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Chas Skelly
Chas Skelly
17-3 · USA
VS
Jordan Griffin
Jordan Griffin
17-6 · USA
September 14, 2019 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Chas Skelly def. Jordan Griffin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Skelly7/191/102:49
Griffin10/270/000:55
R2
Skelly8/240/102:06
Griffin19/371/101:43
R3
Skelly6/160/103:40
Griffin8/230/000:19
Total
Skelly21/591/308:35
Griffin37/871/102:57

Scorecards

Skelly vs Griffin

RdMichael BellMitchell CadlickSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-109.4-9.6
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829.4-27.6

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 14 Skelly · 0 Griffin

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Skelly-Griffin.

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
SkellyWin probabilityGriffin
39.6%60.4%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
29%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Skelly40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%35%
Submission14%34%
Decision12%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 21
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 1
Griffin60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%43%
Submission15%26%
Decision19%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 37
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R221%
R38%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Skelly
48.9%+100
Griffin
-10049.0%
Most takedownstie 28.9%
Skelly
54.9%-339
Griffin
+33916.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Skelly
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.5%
+135
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.0%
-135
03366
Griffin
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.5%
+135
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.0%
-135
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Skelly
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.7%
+119
Under 1.5
54.3%
-119
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.9%
+214
Under 0.5
68.1%
-214
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 8.2 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
Skelly39.6%39.9%−0.3+145
Griffin60.4%60.1%+0.3-160

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
54.0Striking63.9
Griffin +9.9
59.5Grappling28.4
Skelly +31.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SkellyGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1582
Pound-for-pound
1515
1581
Divisional
1515
1488
Striking offense
1502
1494
Striking defense
1500
1525
Grappling offense
1501
1500
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
34 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.12
Strikes landed / min
3.73
41%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.49
Strikes absorbed / min
3.73
48%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
34%
Takedown accuracy
0%
35%
Takedown defense
57%
2.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
83%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
273
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chas Skelly
  • LJason KnightKO/TKO R3
    Close -1102y 4mo before
  • WChris GruetzemacherSUB R2
    Close -3502y 7mo before
  • WMaximo BlancoSUB R1
    Close -1503y before
  • LDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close -1753y 6mo before
  • WEdimilson SouzaSUB R2
    Close -1853y 10mo before
Jordan Griffin
  • LDan IgeU-DEC R3
    Close +1459mo before
Skelly — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0, 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
17win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (29%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (47%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (24%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Skelly
Griffin
10
UFC fights
1
90.2 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
17y 4m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Skelly
Griffin
127W–26L · 83.0%
Overall
9W–2L · 81.8%
82W–19L · 81.2%
Wins
0W–0L
45W–7L · 86.5%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Skelly
Griffin
68W–42L · 61.8%
Overall
153W–73L · 67.7%
68W–42L · 61.8%
Wins
131W–69L · 65.5%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–4L · 84.6%
Distance striking
Skelly
Griffin
4.01
Landed / min
7.96
31.9%
Accuracy
47.7%
61.6%
Defense
62.3%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
32.9%
Time at distance
26.0%
Grappling & control
Skelly
Griffin
1.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
34.4%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
35.0%
Takedown defense
57.1%
2.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
56.3%
Control share
36.5%
Strike target map
Skelly
  • Head85%(163)div 65%
  • Body12%(22)div 19%
  • Legs3%(6)div 16%
Griffin
  • Head88%(49)div 65%
  • Body13%(7)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Chas Skelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jordan Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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