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UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Kurt Holobaugh
Kurt Holobaugh
19-7 · USA
VS
Austin Hubbard
Austin Hubbard
15-6 · USA
August 19, 2023 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Kurt Holobaugh def. Austin Hubbard by SUB (Triangle Choke), R2 2:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holobaugh37/780/000:00
Hubbard31/742/402:06
R2 · 2:39
Holobaugh24/410/001:08
Hubbard13/330/200:17
Total
Holobaugh61/1190/001:08
Hubbard44/1072/602:23

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
HolobaughWin probabilityHubbard
34.9%65.1%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
21%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Holobaugh, blue toward Hubbard. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Holobaugh35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%39%
Submission11%33%
Decision10%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 61
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Hubbard65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%37%
Submission9%15%
Decision32%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2168)act 44
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 2
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R223%
R314%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Holobaugh
40.7%+143
Hubbard
-14358.3%
Most takedownstie 34.9%
Holobaugh
24.8%+163
Hubbard
-16340.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holobaugh
Expected: 38.4
38.5
Over 38.5
39.6%
+153
Under 38.5
60.4%
-153
04896
Hubbard
Expected: 50.0
50
Over 50
39.3%
+152
Exactly 50
1.0%
push
Under 50
59.7%
-152
063126
Takedowns — over/under
Holobaugh
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.0%
+163
Under 0.5
62.0%
-163
035
Hubbard
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.0%
+143
Exactly 1
17.4%
push
Under 1
48.6%
-143
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 10.2 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
Holobaugh34.9%39.6%−4.7+142
Hubbard65.1%60.4%+4.7-170

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
56.6Striking69.0
Hubbard +12.4
43.9Grappling49.3
Hubbard +5.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HolobaughHubbard
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1466
Pound-for-pound
1512
1508
Divisional
1513
1511
Striking offense
1511
1486
Striking defense
1506
1492
Grappling offense
1491
1484
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
36 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.65
Strikes landed / min
3.67
42%
Strike accuracy
48%
4.92
Strikes absorbed / min
2.97
44%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
1.35
36%
Takedown accuracy
62%
43%
Takedown defense
63%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
43%
-4
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
1561
Days since last fight
728
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kurt Holobaugh
  • LThiago MoisesU-DEC R3
    Close +1054y 3mo before
  • LShane BurgosSUB R1
    Close +3254y 9mo before
  • LRaoni BarcelosKO/TKO R3
    Close -1655y 1mo before
  • LSteven SilerU-DEC R3
    Close +10510y 4mo before
Austin Hubbard
  • LVinc PichelU-DEC R3
    Close +1162y before
  • WDakota BushU-DEC R3
    Close -2222y 4mo before
  • LJoe SoleckiSUB R1
    Close -1123y before
  • WMax RohskopfKO/TKO R2
    Close +1603y 2mo before
  • LMark MadsenU-DEC R3
    Close +1953y 5mo before
Holobaugh — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-0, 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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
37% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
16% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
0win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 ()Submission(25%) 1
0 ()Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
19win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (16%)Decision(100%) 3
Hubbard — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
53% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (50%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Holobaugh
Hubbard
4
UFC fights
7
43.7 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
88.8 min · 12.7 avg
15y 4m
Career length
11y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Holobaugh
Hubbard
53W–15L · 77.9%
Overall
67W–14L · 82.7%
0W–0L
Wins
27W–8L · 77.1%
53W–15L · 77.9%
Losses
40W–6L · 87.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holobaugh
Hubbard
242W–116L · 67.6%
Overall
105W–60L · 63.6%
183W–94L · 66.1%
Wins
75W–50L · 60.0%
59W–22L · 72.8%
Losses
30W–10L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Holobaugh
Hubbard
9.58
Landed / min
5.54
35.7%
Accuracy
44.9%
48.1%
Defense
62.7%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.9%
Time at distance
56.7%
Grappling & control
Holobaugh
Hubbard
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
1.35
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
61.5%
42.9%
Takedown defense
63.2%
0.69
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
34.5%
Control share
42.8%
Strike target map
Holobaugh
  • Head65%(131)div 63%
  • Body24%(48)div 21%
  • Legs12%(24)div 16%
Hubbard
  • Head48%(155)div 63%
  • Body23%(76)div 21%
  • Legs29%(95)div 16%

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

Kurt Holobaugh
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Austin Hubbard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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