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UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
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Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
12-1 · USA
June 6, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:28
Sterling2/30/101:13
Sandhagen1/20/000:00
Total
Sterling2/30/101:13
Sandhagen1/20/000:00

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
SterlingWin probabilitySandhagen
60.5%39.5%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
7%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Sterling, blue toward Sandhagen. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sterling61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%
Submission5%8%
Decision41%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 2
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.3)act 0
Sandhagen39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%41%
Submission2%5%
Decision21%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R214%
R35%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Sterling
52.7%-114
Sandhagen
+11446.1%
Most takedownstie 31.2%
Sterling
61.0%-786
Sandhagen
+7867.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 48.4
48.5
Over 48.5
42.4%
+136
Under 48.5
57.6%
-136
061122
Sandhagen
Expected: 45.1
45
Over 45
41.8%
+135
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.7%
-135
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.5%
-128
Exactly 1
24.1%
push
Under 1
33.3%
+128
035
Sandhagen
Expected: 0.1
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 11.4 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
Sterling60.5%51.1%+9.4-115
Sandhagen39.5%48.9%−9.4-105

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
81.6Striking75.5
Sterling +6.2
47.6Grappling44.3
Sterling +3.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SterlingSandhagen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1639
Pound-for-pound
1607
1623
Divisional
1591
Striking offense
Striking defense
1510
Grappling offense
1507
1515
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.85
Strikes landed / min
7.14
51%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.95
Strikes absorbed / min
4.16
67%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.91
Takedowns / 15 min
1.24
30%
Takedown accuracy
50%
52%
Takedown defense
27%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
77%
UFC win rate
100%
+4
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
40%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
364
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aljamain Sterling
  • WPedro MunhozU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y before
  • WJimmie RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 4mo before
  • WCody StamannSUB R2
    Close -1701y 9mo before
  • WBrett JohnsU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 2mo before
  • LMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1352y 6mo before
Cory Sandhagen
  • WRaphael AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close -26010mo before
  • WJohn LinekerS-DEC R3
    Close +1351y 1mo before
  • WMario BautistaSUB R1
    Close -5251y 5mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraKO/TKO R2
    Close -2001y 9mo before
  • WAustin ArnettKO/TKO R2
    Close -2002y 4mo before
Sterling — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (60%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Sandhagen — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sterling
Sandhagen
13
UFC fights
5
165.1 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
48.3 min · 9.7 avg
15y 3m
Career length
11y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sterling
Sandhagen
240W–49L · 83.0%
Overall
114W–26L · 81.4%
178W–32L · 84.8%
Wins
114W–26L · 81.4%
62W–17L · 78.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sterling
Sandhagen
34W–17L · 66.7%
Overall
49W–20L · 71.0%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
39W–17L · 69.6%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–3L · 76.9%
Distance striking
Sterling
Sandhagen
6.88
Landed / min
8.10
43.4%
Accuracy
45.2%
70.4%
Defense
60.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.62
46.2%
Time at distance
60.8%
Grappling & control
Sterling
Sandhagen
1.91
Takedowns / 15 min
1.24
29.6%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
51.9%
Takedown defense
27.3%
0.82
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.62
62.3%
Control share
66.2%
Strike target map
Sterling
  • Head50%(403)div 63%
  • Body32%(255)div 21%
  • Legs18%(143)div 16%
Sandhagen
  • Head63%(216)div 63%
  • Body17%(57)div 21%
  • Legs21%(72)div 16%

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

Aljamain Sterling
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cory Sandhagen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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