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UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Demian Maia
Demian Maia
27-9 · BRA
VS
Ben Askren
Ben Askren
19-1 · USA
October 26, 2019 · Kallang, Singapore
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Demian Maia def. Ben Askren by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 3:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Maia28/540/000:00
Askren27/451/200:46
R2
Maia23/440/000:38
Askren22/531/100:35
R3 · 3:54
Maia18/240/000:51
Askren14/292/400:33
Total
Maia69/1220/001:29
Askren63/1274/701:54

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
MaiaWin probabilityAskren
28.7%71.3%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
21%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 17.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Maia29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%14%
Submission8%28%
Decision17%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 69
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.3)act 0
Askren71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%29%
Submission13%19%
Decision37%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2457)act 63
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 4
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R28%
R38%
R44%
R53%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Maia
39.9%+147
Askren
-14758.7%
Most takedownstie 28.2%
Maia
50.2%-233
Askren
+23321.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Maia
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
42.7%
+134
Under 35.5
57.3%
-134
04590
Askren
Expected: 43.7
43.5
Over 43.5
42.8%
+133
Under 43.5
57.2%
-133
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Maia
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
46.9%
+113
Under 1.5
53.1%
-113
035
Askren
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+167
Under 0.5
62.5%
-167
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 17.3 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
Maia28.7%40.4%−11.7+140
Askren71.3%59.6%+11.7-160

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
66.2Striking3.6
Maia +62.6
55.8Grappling69.7
Askren +13.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MaiaAskren
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1667
Pound-for-pound
1579
1634
Divisional
1577
1403
Striking offense
1469
1555
Striking defense
1507
1550
Grappling offense
1553
1528
Grappling defense
1538
Physical
41 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.71
Strikes landed / min
0.00
43%
Strike accuracy
0%
1.92
Strikes absorbed / min
8.49
65%
Strike defense
9%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.58
Takedowns / 15 min
4.39
26%
Takedown accuracy
50%
66%
Takedown defense
0%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.4
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
52%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Demian Maia
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinM-DEC R3
    Close -1904mo before
  • WLyman GoodSUB R1
    Close -2009mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R5
    Close +4151y 5mo before
  • LColby CovingtonU-DEC R3
    Close -1202y before
  • LTyron WoodleyU-DEC R5
    Close +1802y 3mo before
Ben Askren
  • LJorge MasvidalKO/TKO R1
    Close -2204mo before
  • WRobbie LawlerSUB R1
    Close -2808mo before
Maia — win / loss by method
Record: 27-9-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
48% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 8 losses
W
41% of wins
L
89% of losses
UFC
21win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (5%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
10 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (48%)Decision(89%) 8
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Askren — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-0, 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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (28%)Submission() 0
7 (39%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Maia
Askren
30
UFC fights
2
378.2 min · 12.6 avg
Octagon time
3.4 min · 1.7 avg
24y 10m
Career length
17y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Maia
Askren
526W–133L · 79.8%
Overall
61W–25L · 70.9%
370W–106L · 77.7%
Wins
28W–12L · 70.0%
156W–27L · 85.2%
Losses
33W–13L · 71.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Maia
Askren
38W–15L · 71.7%
Overall
270W–61L · 81.6%
38W–15L · 71.7%
Wins
270W–61L · 81.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Maia
Askren
1.74
Landed / min
0.00
28.9%
Accuracy
0.0%
68.6%
Defense
33.3%
0.04
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
45.3%
Time at distance
7.3%
Grappling & control
Maia
Askren
2.58
Takedowns / 15 min
4.39
25.9%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
65.6%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.03
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.39
75.5%
Control share
77.3%
Strike target map
Maia
  • Head81%(523)div 63%
  • Body13%(83)div 20%
  • Legs6%(39)div 16%
Askren
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Demian Maia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Askren
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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