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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Austin Lingo
Austin Lingo
8-1 · USA
VS
Luis Saldana
Luis Saldana
15-6 · USA
August 21, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Austin Lingo def. Luis Saldana by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lingo24/560/000:00
Saldana34/660/000:00
R2
Lingo33/810/000:12
Saldana29/610/100:00
R3
Lingo16/440/011:19
Saldana14/330/400:19
Total
Lingo73/1810/011:31
Saldana77/1600/500:19

Scorecards

Lingo vs Saldana

RdJerin ValelMichael BellRick WinterCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.3

Media (13 cards) · avg 2928 · 13 Lingo · 0 Saldana

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Lingo-Saldana.

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
LingoWin probabilitySaldana
73.8%26.2%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
24%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Lingo, blue toward Saldana. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lingo74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%24%16%
Submission17%22%7%
Decision40%54%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 73
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.2)act 0
Saldana26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%35%18%
Submission7%28%11%
Decision10%37%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 77
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R215%
R37%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Lingo
51.4%-109
Saldana
+10947.1%
Most takedownstie 29.3%
Lingo
42.6%-152
Saldana
+15228.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lingo
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.4%
+150
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.2%
-150
04284
Saldana
Expected: 31.0
31
Over 31
38.9%
+153
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.5%
-153
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Lingo
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.9%
+113
Exactly 1
23.5%
push
Under 1
40.6%
-113
035
Saldana
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
47.1%
+112
Under 0.5
52.9%
-112
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 10.1 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
Lingo73.8%48.5%+25.3-103
Saldana26.2%51.5%−25.3-118
By method
Lingo by KO/TKO19.8%16.5%+3.3+395
Lingo by submission17.7%7.3%+10.4+1010
Lingo by decision36.3%23.3%+13.0+250
Saldana by KO/TKO7.0%17.5%−10.5+365
Saldana by submission6.3%11.1%−4.8+633
Saldana by decision12.9%24.2%−11.3+237
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.1%68.7%+2.4-275
Over 2.5 rds56.4%55.8%+0.6-147
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.2%51.2%−2.0-121

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
68.1Striking62.2
Lingo +5.9
51.3Grappling24.4
Lingo +26.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LingoSaldana
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1526
1527
Divisional
1526
1498
Striking offense
1499
1525
Striking defense
1529
1498
Grappling offense
1492
1499
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.57
Strikes landed / min
2.40
44%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.20
63%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
67%
Takedown accuracy
77%
Takedown defense
43%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Austin Lingo
  • WJacob KilburnU-DEC R3
    Close -2407mo before
  • LYoussef ZalalU-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 6mo before
Luis Saldana
  • WJordan GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close -1384mo before
Lingo — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Saldana — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
5 (36%)Submission(33%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lingo
Saldana
2
UFC fights
1
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
9y 0m
Career length
15y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lingo
Saldana
15W–5L · 75.0%
Overall
18W–8L · 69.2%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Wins
18W–8L · 69.2%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lingo
Saldana
18W–12L · 60.0%
Overall
151W–110L · 57.9%
18W–12L · 60.0%
Wins
106W–79L · 57.3%
0W–0L
Losses
45W–31L · 59.2%
Distance striking
Lingo
Saldana
6.41
Landed / min
5.23
44.6%
Accuracy
38.0%
63.5%
Defense
55.0%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
54.1%
Time at distance
38.3%
Grappling & control
Lingo
Saldana
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
76.7%
Takedown defense
42.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
40.3%
Control share
26.7%
Strike target map
Lingo
  • Head80%(86)div 64%
  • Body14%(15)div 20%
  • Legs6%(6)div 16%
Saldana
  • Head53%(19)div 64%
  • Body22%(8)div 20%
  • Legs25%(9)div 16%

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

Austin Lingo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Luis Saldana
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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