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UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
VS
Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd
9-2 · USA
April 9, 2022 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
134.5lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Raquel Pennington def. Aspen Ladd by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pennington40/740/000:14
Ladd20/600/100:00
R2
Pennington49/820/100:51
Ladd26/680/000:00
R3
Pennington25/390/000:37
Ladd19/322/302:56
Total
Pennington114/1950/101:42
Ladd65/1602/402:56

Scorecards

Pennington vs Ladd

RdBarry LuxenbergEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.9-28.1

Media (15 cards) · avg 2928 · 15 Pennington · 0 Ladd

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pennington-Ladd.

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
PenningtonWin probabilityLadd
42.9%57.1%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
18%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Pennington, blue toward Ladd. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pennington43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%16%8%
Submission10%24%12%
Decision26%60%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1651)act 114
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Ladd57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%48%10%
Submission8%13%5%
Decision22%39%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 65
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 2
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R225%
R35%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pennington
47.5%+108
Ladd
-10851.3%
Most takedownstie 32.7%
Pennington
33.5%+101
Ladd
-10133.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pennington
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
39.0%
+153
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.7%
-153
04895
Ladd
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
39.0%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.8%
-153
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Pennington
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
49.0%
+104
Under 0.5
51.0%
-104
035
Ladd
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.2%
+176
Exactly 1
19.5%
push
Under 1
51.3%
-176
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 10.2 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
Pennington42.9%59.5%−16.6-165
Ladd57.1%40.5%+16.6+136
By method
Pennington by KO/TKO14.7%7.5%+7.2+997
Pennington by submission7.8%12.2%−4.4+573
Pennington by decision20.5%42.0%−21.5-104
Ladd by KO/TKO19.5%9.5%+10.0+766
Ladd by submission10.4%4.8%+5.6+1616
Ladd by decision27.2%24.0%+3.2+243
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.3%81.4%−4.1-699
Over 2.5 rds52.3%73.5%−21.2-364
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.6%70.3%−22.7-295

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
70.6Striking62.1
Pennington +8.5
45.3Grappling53.2
Ladd +7.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PenningtonLadd
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1581
Pound-for-pound
1552
1566
Divisional
1569
1486
Striking offense
1515
1514
Striking defense
1495
1514
Grappling offense
1511
1505
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
33 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
67"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.66
Strikes landed / min
3.64
50%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.21
Strikes absorbed / min
3.93
63%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.07
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
29%
Takedown accuracy
46%
65%
Takedown defense
57%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
30%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Raquel Pennington
  • WMacy ChiassonSUB R2
    opp missedClose -1464mo before
  • WPannie KianzadU-DEC R3
    Close -1317mo before
  • WMarion ReneauU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 10mo before
  • LHolly HolmU-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 3mo before
  • WIrene AldanaS-DEC R3
    Close +1152y 9mo before
Aspen Ladd
  • LNorma DumontU-DEC R5
    Close -1406mo before
  • WYana SantosKO/TKO R3
    Close -1752y 4mo before
  • LGermaine de RandamieKO/TKO R1
    Close -1202y 9mo before
  • WSijara EubanksU-DEC R3
    Close -2602y 11mo before
  • WTonya EvingerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1853y 6mo before
Pennington — win / loss by method
Record: 13-8-0

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, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 6 losses
W
62% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (70%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Ladd — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pennington
Ladd
15
UFC fights
6
210.7 min · 14.0 avg
Octagon time
61.8 min · 10.3 avg
14y 5m
Career length
11y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pennington
Ladd
155W–54L · 74.2%
Overall
56W–18L · 75.7%
104W–39L · 72.7%
Wins
42W–14L · 75.0%
51W–15L · 77.3%
Losses
14W–4L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pennington
Ladd
17W–11L · 60.7%
Overall
6W–1L · 85.7%
7W–9L · 43.8%
Wins
6W–1L · 85.7%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pennington
Ladd
4.96
Landed / min
3.69
38.8%
Accuracy
32.9%
70.2%
Defense
59.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.24
42.5%
Time at distance
36.8%
Grappling & control
Pennington
Ladd
1.07
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
28.8%
Takedown accuracy
46.2%
64.6%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.71
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.73
49.9%
Control share
66.8%
Strike target map
Pennington
  • Head58%(448)div 64%
  • Body30%(231)div 21%
  • Legs12%(93)div 16%
Ladd
  • Head83%(187)div 64%
  • Body13%(30)div 21%
  • Legs4%(8)div 16%

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

Raquel Pennington
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aspen Ladd
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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