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Lucas Alexander
Lucas Alexander
7-3 · BRA
VS
Steven Peterson
Steven Peterson
19-10 · USA
March 25, 2023 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Lucas Alexander def. Steven Peterson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alexander24/410/000:05
Peterson11/340/000:00
R2
Alexander27/540/000:08
Peterson8/310/200:03
R3
Alexander34/630/010:42
Peterson7/360/200:28
Total
Alexander85/1580/010:55
Peterson26/1010/400:31

Scorecards

Alexander vs Peterson

RdGino GarciaJoel OjedaSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9
R310-910-910-99.9-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.7-26.9

Media (14 cards) · avg 3027 · 14 Alexander · 0 Peterson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Alexander-Peterson.

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
AlexanderWin probabilityPeterson
56.7%43.3%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
20%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Alexander, blue toward Peterson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alexander57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%14%
Submission8%14%9%
Decision33%58%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2067)act 85
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Peterson43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%24%12%
Submission12%29%20%
Decision20%47%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 26
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.5)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R217%
R36%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Alexander
60.8%-159
Peterson
+15938.1%
Most takedownstie 22.5%
Alexander
19.2%+303
Peterson
-30358.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alexander
Expected: 49.2
49
Over 49
39.5%
+151
Exactly 49
1.0%
push
Under 49
59.5%
-151
062124
Peterson
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
39.8%
+151
Under 34.5
60.2%
-151
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Alexander
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.5%
+160
Under 0.5
61.5%
-160
035
Peterson
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
51.0%
-104
Under 1.5
49.0%
+104
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 10.6 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
Alexander56.7%41.5%+15.2+130
Peterson43.3%58.5%−15.2-158
By method
Alexander by KO/TKO15.1%13.6%+1.5+515
Alexander by submission11.5%8.9%+2.6+838
Alexander by decision30.1%19.6%+10.5+327
Peterson by KO/TKO11.5%12.0%−0.5+598
Peterson by submission8.8%19.6%−10.8+329
Peterson by decision23.0%26.2%−3.2+221
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.0%67.2%+8.8-258
Over 2.5 rds58.6%46.4%+12.2-133
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision53.1%49.3%+3.8-111

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
58.8Striking57.9
Alexander +0.8
0.0Grappling52.9
Peterson +52.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlexanderPeterson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1496
Pound-for-pound
1505
1496
Divisional
1502
1494
Striking offense
1514
1540
Striking defense
1481
1488
Grappling offense
1498
1492
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.49
Strikes landed / min
5.12
50%
Strike accuracy
42%
1.97
Strikes absorbed / min
6.10
50%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
Takedown accuracy
34%
0%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
43%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
413
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lucas Alexander
  • LJoanderson BritoSUB R1
    Close +3035mo before
Steven Peterson
  • LJulian ErosaS-DEC R3
    missedClose +2451y 2mo before
  • WChase HooperU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1051y 9mo before
  • WMartin BravoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1253y 6mo before
  • LAlex CaceresU-DEC R3
    Close -1053y 8mo before
  • LLuis PenaU-DEC R3
    Close +1854y before
Alexander — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
4 (57%)Decision(0%) 0
Peterson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-10-0

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, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 9 losses
W
32% of wins
L
90% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
16win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(83%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Alexander
Peterson
1
UFC fights
7
2.0 min · 2.0 avg
Octagon time
96.5 min · 13.8 avg
10y 0m
Career length
16y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alexander
Peterson
13W–3L · 81.3%
Overall
96W–37L · 72.2%
0W–0L
Wins
43W–11L · 79.6%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Losses
53W–26L · 67.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alexander
Peterson
37W–25L · 59.7%
Overall
125W–39L · 76.2%
27W–20L · 57.4%
Wins
83W–33L · 71.6%
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
42W–6L · 87.5%
Distance striking
Alexander
Peterson
2.70
Landed / min
7.23
50.0%
Accuracy
37.9%
100.0%
Defense
55.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.16
18.2%
Time at distance
57.5%
Grappling & control
Alexander
Peterson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
Takedown accuracy
34.5%
0.0%
Takedown defense
64.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.93
0.0%
Control share
67.3%
Strike target map
Alexander
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs100%(1)div 16%
Peterson
  • Head69%(339)div 64%
  • Body18%(88)div 20%
  • Legs14%(67)div 16%

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

Lucas Alexander
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Steven Peterson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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