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UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
21-5 · AUS
VS
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier
13-4 · USA
October 24, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Robert Whittaker def. Jared Cannonier by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Whittaker25/560/000:00
Cannonier19/290/000:00
R2
Whittaker27/600/100:06
Cannonier24/430/000:00
R3
Whittaker17/350/112:04
Cannonier10/170/000:30
Total
Whittaker69/1510/212:10
Cannonier53/890/000:30

Scorecards

Whittaker vs Cannonier

RdDavid LethabyDerek ClearySal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.9-9.1
R210-99-109-109.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total29-2829-2829-2829.8-27.1

Media (29 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 29 Whittaker · 0 Cannonier

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Whittaker-Cannonier.

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
WhittakerWin probabilityCannonier
78.0%22.0%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
6%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Whittaker, blue toward Cannonier. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Whittaker78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%42%
Submission5%7%
Decision40%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 69
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Cannonier22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%60%
Submission1%5%
Decision8%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 53
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R222%
R314%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Whittaker
57.8%-140
Cannonier
+14041.3%
Most takedownstie 50.9%
Whittaker
37.6%-326
Cannonier
+32611.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Whittaker
Expected: 58.9
59
Over 59
39.2%
+153
Exactly 59
0.8%
push
Under 59
60.0%
-153
074148
Cannonier
Expected: 45.5
45.5
Over 45.5
39.8%
+151
Under 45.5
60.2%
-151
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Whittaker
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.5%
+141
Under 0.5
58.5%
-141
035
Cannonier
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
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 10.9 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
Whittaker78.0%50.0%+28.0-110
Cannonier22.0%50.0%−28.0-110

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
68.3Striking74.0
Cannonier +5.7
39.3Grappling30.4
Whittaker +9.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WhittakerCannonier
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1663
Pound-for-pound
1572
1650
Divisional
1580
1535
Striking offense
1528
1513
Striking defense
1501
1475
Grappling offense
1486
1554
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.51
Strikes landed / min
3.72
40%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
61%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
0.18
30%
Takedown accuracy
33%
84%
Takedown defense
51%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
42%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
392
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robert Whittaker
  • WDarren TillU-DEC R5
    Close -1303mo before
  • LIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1101y 1mo before
  • WYoel RomeroS-DEC R5
    Close -2752y 5mo before
  • WYoel RomeroU-DEC R5
    Close -1303y 4mo before
  • WJacare SouzaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2253y 6mo before
Jared Cannonier
  • WJack HermanssonKO/TKO R2
    Close +2351y 1mo before
  • WAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 5mo before
  • WDavid BranchKO/TKO R2
    Close +2652y before
  • LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1802y 5mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 10mo before
Whittaker — 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, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (58%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Cannonier — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
69% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Whittaker
Cannonier
15
UFC fights
10
194.0 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
81.6 min · 8.2 avg
17y 4m
Career length
15y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Whittaker
Cannonier
197W–37L · 84.2%
Overall
171W–38L · 81.8%
157W–33L · 82.6%
Wins
102W–20L · 83.6%
40W–4L · 90.9%
Losses
69W–18L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Whittaker
Cannonier
64W–29L · 68.8%
Overall
61W–36L · 62.9%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Wins
61W–36L · 62.9%
25W–16L · 61.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Whittaker
Cannonier
4.85
Landed / min
4.04
37.5%
Accuracy
43.2%
65.0%
Defense
69.3%
0.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
76.7%
Time at distance
61.0%
Grappling & control
Whittaker
Cannonier
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
0.18
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
84.1%
Takedown defense
51.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
44.0%
Control share
20.3%
Strike target map
Whittaker
  • Head68%(594)div 63%
  • Body13%(111)div 19%
  • Legs19%(170)div 17%
Cannonier
  • Head75%(228)div 63%
  • Body10%(29)div 19%
  • Legs15%(47)div 17%

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

Robert Whittaker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jared Cannonier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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