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UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy
12-0-1 · GBR
VS
Josh Culibao
Josh Culibao
11-1-1 · AUS
July 22, 2023 · London, England, United Kingdom
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Lerone Murphy def. Josh Culibao by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Murphy18/370/101:13
Culibao11/340/000:08
R2
Murphy12/231/102:39
Culibao7/160/200:48
R3
Murphy29/492/313:46
Culibao5/90/000:34
Total
Murphy59/1093/517:38
Culibao23/590/201:30

Scorecards

Murphy vs Culibao

RdBen CartlidgeDarryl RansomDavid LethabyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-810-810-910-8.3
Total30-2630-2630-2729.8-26.4

Media (15 cards) · avg 3026.7 · 15 Murphy · 0 Culibao

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Murphy-Culibao.

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
MurphyWin probabilityCulibao
58.3%41.7%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
17%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.1 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 Murphy, blue toward Culibao. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Murphy58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%16%
Submission7%13%4%
Decision33%57%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 59
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 3
Culibao42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%21%17%
Submission9%22%6%
Decision24%57%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 23
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R214%
R38%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Murphy
55.9%-130
Culibao
+13042.9%
Most takedownstie 41.8%
Murphy
27.5%+112
Culibao
-11230.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
39.1%
+153
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.8%
-153
057113
Culibao
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
39.9%
+151
Under 36.5
60.1%
-151
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.9%
+171
Under 0.5
63.1%
-171
035
Culibao
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.9%
+151
Under 0.5
60.1%
-151
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 11.1 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
Murphy58.3%57.6%+0.7-152
Culibao41.7%42.4%−0.7+125
By method
Murphy by KO/TKO15.3%16.4%−1.1+410
Murphy by submission9.6%4.5%+5.1+1766
Murphy by decision33.4%36.2%−2.8+131
Culibao by KO/TKO11.0%16.6%−5.6+403
Culibao by submission6.9%6.1%+0.8+1278
Culibao by decision23.8%20.3%+3.5+312
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.2%74.7%+4.5-394
Over 2.5 rds64.7%63.2%+1.5-206
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision57.2%60.5%−3.3-181

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
69.4Striking64.2
Murphy +5.3
40.1Grappling29.1
Murphy +11.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MurphyCulibao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1559
1591
Divisional
1574
1514
Striking offense
1493
1512
Striking defense
1507
1497
Grappling offense
1486
1490
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
32 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.58
Strikes landed / min
2.96
49%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.13
55%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
38%
Takedown accuracy
0%
43%
Takedown defense
82%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+4
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lerone Murphy
  • WGabriel SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -1844mo before
  • WMakwan AmirkhaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -2901y 9mo before
  • WDouglas Silva de AndradeU-DEC R3
    Close -3002y 6mo before
  • WRicardo RamosKO/TKO R1
    Close +1303y before
  • DZubaira TukhugovS-DEC R3
    !Close +2453y 10mo before
Josh Culibao
  • WMelsik BaghdasaryanSUB R2
    Close -1105mo before
  • WSeungWoo ChoiS-DEC R3
    Close +1851y 1mo before
  • WShayilan NuerdanbiekeU-DEC R3
    Close -2352y 2mo before
  • DCharles JourdainS-DEC R3
    !Close +3552y 10mo before
  • LJalin TurnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1753y 5mo before
Murphy — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-1

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Culibao — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-1

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Murphy
Culibao
5
UFC fights
5
54.5 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 12.0 avg
10y 4m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Murphy
Culibao
66W–11L · 85.7%
Overall
61W–19L · 76.3%
66W–11L · 85.7%
Wins
53W–14L · 79.1%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–5L · 61.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Murphy
Culibao
45W–72L · 38.5%
Overall
52W–28L · 65.0%
45W–72L · 38.5%
Wins
52W–28L · 65.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Murphy
Culibao
5.34
Landed / min
4.12
43.0%
Accuracy
41.1%
60.7%
Defense
65.7%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.75
48.4%
Time at distance
62.7%
Grappling & control
Murphy
Culibao
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
43.3%
Takedown defense
82.4%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
22.8%
Control share
19.7%
Strike target map
Murphy
  • Head61%(118)div 64%
  • Body27%(53)div 20%
  • Legs12%(24)div 16%
Culibao
  • Head58%(103)div 64%
  • Body21%(37)div 20%
  • Legs21%(38)div 16%

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

Lerone Murphy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Culibao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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