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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
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Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy
15-4 · USA
September 25, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds
124.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Valentina Shevchenko def. Lauren Murphy by KO/TKO (Punches), R4 4:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Shevchenko20/391/100:22
Murphy3/240/000:00
R2
Shevchenko10/171/202:13
Murphy1/180/000:41
R3
Shevchenko21/480/000:17
Murphy5/300/000:00
R4 · 4:00
Shevchenko47/661/101:12
Murphy2/190/000:00
Total
Shevchenko98/1703/404:04
Murphy11/910/000:41

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
ShevchenkoWin probabilityMurphy
81.6%18.4%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
10%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 18.9 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 Shevchenko, blue toward Murphy. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Shevchenko82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%27%44%
Submission9%12%17%
Decision50%61%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes83 (35113)act 98
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.7)act 3
Murphy18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%32%4%
Submission1%5%3%
Decision11%63%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2168)act 11
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~133 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R212%
R37%
R44%
R53%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Shevchenko
65.7%-195
Murphy
+19533.7%
Most takedownstie 23.6%
Shevchenko
63.3%-483
Murphy
+48313.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Shevchenko
Expected: 83.0
83
Over 83
39.5%
+152
Exactly 83
0.6%
push
Under 83
60.0%
-152
0104208
Murphy
Expected: 50.1
50
Over 50
39.4%
+151
Exactly 50
1.0%
push
Under 50
59.6%
-151
063126
Takedowns — over/under
Shevchenko
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
52.1%
-109
Under 1.5
47.9%
+109
036
Murphy
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.0%
+245
Under 0.5
71.0%
-245
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 18.9 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
Shevchenko81.6%89.8%−8.2-1495
Murphy18.4%10.2%+8.2+836
By method
Shevchenko by KO/TKO23.2%44.3%−21.1-117
Shevchenko by submission8.5%16.6%−8.1+394
Shevchenko by decision49.9%26.3%+23.6+212
Murphy by KO/TKO5.2%4.0%+1.2+1944
Murphy by submission1.9%3.2%−1.3+2503
Murphy by decision11.3%5.6%+5.7+1358
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds86.7%64.5%+22.2-225
Over 2.5 rds75.0%40.3%+34.7-130
Over 3.5 rds68.1%42.3%+25.8+120
Over 4.5 rds64.0%35.4%+28.6+163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision61.2%33.4%+27.8+178

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
73.9Striking62.7
Shevchenko +11.2
64.4Grappling42.2
Shevchenko +22.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ShevchenkoMurphy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1652
Pound-for-pound
1579
1632
Divisional
1603
1506
Striking offense
1498
1555
Striking defense
1501
1531
Grappling offense
1499
1558
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
33 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'5"
66"
Reach
67"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.02
Strikes landed / min
3.95
52%
Strike accuracy
40%
1.99
Strikes absorbed / min
4.25
63%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
64%
Takedown accuracy
34%
77%
Takedown defense
71%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
64%
+7
Win/loss streak
+5
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Valentina Shevchenko
  • WJessica AndradeKO/TKO R2
    Close -4905mo before
  • WJennifer MaiaU-DEC R5
    Close -166710mo before
  • WKatlyn CerminaraKO/TKO R3
    Close -12001y 8mo before
  • WLiz CarmoucheU-DEC R5
    Close -11002y 2mo before
  • WJessica EyeKO/TKO R2
    Close -11002y 4mo before
Lauren Murphy
  • WJoanne WoodS-DEC R3
    Close +1103mo before
  • WLiliya ShakirovaSUB R2
    Close -21511mo before
  • WRoxanne ModafferiU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 3mo before
  • WAndrea LeeS-DEC R3
    Close +2601y 8mo before
  • WMara Romero BorellaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1802y 2mo before
Shevchenko — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Murphy — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Shevchenko
Murphy
12
UFC fights
11
198.7 min · 16.6 avg
Octagon time
155.2 min · 14.1 avg
23y 3m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Shevchenko
Murphy
162W–44L · 78.6%
Overall
108W–40L · 73.0%
137W–36L · 79.2%
Wins
83W–32L · 72.2%
25W–8L · 75.8%
Losses
25W–8L · 75.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Shevchenko
Murphy
14W–11L · 56.0%
Overall
22W–16L · 57.9%
10W–11L · 47.6%
Wins
22W–16L · 57.9%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Shevchenko
Murphy
3.70
Landed / min
4.75
42.1%
Accuracy
32.4%
68.2%
Defense
63.8%
0.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.10
51.3%
Time at distance
57.7%
Grappling & control
Shevchenko
Murphy
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
34.3%
77.4%
Takedown defense
70.6%
0.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
67.5%
Control share
58.8%
Strike target map
Shevchenko
  • Head63%(378)div 61%
  • Body14%(81)div 22%
  • Legs24%(141)div 17%
Murphy
  • Head72%(444)div 61%
  • Body12%(75)div 22%
  • Legs15%(94)div 17%

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

Valentina Shevchenko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lauren Murphy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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