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UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
11-1 · USA
VS
Raphael Assuncao
Raphael Assuncao
27-6 · BRA
August 17, 2019 · Anaheim, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Cory Sandhagen def. Raphael Assuncao by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sandhagen25/520/100:35
Assuncao16/340/000:06
R2
Sandhagen14/200/002:53
Assuncao13/191/200:57
R3
Sandhagen23/440/000:18
Assuncao16/283/401:07
Total
Sandhagen62/1160/103:46
Assuncao45/814/602:10

Scorecards

Sandhagen vs Assuncao

RdLuis CobianMichael BellRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-1010-910-99.7-9.3
Total29-2830-2730-2729.6-27.4

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 15 Sandhagen · 0 Assuncao

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sandhagen-Assuncao.

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
SandhagenWin probabilityAssuncao
86.9%13.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
7%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sandhagen87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%38%
Submission6%7%
Decision48%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 62
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Assuncao13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%22%
Submission1%10%
Decision9%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 45
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 4
Combined totals~111 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R211%
R321%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Sandhagen
77.1%-349
Assuncao
+34922.1%
Most takedownstie 46.3%
Sandhagen
13.2%+308
Assuncao
-30840.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 73.2
73
Over 73
42.2%
+135
Exactly 73
0.9%
push
Under 73
56.8%
-135
092184
Assuncao
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
41.9%
+134
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.3%
-134
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.9%
Exactly 0
80.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Assuncao
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
46.1%
+117
Under 0.5
53.9%
-117
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 12.3 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
Sandhagen86.9%69.8%+17.1-260
Assuncao13.1%30.2%−17.1+220

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
74.0Striking71.3
Sandhagen +2.7
50.8Grappling45.9
Sandhagen +4.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SandhagenAssuncao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1589
Pound-for-pound
1640
1572
Divisional
1648
1521
Striking offense
1485
1515
Striking defense
1530
1505
Grappling offense
1468
1501
Grappling defense
1564
Physical
27 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'5"
70"
Reach
66"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.49
Strikes landed / min
3.73
48%
Strike accuracy
41%
4.68
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
61%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
57%
Takedown accuracy
33%
20%
Takedown defense
81%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
79%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
75%
Finish rate
27%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cory Sandhagen
  • WJohn LinekerS-DEC R3
    Close +1354mo before
  • WMario BautistaSUB R1
    Close -5257mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraKO/TKO R2
    Close -2001y before
  • WAustin ArnettKO/TKO R2
    Close -2001y 7mo before
Raphael Assuncao
  • LMarlon MoraesSUB R1
    Close +1306mo before
  • WRob FontU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 1mo before
  • WMatthew LopezKO/TKO R3
    Close -3701y 9mo before
  • WMarlon MoraesS-DEC R3
    Close +2202y 2mo before
  • WAljamain SterlingS-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 7mo before
Sandhagen — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1
Assuncao — win / loss by method
Record: 27-6-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
37% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 3 losses
W
48% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(33%) 1
8 (73%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (56%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (31%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Sandhagen
Assuncao
4
UFC fights
14
33.3 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
164.9 min · 11.8 avg
11y 2m
Career length
22y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sandhagen
Assuncao
87W–20L · 81.3%
Overall
194W–44L · 81.5%
87W–20L · 81.3%
Wins
150W–35L · 81.1%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–9L · 83.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sandhagen
Assuncao
49W–20L · 71.0%
Overall
215W–73L · 74.7%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Wins
154W–61L · 71.6%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
61W–12L · 83.6%
Distance striking
Sandhagen
Assuncao
8.70
Landed / min
3.77
43.8%
Accuracy
38.0%
61.1%
Defense
71.3%
0.90
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
63.1%
Time at distance
81.1%
Grappling & control
Sandhagen
Assuncao
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
20.0%
Takedown defense
81.3%
0.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.18
67.7%
Control share
74.1%
Strike target map
Sandhagen
  • Head68%(193)div 63%
  • Body14%(41)div 21%
  • Legs17%(49)div 16%
Assuncao
  • Head56%(342)div 63%
  • Body14%(87)div 21%
  • Legs30%(186)div 16%

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

Cory Sandhagen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Raphael Assuncao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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