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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler
21-5 · USA
VS
Dan Hooker
Dan Hooker
20-9 · NZL
January 23, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Chandler def. Dan Hooker by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:30
Chandler17/240/010:09
Hooker8/190/000:00
Total
Chandler17/240/010:09
Hooker8/190/000:00

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
ChandlerWin probabilityHooker
45.4%54.6%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
23%
Decision
37%
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 Chandler, blue toward Hooker. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Chandler45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%36%13%
Submission11%23%10%
Decision18%41%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 17
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.3)act 0
Hooker55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%43%25%
Submission13%23%8%
Decision18%34%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 8
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R219%
R38%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Chandler
41.2%+139
Hooker
-13957.5%
Most takedownstie 13.0%
Chandler
82.3%-1744
Hooker
+17444.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chandler
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
38.9%
+153
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.6%
-153
04080
Hooker
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
38.9%
+154
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.9%
-154
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Chandler
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.3%
-120
Exactly 2
20.4%
push
Under 2
36.2%
+120
047
Hooker
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.0%
Exactly 0
83.0%
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 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
Chandler45.4%43.7%+1.7+115
Hooker54.6%56.3%−1.7-150
By method
Chandler by KO/TKO18.0%13.5%+4.5+500
Chandler by submission10.6%9.5%+1.1+750
Chandler by decision16.7%23.8%−7.1+240
Hooker by KO/TKO21.7%24.9%−3.2+225
Hooker by submission12.8%8.1%+4.7+900
Hooker by decision20.1%20.2%−0.1+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 2.5 rds44.5%51.0%−6.5-120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.9%48.0%−11.1-105

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
ChandlerHooker
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1604
1564
Divisional
1600
1482
Striking offense
1538
1500
Striking defense
1502
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.98
Strike accuracy
48%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.89
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.74
Takedown accuracy
35%
Takedown defense
80%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Chandler
No prior UFC fights.
Dan Hooker
  • LDustin PoirierU-DEC R5
    Close +1807mo before
  • WPaul FelderS-DEC R5
    Close -15011mo before
  • WAl IaquintaU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 4mo before
  • WJames VickKO/TKO R1
    Close -1251y 6mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1152y 1mo before
Chandler — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

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, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (43%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
7 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (24%)Decision(40%) 2
Hooker — win / loss by method
Record: 20-9-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 6 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Chandler
Hooker
0
UFC fights
15
Octagon time
163.3 min · 10.9 avg
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chandler
Hooker
Overall
239W–71L · 77.1%
Wins
157W–50L · 75.8%
Losses
82W–21L · 79.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chandler
Hooker
367W–87L · 80.8%
Overall
51W–22L · 69.9%
281W–78L · 78.3%
Wins
33W–18L · 64.7%
86W–9L · 90.5%
Losses
18W–4L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Chandler
Hooker
Landed / min
6.30
Accuracy
46.4%
Defense
54.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.64
Time at distance
68.2%
Grappling & control
Chandler
Hooker
Takedowns / 15 min
0.74
Takedown accuracy
34.8%
Takedown defense
79.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.28
Control share
63.2%
Strike target map
Chandler
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Hooker
  • Head67%(543)div 63%
  • Body14%(111)div 20%
  • Legs20%(159)div 17%

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

Michael Chandler

No UFC fights on record.

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

Dan Hooker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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