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UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
VS
Matt Schnell
Matt Schnell
14-4 · USA
December 21, 2019 · Busan, South Korea
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Alexandre Pantoja def. Matt Schnell by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:17
Pantoja34/621/111:12
Schnell20/520/100:00
Total
Pantoja34/621/111:12
Schnell20/520/100:00

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
PantojaWin probabilitySchnell
92.3%7.7%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
11%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pantoja92%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO47%51%
Submission9%10%
Decision36%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4092)act 34
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.1)act 1
Schnell8%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%44%
Submission1%14%
Decision3%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 20
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~107 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R234%
R36%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Pantoja
77.2%-351
Schnell
+35122.0%
Most takedownstie 21.4%
Pantoja
76.7%-4005
Schnell
+40051.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pantoja
Expected: 70.4
70.5
Over 70.5
42.4%
+136
Under 70.5
57.6%
-136
088176
Schnell
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.6%
+135
Under 36.5
57.4%
-135
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Pantoja
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.0%
-110
Exactly 2
17.9%
push
Under 2
39.0%
+110
047
Schnell
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.2%
Exactly 0
93.8%
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 9.6 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
Pantoja92.3%62.5%+29.8-181
Schnell7.7%37.5%−29.8+159

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
68.5Striking62.1
Pantoja +6.5
52.6Grappling59.8
Schnell +7.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PantojaSchnell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1558
1585
Divisional
1554
1513
Striking offense
1497
1505
Striking defense
1490
1514
Grappling offense
1489
1502
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'8"
67"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.40
Strikes landed / min
3.64
47%
Strike accuracy
35%
3.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.69
56%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.70
31%
Takedown accuracy
40%
60%
Takedown defense
58%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
60%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexandre Pantoja
  • LDeiveson FigueiredoU-DEC R3
    Close -1405mo before
  • WWilson ReisKO/TKO R1
    Close -1708mo before
  • WYuta SasakiSUB R1
    Close -3351y 1mo before
  • WBrandon MorenoU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 7mo before
  • LDustin OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 11mo before
Matt Schnell
  • WJordan EspinosaSUB R1
    Close +1455mo before
  • WLouis SmolkaSUB R1
    Close +1109mo before
  • WNaoki InoueS-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 6mo before
  • WMarco BeltranU-DEC R3
    Close -1252y 2mo before
  • LHector SandovalKO/TKO R1
    Close -1502y 8mo before
Pantoja — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Schnell — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
25% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pantoja
Schnell
7
UFC fights
6
77.8 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
42.9 min · 7.1 avg
19y 0m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pantoja
Schnell
116W–40L · 74.4%
Overall
77W–20L · 79.4%
84W–32L · 72.4%
Wins
52W–15L · 77.6%
32W–8L · 80.0%
Losses
25W–5L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pantoja
Schnell
95W–31L · 75.4%
Overall
39W–24L · 61.9%
79W–26L · 75.2%
Wins
31W–23L · 57.4%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Distance striking
Pantoja
Schnell
6.03
Landed / min
4.13
41.5%
Accuracy
33.3%
59.6%
Defense
69.6%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
55.0%
Time at distance
78.5%
Grappling & control
Pantoja
Schnell
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.70
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
58.3%
1.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
60.9%
Control share
12.9%
Strike target map
Pantoja
  • Head64%(218)div 63%
  • Body20%(69)div 22%
  • Legs16%(55)div 15%
Schnell
  • Head62%(97)div 63%
  • Body9%(14)div 22%
  • Legs29%(45)div 15%

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

Alexandre Pantoja
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Schnell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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