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UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo
15-2 · USA
VS
Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz
22-2 · USA
May 9, 2020 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Henry Cejudo def. Dominick Cruz by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 4:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cejudo19/291/200:08
Cruz14/290/300:00
R2 · 4:58
Cejudo34/540/310:06
Cruz19/520/100:00
Total
Cejudo53/831/510:14
Cruz33/810/400:00

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
CejudoWin probabilityCruz
35.0%65.0%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
7%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 19.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cejudo35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%46%
Submission2%5%
Decision17%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (47106)act 53
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Cruz65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%38%
Submission6%9%
Decision35%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes92 (53120)act 33
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~174 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R26%
R315%
R49%
R56%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Cejudo
43.8%+127
Cruz
-12755.5%
Most takedownstie 42.5%
Cejudo
34.3%-148
Cruz
+14823.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cejudo
Expected: 81.5
81.5
Over 81.5
42.5%
+135
Under 81.5
57.5%
-135
0102204
Cruz
Expected: 92.3
92.5
Over 92.5
42.3%
+136
Under 92.5
57.7%
-136
0116231
Takedowns — over/under
Cejudo
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.2%
+211
Exactly 1
15.4%
push
Under 1
57.4%
-211
035
Cruz
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.4%
+209
Under 0.5
67.6%
-209
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 19.0 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
Cejudo35.0%66.4%−31.4-225
Cruz65.0%33.6%+31.4+185

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
71.9Striking68.8
Cejudo +3.1
54.5Grappling55.9
Cruz +1.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CejudoCruz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1650
Pound-for-pound
1621
1557
Divisional
1621
1496
Striking offense
1502
1515
Striking defense
1518
1508
Grappling offense
1507
1564
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
33 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'8"
64"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.82
Strikes landed / min
3.67
45%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
66%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
2.74
35%
Takedown accuracy
39%
91%
Takedown defense
83%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
82%
UFC win rate
83%
+5
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
336
Days since last fight
1226
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Henry Cejudo
  • WMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R3
    Close +14511mo before
  • WTJ DillashawKO/TKO R1
    Close +1851y 4mo before
  • WDemetrious JohnsonS-DEC R5
    Close +3751y 9mo before
  • WSergio PettisU-DEC R3
    Close -3202y 5mo before
  • WWilson ReisKO/TKO R2
    Close -4002y 8mo before
Dominick Cruz
  • LCody GarbrandtU-DEC R5
    Close -2453y 4mo before
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -3803y 11mo before
  • WTJ DillashawS-DEC R5
    Close +1354y 4mo before
  • WTakeya MizugakiKO/TKO R1
    Close -5605y 7mo before
  • WDemetrious JohnsonU-DEC R5
    Close -5508y 7mo before
Cejudo — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Cruz — win / loss by method
Record: 22-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
17win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (35%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(100%) 1
10 (59%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Cejudo
Cruz
11
UFC fights
6
138.6 min · 12.6 avg
Octagon time
126.0 min · 21.0 avg
13y 5m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cejudo
Cruz
196W–41L · 82.7%
Overall
107W–22L · 82.9%
156W–35L · 81.7%
Wins
97W–22L · 81.5%
40W–6L · 87.0%
Losses
10W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cejudo
Cruz
14W–19L · 42.4%
Overall
109W–33L · 76.8%
14W–19L · 42.4%
Wins
92W–32L · 74.2%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–1L · 94.4%
Distance striking
Cejudo
Cruz
3.51
Landed / min
4.07
35.7%
Accuracy
33.7%
68.5%
Defense
73.4%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.12
63.7%
Time at distance
75.7%
Grappling & control
Cejudo
Cruz
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
2.74
35.1%
Takedown accuracy
39.0%
90.9%
Takedown defense
82.8%
0.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.12
93.8%
Control share
77.3%
Strike target map
Cejudo
  • Head59%(312)div 63%
  • Body33%(177)div 21%
  • Legs8%(41)div 16%
Cruz
  • Head69%(319)div 63%
  • Body17%(80)div 21%
  • Legs14%(64)div 16%

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

Henry Cejudo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dominick Cruz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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