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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Paddy Pimblett
Paddy Pimblett
18-3 · GBR
VS
Jordan Leavitt
Jordan Leavitt
10-1 · USA
July 23, 2022 · London, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Paddy Pimblett def. Jordan Leavitt by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pimblett10/211/101:01
Leavitt7/83/803:32
R2 · 2:46
Pimblett7/180/000:43
Leavitt9/140/101:18
Total
Pimblett17/391/101:44
Leavitt16/223/904:50

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 probabilityLeavitt
38.3%61.7%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
24%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Leavitt. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pimblett38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%41%28%
Submission9%23%24%
Decision14%36%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 17
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Leavitt62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%5%
Submission15%25%12%
Decision28%44%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 16
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.8)act 3
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R219%
R39%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Pimblett
50.1%-103
Leavitt
+10348.5%
Most takedownstie 24.9%
Pimblett
13.9%+441
Leavitt
-44161.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 32.9
33
Over 33
38.9%
+153
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.7%
-153
04283
Leavitt
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
38.9%
+153
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.6%
-153
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Pimblett
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.8%
+247
Under 0.5
71.2%
-247
035
Leavitt
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
50.9%
-104
Under 1.5
49.1%
+104
036

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 9.4 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
Pimblett38.3%71.2%−32.9-290
Leavitt61.7%28.8%+32.9+232
By method
Pimblett by KO/TKO13.2%28.2%−15.0+183
Pimblett by submission9.3%24.4%−15.1+229
Pimblett by decision15.7%17.7%−2.0+352
Leavitt by KO/TKO21.3%5.4%+15.9+1375
Leavitt by submission15.1%11.5%+3.6+595
Leavitt by decision25.3%12.7%+12.6+530
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.7%53.9%+14.8-135
Over 2.5 rds49.6%38.6%+11.0+143
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.1%32.8%+8.3+185

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
74.1Striking72.6
Pimblett +1.5
43.2Grappling42.4
Pimblett +0.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PimblettLeavitt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1556
1570
Divisional
1557
1507
Striking offense
1496
1499
Striking defense
1503
1497
Grappling offense
1533
1496
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
27 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
6.07
Strikes landed / min
2.67
57%
Strike accuracy
63%
3.89
Strikes absorbed / min
1.98
47%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
25%
Takedown accuracy
22%
0%
Takedown defense
33%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paddy Pimblett
  • WKazula VargasSUB R1
    Close -6794mo before
  • WLuigi VendraminiKO/TKO R1
    Close -15611mo before
Jordan Leavitt
  • WTrey OgdenS-DEC R3
    Close +1163mo before
  • WMatt SaylesSUB R2
    Close -1377mo before
  • LClaudio PuellesU-DEC R3
    Close -2141y 2mo before
  • WMatt WimanKO/TKO R1
    Close -4201y 8mo before
Pimblett — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)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
Leavitt — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pimblett
Leavitt
2
UFC fights
4
8.2 min · 4.1 avg
Octagon time
37.5 min · 9.4 avg
13y 9m
Career length
8y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pimblett
Leavitt
21W–6L · 77.8%
Overall
48W–18L · 72.7%
21W–6L · 77.8%
Wins
39W–16L · 70.9%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pimblett
Leavitt
155W–87L · 64.0%
Overall
21W–3L · 87.5%
135W–83L · 61.9%
Wins
21W–3L · 87.5%
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pimblett
Leavitt
12.69
Landed / min
7.05
57.1%
Accuracy
63.6%
53.1%
Defense
58.0%
1.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
46.0%
Time at distance
36.4%
Grappling & control
Pimblett
Leavitt
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
22.2%
0.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
1.82
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.20
24.9%
Control share
43.4%
Strike target map
Pimblett
  • Head60%(30)div 63%
  • Body14%(7)div 20%
  • Legs26%(13)div 16%
Leavitt
  • Head14%(14)div 63%
  • Body18%(18)div 20%
  • Legs68%(68)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.

Jordan Leavitt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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