Tafa +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TafaLane
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1523
1512
Divisional
1523
1521
Striking offense
1500
1486
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'6"
74"
Reach
80"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.02
Strikes landed / min
6.21
54%
Strike accuracy
60%
5.95
Strikes absorbed / min
0.00
49%
Strike defense
100%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Tafa
  • WParker PorterKO/TKO R1
    Close -1207mo before
  • WHarry HunsuckerKO/TKO R1
    missedClose -3341y 9mo before
  • LJared VanderaaU-DEC R3
    Close -1882y 4mo before
  • LCarlos FelipeS-DEC R3
    Close +1552y 8mo before
  • WJuan AdamsKO/TKO R1
    Close +2003y 7mo before
Austen Lane
No prior UFC fights.
Tafa — win / loss by method
Record: 6-3-0, 1 NC

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
100% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Lane — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0, 1 NC

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, 3 losses
W
92% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (92%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Tafa
Lane
7
UFC fights
1
37.6 min · 5.4 avg
Octagon time
0.5 min · 0.5 avg
9y 2m
Career length
9y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tafa
Lane
50W–19L · 72.5%
Overall
25W–13L · 65.8%
Wins
25W–6L · 80.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tafa
Lane
5W–3L · 62.5%
Overall
62W–49L · 55.9%
5W–3L · 62.5%
Wins
50W–40L · 55.6%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–9L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Tafa
Lane
5.54
Landed / min
6.21
52.1%
Accuracy
60.0%
51.7%
Defense
100.0%
1.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
78.2%
Time at distance
100.0%
Grappling & control
Tafa
Lane
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
77.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Tafa
  • Head56%(105)div 65%
  • Body30%(56)div 20%
  • Legs15%(28)div 16%
Lane
  • Head33%(1)div 65%
  • Body67%(2)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Justin Tafa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Austen Lane
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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