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UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Geoff Neal
Geoff Neal
12-2 · USA
VS
Mike Perry
Mike Perry
13-5 · USA
December 14, 2019 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Geoff Neal def. Mike Perry by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:30
Neal15/230/010:02
Perry5/100/000:00
Total
Neal15/230/010:02
Perry5/100/000:00

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
NealWin probabilityPerry
55.9%44.1%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
7%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Neal56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%
Submission6%10%
Decision34%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 15
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Perry44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%39%
Submission1%3%
Decision26%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3683)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~137 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R29%
R316%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Neal
55.8%-129
Perry
+12943.3%
Most takedownstie 49.5%
Neal
28.0%-125
Perry
+12522.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Neal
Expected: 73.2
73
Over 73
42.2%
+135
Exactly 73
0.9%
push
Under 73
56.8%
-135
092184
Perry
Expected: 64.1
64
Over 64
42.0%
+135
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
56.9%
-135
081161
Takedowns — over/under
Neal
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.4%
+191
Under 0.5
65.6%
-191
035
Perry
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.4%
+240
Under 0.5
70.6%
-240
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 12.1 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
Neal55.9%72.4%−16.5-300
Perry44.1%27.6%+16.5+250

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
76.8Striking65.1
Neal +11.8
58.3Grappling41.5
Neal +16.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NealPerry
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1553
1579
Divisional
1545
1517
Striking offense
1511
1501
Striking defense
1512
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.81
Strikes landed / min
4.28
48%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.74
Strikes absorbed / min
4.43
66%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.94
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
50%
Takedown accuracy
42%
100%
Takedown defense
70%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
55%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
75%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Geoff Neal
  • WNiko PriceKO/TKO R2
    Close -3355mo before
  • WBelal MuhammadU-DEC R3
    Close -20011mo before
  • WFrank CamachoKO/TKO R2
    Close -2101y 3mo before
  • WBrian CamozziSUB R1
    Close -2101y 10mo before
Mike Perry
  • LVicente LuqueS-DEC R3
    Close +2104mo before
  • WAlex OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close +1458mo before
  • LDonald CerroneSUB R1
    Close -2001y 1mo before
  • WPaul FelderS-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 5mo before
  • LMax GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close -3001y 10mo before
Neal — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Perry — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
85% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
15% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Neal
Perry
4
UFC fights
11
31.8 min · 8.0 avg
Octagon time
120.5 min · 11.0 avg
13y 11m
Career length
11y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Neal
Perry
56W–14L · 80.0%
Overall
206W–57L · 78.3%
56W–14L · 80.0%
Wins
105W–29L · 78.4%
0W–0L
Losses
101W–28L · 78.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Neal
Perry
43W–15L · 74.1%
Overall
31W–12L · 72.1%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Wins
31W–12L · 72.1%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Neal
Perry
5.55
Landed / min
4.19
42.1%
Accuracy
42.3%
67.0%
Defense
59.7%
1.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.87
69.6%
Time at distance
76.1%
Grappling & control
Neal
Perry
0.94
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
70.0%
0.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
80.0%
Control share
67.6%
Strike target map
Neal
  • Head91%(169)div 63%
  • Body6%(12)div 20%
  • Legs2%(4)div 16%
Perry
  • Head65%(336)div 63%
  • Body15%(75)div 20%
  • Legs20%(105)div 16%

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

Geoff Neal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Perry
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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