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UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
14-4-1 · GBR
VS
Jamahal Hill
Jamahal Hill
8-0 · USA
June 12, 2021 · Glendale, Arizona, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.5lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Paul Craig def. Jamahal Hill by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:59
Craig23/250/100:03
Hill1/80/000:53
Total
Craig23/250/100:03
Hill1/80/000:53

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
CraigWin probabilityHill
37.7%62.3%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
21%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 6.6 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 Craig, blue toward Hill. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Craig38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%48%7%
Submission16%42%14%
Decision4%10%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (723)act 23
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Hill62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%63%45%
Submission5%8%4%
Decision18%29%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1137)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~44 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R157%
R215%
R36%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Craig
34.8%+182
Hill
-18263.2%
Most takedownstie 44.3%
Craig
44.3%-388
Hill
+38811.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 17.4
17.5
Over 17.5
39.4%
+154
Under 17.5
60.6%
-154
02244
Hill
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
39.1%
+151
Exactly 27
1.8%
push
Under 27
59.2%
-151
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.9%
+170
Exactly 1
19.5%
push
Under 1
50.7%
-170
035
Hill
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.7%
Exactly 0
82.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 6.6 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
Craig37.7%30.5%+7.2+212
Hill62.3%69.5%−7.2-274
By method
Craig by KO/TKO21.7%7.4%+14.3+1000
Craig by submission7.7%13.5%−5.8+500
Craig by decision8.3%11.6%−3.3+600
Hill by KO/TKO35.7%45.1%−9.4-125
Hill by submission12.8%4.3%+8.5+1801
Hill by decision13.7%18.1%−4.4+350
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds43.3%51.0%−7.7-120
Over 2.5 rds28.2%35.4%−7.2+163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision22.1%31.2%−9.1+200

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
63.7Striking78.1
Hill +14.5
56.0Grappling9.3
Craig +46.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CraigHill
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1555
1563
Divisional
1556
1500
Striking offense
1517
1503
Striking defense
1508
1525
Grappling offense
1493
1482
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
7.19
49%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.43
Strikes absorbed / min
2.83
50%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
26%
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
33%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Craig
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1907mo before
  • WGadzhimurad AntigulovSUB R1
    Close -13711mo before
  • DMauricio RuaS-DEC R3
    !Close +2001y 7mo before
  • WVinicius MoreiraSUB R1
    Close -1201y 9mo before
  • LAlonzo MenifieldKO/TKO R1
    Close +2901y 11mo before
Jamahal Hill
  • WOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose -1776mo before
  • WDarko StosicU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 5mo before
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-1

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
2 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
5 (83%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Hill — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0, 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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
Hill
11
UFC fights
3
92.6 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
25.5 min · 8.5 avg
12y 11m
Career length
8y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
Hill
109W–22L · 83.2%
Overall
38W–17L · 69.1%
83W–20L · 80.6%
Wins
38W–17L · 69.1%
26W–2L · 92.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
Hill
15W–9L · 62.5%
Overall
37W–23L · 61.7%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
37W–23L · 61.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Craig
Hill
4.44
Landed / min
7.74
41.2%
Accuracy
46.5%
66.3%
Defense
52.6%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.18
33.5%
Time at distance
87.3%
Grappling & control
Craig
Hill
2.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
26.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
Takedown defense
33.3%
1.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
30.4%
Control share
12.1%
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head48%(107)div 64%
  • Body32%(71)div 19%
  • Legs20%(44)div 17%
Hill
  • Head53%(97)div 64%
  • Body37%(67)div 19%
  • Legs10%(19)div 17%

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jamahal Hill
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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