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Neil Magny
Neil Magny
23-7 · USA
VS
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
28-14 · USA
August 29, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Neil Magny def. Robbie Lawler by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Magny11/112/303:40
Lawler8/80/100:35
R2
Magny16/211/103:25
Lawler7/140/000:00
R3
Magny35/561/301:09
Lawler11/230/000:58
Total
Magny62/884/708:14
Lawler26/450/101:33

Scorecards

Magny vs Lawler

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.8

Media (18 cards) · avg 3026.9 · 18 Magny · 0 Lawler

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Magny-Lawler.

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
MagnyWin probabilityLawler
77.6%22.4%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
12%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.1 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 Magny, blue toward Lawler. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Magny78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%28%
Submission11%14%
Decision45%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 62
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 4
Lawler22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%51%
Submission2%7%
Decision9%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2251)act 26
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R222%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Magny
63.1%-177
Lawler
+17735.7%
Most takedownstie 73.5%
Magny
7.3%+262
Lawler
-26219.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Magny
Expected: 53.4
53.5
Over 53.5
42.4%
+136
Under 53.5
57.6%
-136
067134
Lawler
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
42.5%
+135
Under 39.5
57.5%
-135
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Magny
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.6%
Exactly 0
91.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lawler
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.3%
+393
Under 0.5
79.7%
-393
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 11.1 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
Magny77.6%68.2%+9.4-250
Lawler22.4%31.8%−9.4+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
72.9Striking63.1
Magny +9.7
52.9Grappling47.9
Magny +5.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MagnyLawler
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1658
Pound-for-pound
1602
1653
Divisional
1599
1528
Striking offense
1491
1527
Striking defense
1517
1496
Grappling offense
1487
1487
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
33 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
80"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.95
Strikes landed / min
3.85
47%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.17
Strikes absorbed / min
4.57
57%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
45%
Takedown accuracy
77%
59%
Takedown defense
66%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
62%
+2
Win/loss streak
-3
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
38%
Finish rate
46%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
392
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Neil Magny
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinU-DEC R3
    Close -1353mo before
  • WLi JingliangU-DEC R3
    Close +1576mo before
  • LSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R4
    Close +1751y 9mo before
  • WCraig WhiteKO/TKO R1
    Close -7502y 3mo before
  • WCarlos ConditU-DEC R3
    Close +1102y 8mo before
Robbie Lawler
  • LColby CovingtonU-DEC R5
    Close +2501y 1mo before
  • LBen AskrenSUB R1
    Close +2401y 6mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close +1052y 8mo before
  • WDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close -1553y 1mo before
  • LTyron WoodleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1204y 1mo before
Magny — win / loss by method
Record: 23-7-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
16win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (31%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 3
10 (63%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0
Lawler — win / loss by method
Record: 28-14-0, 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
20 wins, 2 losses
W
71% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
1 win, 6 losses
W
4% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
25% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
13win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO(25%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(38%) 3
7 (54%)Decision(38%) 3
Non-UFC
15win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
14 (93%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (7%)Submission(50%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Magny
Lawler
22
UFC fights
21
264.8 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
282.3 min · 13.4 avg
16y 0m
Career length
25y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Magny
Lawler
370W–93L · 79.9%
Overall
388W–102L · 79.2%
257W–60L · 81.1%
Wins
251W–75L · 77.0%
113W–33L · 77.4%
Losses
137W–27L · 83.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Magny
Lawler
19W–5L · 79.2%
Overall
285W–78L · 78.5%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Wins
176W–56L · 75.9%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
109W–22L · 83.2%
Distance striking
Magny
Lawler
5.10
Landed / min
4.13
35.6%
Accuracy
40.2%
63.3%
Defense
63.9%
0.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
42.2%
Time at distance
62.6%
Grappling & control
Magny
Lawler
2.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
44.6%
Takedown accuracy
77.3%
59.0%
Takedown defense
66.0%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
42.0%
Control share
38.7%
Strike target map
Magny
  • Head71%(741)div 63%
  • Body18%(183)div 20%
  • Legs12%(121)div 16%
Lawler
  • Head77%(833)div 63%
  • Body20%(213)div 20%
  • Legs4%(42)div 16%

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

Neil Magny
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Robbie Lawler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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