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UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Chris Curtis
Chris Curtis
26-8 · USA
VS
Phil Hawes
Phil Hawes
11-2 · USA
November 6, 2021 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.4lb
Chris Curtis def. Phil Hawes by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:27
Curtis21/360/010:03
Hawes48/900/300:00
Total
Curtis21/360/010:03
Hawes48/900/300:00

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
CurtisWin probabilityHawes
32.6%67.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
21%
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 Curtis, blue toward Hawes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Curtis33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%33%
Submission5%14%
Decision17%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1240)act 21
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Hawes67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%30%
Submission16%24%
Decision31%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 48
Takedowns2.5 (0.06.2)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~2.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R217%
R38%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Curtis
44.2%+123
Hawes
-12354.3%
Most takedownstie 15.9%
Curtis
9.4%+798
Hawes
-79874.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Curtis
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
40.0%
+150
Under 29.5
60.0%
-150
03875
Hawes
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
39.7%
+152
Under 34.5
60.3%
-152
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Curtis
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+264
Under 0.5
72.5%
-264
035
Hawes
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
47.4%
+111
Under 2.5
52.6%
-111
048

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
Curtis32.6%26.5%+6.1+260
Hawes67.4%73.5%−6.1-335

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CurtisHawes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1565
1537
Divisional
1565
1500
Striking offense
1494
1500
Striking defense
1496
1500
Grappling offense
1541
1500
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.43
Strike accuracy
63%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.81
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.97
Takedown accuracy
55%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+3
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Curtis
No prior UFC fights.
Phil Hawes
  • WKyle DaukausU-DEC R3
    Close +1226mo before
  • WNassourdine ImavovM-DEC R3
    Close -1279mo before
  • WJacob MalkounKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y before
Curtis — win / loss by method
Record: 26-8-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 6 losses
W
42% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (54%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(13%) 1
11 (42%)Decision(75%) 6
Hawes — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Curtis
Hawes
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
30.3 min · 10.1 avg
Career length
12y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Curtis
Hawes
Overall
23W–3L · 88.5%
Wins
23W–3L · 88.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Curtis
Hawes
360W–160L · 69.2%
Overall
67W–41L · 62.0%
236W–121L · 66.1%
Wins
49W–37L · 57.0%
124W–39L · 76.1%
Losses
18W–4L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Curtis
Hawes
Landed / min
8.17
Accuracy
56.5%
Defense
61.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.50
Time at distance
24.6%
Grappling & control
Curtis
Hawes
Takedowns / 15 min
2.97
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
Control share
79.4%
Strike target map
Curtis
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Hawes
  • Head60%(62)div 64%
  • Body29%(30)div 19%
  • Legs12%(12)div 17%

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

Chris Curtis

No UFC fights on record.

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

Phil Hawes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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