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Molly McCann
Molly McCann
13-4 · GBR
November 12, 2022 · New York City, New York, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.4lb
Erin Blanchfield def. Molly McCann by SUB (Kimura), R1 3:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:37
Blanchfield25/381/102:48
McCann7/130/000:00
Total
Blanchfield25/381/102:48
McCann7/130/000:00

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
BlanchfieldWin probabilityMcCann
72.4%27.6%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
24%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 Blanchfield, blue toward McCann. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Blanchfield72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%26%13%
Submission21%29%18%
Decision32%45%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1964)act 25
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.8)act 1
McCann28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%40%9%
Submission4%13%3%
Decision13%47%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1652)act 7
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R213%
R37%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Blanchfield
55.8%-129
McCann
+12943.1%
Most takedownstie 12.3%
Blanchfield
81.9%-1413
McCann
+14135.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blanchfield
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
39.2%
+152
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.8%
-152
059118
McCann
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
39.8%
+151
Under 38.5
60.2%
-151
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Blanchfield
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
47.1%
+112
Under 2.5
52.9%
-112
048
McCann
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.5%
Exactly 0
77.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.5 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
Blanchfield72.4%77.2%−4.8-416
McCann27.6%22.8%+4.8+319
By method
Blanchfield by KO/TKO22.0%13.4%+8.6+516
Blanchfield by submission17.6%18.4%−0.8+347
Blanchfield by decision32.8%43.7%−10.9-112
McCann by KO/TKO8.4%9.0%−0.6+820
McCann by submission6.7%3.5%+3.2+2260
McCann by decision12.5%12.0%+0.5+587
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds65.3%74.2%−8.9-382
Over 2.5 rds52.6%64.2%−11.6-215
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.3%59.3%−14.0-173

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
83.9Striking72.9
Blanchfield +11.0
75.7Grappling44.2
Blanchfield +31.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlanchfieldMcCann
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1563
1569
Divisional
1565
1497
Striking offense
1525
1497
Striking defense
1501
1552
Grappling offense
1495
1548
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
23 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'4"
66"
Reach
62"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.69
Strikes landed / min
5.84
56%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.50
Strikes absorbed / min
4.84
62%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.99
Takedowns / 15 min
1.73
67%
Takedown accuracy
35%
75%
Takedown defense
46%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Erin Blanchfield
  • WJJ AldrichSUB R2
    Close -5015mo before
  • WMiranda MaverickU-DEC R3
    Close +11811mo before
  • WSarah AlparU-DEC R3
    Close -4031y 2mo before
Molly McCann
  • WHannah GoldyKO/TKO R1
    Close -4854mo before
  • WLuana CarolinaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1478mo before
  • WJi Yeon KimU-DEC R3
    Close -1131y 2mo before
  • LLara ProcopioU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 9mo before
  • LTaila SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -1522y 4mo before
Blanchfield — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
McCann — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
54% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (67%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Blanchfield
McCann
3
UFC fights
9
37.6 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
112.8 min · 12.5 avg
8y 4m
Career length
11y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blanchfield
McCann
31W–12L · 72.1%
Overall
80W–20L · 80.0%
31W–12L · 72.1%
Wins
55W–16L · 77.5%
0W–0L
Losses
25W–4L · 86.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blanchfield
McCann
21W–5L · 80.8%
Overall
33W–25L · 56.9%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Wins
29W–21L · 58.0%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
4W–4L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Blanchfield
McCann
8.79
Landed / min
8.51
46.5%
Accuracy
47.5%
62.2%
Defense
68.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
35.7%
Time at distance
56.9%
Grappling & control
Blanchfield
McCann
3.99
Takedowns / 15 min
1.73
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
35.1%
75.0%
Takedown defense
46.4%
0.80
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
96.6%
Control share
29.4%
Strike target map
Blanchfield
  • Head74%(158)div 62%
  • Body16%(35)div 22%
  • Legs10%(21)div 16%
McCann
  • Head71%(467)div 62%
  • Body17%(112)div 22%
  • Legs12%(80)div 16%

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

Erin Blanchfield
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Molly McCann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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