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UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Paddy Pimblett
Paddy Pimblett
19-3 · GBR
VS
Jared Gordon
Jared Gordon
19-5 · USA
December 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Paddy Pimblett def. Jared Gordon by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pimblett29/700/100:00
Gordon32/530/100:28
R2
Pimblett28/700/000:00
Gordon24/461/202:07
R3
Pimblett6/150/200:35
Gordon4/42/303:53
Total
Pimblett63/1550/300:35
Gordon60/1033/606:28

Scorecards

Pimblett vs Gordon

RdChris LeeDouglas CrosbyRon McCarthyCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.1-9.9
R210-910-910-99.4-9.6
R310-99-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2827.6-29.4

Media (24 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 24 Pimblett · 0 Gordon

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pimblett-Gordon.

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
PimblettWin probabilityGordon
51.4%48.6%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
21%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.9 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 Pimblett, blue toward Gordon. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pimblett51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%43%22%
Submission16%31%27%
Decision13%26%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 63
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Gordon49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%38%10%
Submission5%10%6%
Decision25%52%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 60
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.3)act 3
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R217%
R38%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pimblett
47.6%+108
Gordon
-10851.2%
Most takedownstie 34.8%
Pimblett
23.4%+178
Gordon
-17841.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
39.8%
+151
Under 37.5
60.2%
-151
04794
Gordon
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
39.7%
+152
Under 39.5
60.3%
-152
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.0%
+177
Under 0.5
64.0%
-177
035
Gordon
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
33.8%
+138
Exactly 1
19.3%
push
Under 1
46.8%
-138
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 8.9 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
Pimblett51.4%69.3%−17.9-265
Gordon48.6%30.7%+17.9+211
By method
Pimblett by KO/TKO21.0%22.1%−1.1+273
Pimblett by submission10.8%26.8%−16.0+207
Pimblett by decision19.6%19.9%−0.3+315
Gordon by KO/TKO19.9%10.1%+9.8+715
Gordon by submission10.2%5.9%+4.3+1306
Gordon by decision18.5%15.3%+3.2+439
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.3%58.2%+5.1-164
Over 2.5 rds46.6%43.2%+3.4+117
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision38.1%36.7%+1.4+155

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
66.7Striking80.1
Gordon +13.4
69.2Grappling44.0
Pimblett +25.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PimblettGordon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1584
1586
Divisional
1542
1505
Striking offense
1523
1496
Striking defense
1484
1504
Grappling offense
1504
1492
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.19
Strikes landed / min
5.53
53%
Strike accuracy
59%
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.11
41%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.88
Takedowns / 15 min
1.97
40%
Takedown accuracy
40%
60%
Takedown defense
58%
4.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
64%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
14%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paddy Pimblett
  • WJordan LeavittSUB R2
    Close -2885mo before
  • WKazula VargasSUB R1
    Close -6799mo before
  • WLuigi VendraminiKO/TKO R1
    Close -1561y 3mo before
Jared Gordon
  • WLeonardo SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -2754mo before
  • LGrant DawsonSUB R3
    Close +1647mo before
  • WJoe SoleckiS-DEC R3
    Close +1111y 2mo before
  • WDanny ChavezU-DEC R3
    Close +1061y 10mo before
  • WChris FishgoldU-DEC R3
    Close -1432y 5mo before
Pimblett — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Gordon — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
6 (86%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pimblett
Gordon
3
UFC fights
11
16.0 min · 5.3 avg
Octagon time
129.6 min · 11.8 avg
13y 9m
Career length
15y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pimblett
Gordon
31W–7L · 81.6%
Overall
168W–36L · 82.4%
31W–7L · 81.6%
Wins
102W–24L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
66W–12L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pimblett
Gordon
155W–87L · 64.0%
Overall
76W–35L · 68.5%
135W–83L · 61.9%
Wins
65W–30L · 68.4%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
11W–5L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Pimblett
Gordon
11.38
Landed / min
8.10
49.1%
Accuracy
51.5%
47.5%
Defense
63.0%
0.94
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
28.6%
Time at distance
41.9%
Grappling & control
Pimblett
Gordon
1.88
Takedowns / 15 min
1.97
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
39.5%
60.0%
Takedown defense
58.3%
4.69
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
25.8%
Control share
73.0%
Strike target map
Pimblett
  • Head66%(44)div 63%
  • Body13%(9)div 21%
  • Legs21%(14)div 16%
Gordon
  • Head73%(521)div 63%
  • Body18%(127)div 21%
  • Legs10%(69)div 16%

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

Paddy Pimblett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jared Gordon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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