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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
VS
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
28-12 · USA
October 15, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Jonathan Martinez def. Cub Swanson by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 4:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Martinez33/590/111:16
Swanson31/501/100:20
R2 · 4:19
Martinez29/430/012:14
Swanson20/290/000:00
Total
Martinez62/1020/123:30
Swanson51/791/100:20

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
MartinezWin probabilitySwanson
63.6%36.4%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
6%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 12.7 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 Martinez, blue toward Swanson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Martinez64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%24%
Submission4%5%7%
Decision47%74%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (2890)act 62
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Swanson36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%27%14%
Submission2%7%5%
Decision24%66%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (2891)act 51
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Combined totals~134 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R210%
R38%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Martinez
48.9%+103
Swanson
-10350.4%
Most takedownstie 48.7%
Martinez
39.4%-328
Swanson
+32812.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Martinez
Expected: 66.3
66.5
Over 66.5
39.6%
+152
Under 66.5
60.4%
-152
083166
Swanson
Expected: 67.2
67
Over 67
39.5%
+151
Exactly 67
0.7%
push
Under 67
59.7%
-151
084168
Takedowns — over/under
Martinez
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.8%
+128
Under 0.5
56.2%
-128
035
Swanson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.9%
Exactly 0
82.1%
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 12.7 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
Martinez63.6%65.4%−1.8-216
Swanson36.4%34.6%+1.8+176
By method
Martinez by KO/TKO14.7%23.8%−9.1+253
Martinez by submission3.8%6.7%−2.9+1157
Martinez by decision45.2%33.2%+12.0+153
Swanson by KO/TKO8.4%14.2%−5.8+490
Swanson by submission2.1%5.4%−3.3+1446
Swanson by decision25.8%16.6%+9.2+406
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds89.3%69.9%+19.4-301
Over 2.5 rds78.9%58.3%+20.6-164
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision71.0%52.6%+18.4-129

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
70.7Striking72.4
Swanson +1.7
45.7Grappling49.5
Swanson +3.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MartinezSwanson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1601
1554
Divisional
1537
1514
Striking offense
1543
1504
Striking defense
1521
1476
Grappling offense
1465
1543
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
28 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.72
Strikes landed / min
5.16
48%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.77
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
60%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.54
Takedowns / 15 min
0.70
50%
Takedown accuracy
55%
73%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
62%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
29%
Finish rate
46%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jonathan Martinez
  • WVince MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close -2615mo before
  • WAlejandro PerezU-DEC R3
    Close -2918mo before
  • WZviad LazishviliU-DEC R3
    Close -1081y before
  • LDavey GrantKO/TKO R2
    Close -3141y 7mo before
  • WThomas AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close +1102y before
Cub Swanson
  • WDarren ElkinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -17410mo before
  • LGiga ChikadzeKO/TKO R1
    Close +1621y 5mo before
  • WDaniel PinedaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1321y 10mo before
  • WKron GracieU-DEC R3
    Close +1553y before
  • LShane BurgosS-DEC R3
    Close +1603y 5mo before
Martinez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 28-12-0

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
13 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 7 losses
W
14% of wins
L
58% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
39% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
13win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(63%) 5
7 (54%)Decision(25%) 2
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Martinez
Swanson
10
UFC fights
21
137.9 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
255.6 min · 12.2 avg
12y 6m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Martinez
Swanson
148W–48L · 75.5%
Overall
349W–100L · 77.7%
109W–32L · 77.3%
Wins
241W–81L · 74.8%
39W–16L · 70.9%
Losses
108W–19L · 85.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Martinez
Swanson
50W–31L · 61.7%
Overall
126W–37L · 77.3%
42W–29L · 59.2%
Wins
84W–28L · 75.0%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
42W–9L · 82.4%
Distance striking
Martinez
Swanson
5.10
Landed / min
5.99
44.6%
Accuracy
47.6%
63.6%
Defense
63.3%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.53
76.8%
Time at distance
70.1%
Grappling & control
Martinez
Swanson
0.54
Takedowns / 15 min
0.70
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
73.1%
Takedown defense
71.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.12
58.0%
Control share
30.7%
Strike target map
Martinez
  • Head57%(374)div 62%
  • Body25%(160)div 21%
  • Legs18%(117)div 17%
Swanson
  • Head61%(801)div 62%
  • Body20%(260)div 21%
  • Legs20%(258)div 17%

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

Jonathan Martinez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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