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UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
12-4 · AUS
VS
Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy
7-3 · USA
July 10, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Tai Tuivasa def. Greg Hardy by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:07
Tuivasa11/230/010:06
Hardy6/150/000:00
Total
Tuivasa11/230/010:06
Hardy6/150/000:00

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
TuivasaWin probabilityHardy
48.2%51.8%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
19%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.8 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 Tuivasa, blue toward Hardy. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tuivasa48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%47%31%
Submission9%18%5%
Decision17%35%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 11
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Hardy52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%39%23%
Submission11%21%4%
Decision21%40%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R218%
R37%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Tuivasa
53.7%-120
Hardy
+12044.8%
Most takedownstie 52.0%
Tuivasa
27.6%-135
Hardy
+13520.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tuivasa
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
39.9%
+151
Under 34.5
60.1%
-151
04487
Hardy
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
39.0%
+152
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.4%
-152
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Tuivasa
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.8%
+205
Under 0.5
67.2%
-205
035
Hardy
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.2%
+282
Under 0.5
73.8%
-282
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 8.8 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
Tuivasa48.2%53.4%−5.2-128
Hardy51.8%46.6%+5.2+104
By method
Tuivasa by KO/TKO20.7%31.2%−10.5+161
Tuivasa by submission9.3%5.3%+4.0+1445
Tuivasa by decision18.3%18.1%+0.2+350
Hardy by KO/TKO22.2%23.3%−1.1+250
Hardy by submission9.9%3.8%+6.1+2047
Hardy by decision19.6%18.4%+1.2+344
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds62.9%61.5%+1.4-192
Over 2.5 rds44.5%46.0%−1.5+102
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.9%39.3%−1.4+138

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
68.3Striking72.2
Hardy +3.8
13.0Grappling38.4
Hardy +25.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TuivasaHardy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1531
1553
Divisional
1531
1527
Striking offense
1513
1510
Striking defense
1511
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'5"
75"
Reach
80"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.38
Strikes landed / min
4.64
51%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.09
51%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.21
0%
Takedown accuracy
33%
47%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
80%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tai Tuivasa
  • WHarry HunsuckerKO/TKO R1
    Close -4554mo before
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R1
    Close -1129mo before
  • LSerghei SpivacSUB R2
    Close -3301y 9mo before
  • LBlagoy IvanovU-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 1mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close +1402y 7mo before
Greg Hardy
  • LMarcin TyburaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1107mo before
  • WMaurice GreeneKO/TKO R2
    Close -3358mo before
  • WYorgan De CastroU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 2mo before
  • LAlexander VolkovU-DEC R3
    Close +2301y 8mo before
  • WJuan AdamsKO/TKO R1
    Close -1052y before
Tuivasa — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
92% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Hardy — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0, 1 NC

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
86% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(33%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(33%) 1
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Tuivasa
Hardy
8
UFC fights
8
58.4 min · 7.3 avg
Octagon time
71.2 min · 8.9 avg
14y 1m
Career length
8y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tuivasa
Hardy
125W–43L · 74.4%
Overall
88W–23L · 79.3%
80W–35L · 69.6%
Wins
29W–7L · 80.6%
45W–8L · 84.9%
Losses
59W–16L · 78.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tuivasa
Hardy
32W–23L · 58.2%
Overall
8W–1L · 88.9%
25W–18L · 58.1%
Wins
8W–1L · 88.9%
7W–5L · 58.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Tuivasa
Hardy
5.39
Landed / min
4.01
46.6%
Accuracy
44.0%
55.1%
Defense
57.4%
1.03
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
60.0%
Time at distance
85.6%
Grappling & control
Tuivasa
Hardy
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.21
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
46.7%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.4%
Control share
58.6%
Strike target map
Tuivasa
  • Head64%(163)div 65%
  • Body16%(41)div 19%
  • Legs20%(52)div 15%
Hardy
  • Head59%(195)div 65%
  • Body15%(50)div 19%
  • Legs26%(85)div 15%

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

Tai Tuivasa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Greg Hardy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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