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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
12-3 · USA
VS
Dong Hyun Ma
Dong Hyun Ma
16-9-3 · KOR
August 3, 2019 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Scott Holtzman def. Dong Hyun Ma by KO/TKO (Doctor's Stoppage), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holtzman8/250/013:07
Hyun Ma5/100/000:00
R2
Holtzman36/671/201:47
Hyun Ma11/481/300:36
Total
Holtzman44/921/214:54
Hyun Ma16/581/300:36

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
HoltzmanWin probabilityHyun Ma
60.4%39.6%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
19%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Holtzman60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%36%
Submission10%16%
Decision29%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 44
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 1
Hyun Ma40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%40%
Submission9%23%
Decision15%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 16
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R219%
R310%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Holtzman
60.7%-159
Hyun Ma
+15938.1%
Most takedownstie 37.0%
Holtzman
46.0%-270
Hyun Ma
+27017.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 48.4
48.5
Over 48.5
42.4%
+136
Under 48.5
57.6%
-136
061122
Hyun Ma
Expected: 37.8
38
Over 38
41.3%
+138
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
57.0%
-138
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.1%
+126
Exactly 1
18.2%
push
Under 1
45.7%
-126
035
Hyun Ma
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.8%
+260
Under 0.5
72.2%
-260
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 9.8 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
Holtzman60.4%77.0%−16.6-390
Hyun Ma39.6%23.0%+16.6+320

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
69.8Striking59.0
Holtzman +10.8
58.4Grappling42.1
Holtzman +16.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HoltzmanHyun Ma
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1511
1556
Divisional
1523
1511
Striking offense
1494
1499
Striking defense
1488
1524
Grappling offense
1496
1504
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
35 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.36
Strikes landed / min
3.54
51%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.41
Strikes absorbed / min
4.56
54%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.56
59%
Takedown accuracy
60%
65%
Takedown defense
33%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
167
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Scott Holtzman
  • LNik LentzU-DEC R3
    Close -1605mo before
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R3
    Close +26010mo before
  • WDarrell HorcherU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 8mo before
  • WMichael McBrideU-DEC R3
    Close -2802y 3mo before
  • LJosh EmmettU-DEC R3
    Close +1682y 8mo before
Dong Hyun Ma
  • LDevonte SmithKO/TKO R1
    Close +2306mo before
  • WDamien BrownS-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 6mo before
  • WTakanori GomiKO/TKO R1
    Close -3501y 10mo before
  • WBrendan O'ReillyU-DEC R3
    Close -1502y 8mo before
  • LMarco Polo ReyesKO/TKO R3
    Close -1053y 2mo before
Holtzman — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Hyun Ma — win / loss by method
Record: 16-9-3

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, 3 losses
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win6loss3draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (46%)Submission(33%) 2
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Holtzman
Hyun Ma
8
UFC fights
6
116.4 min · 14.5 avg
Octagon time
57.7 min · 9.6 avg
14y 6m
Career length
19y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Holtzman
Hyun Ma
114W–31L · 78.6%
Overall
89W–36L · 71.2%
60W–15L · 80.0%
Wins
56W–26L · 68.3%
54W–16L · 77.1%
Losses
33W–10L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holtzman
Hyun Ma
52W–32L · 61.9%
Overall
109W–84L · 56.5%
52W–32L · 61.9%
Wins
49W–41L · 54.4%
0W–0L
Losses
60W–43L · 58.3%
Distance striking
Holtzman
Hyun Ma
6.27
Landed / min
5.04
41.0%
Accuracy
41.3%
60.4%
Defense
58.9%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
38.2%
Time at distance
53.2%
Grappling & control
Holtzman
Hyun Ma
2.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.56
59.4%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
64.6%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.26
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
63.5%
Control share
52.9%
Strike target map
Holtzman
  • Head69%(350)div 63%
  • Body20%(100)div 20%
  • Legs11%(57)div 17%
Hyun Ma
  • Head70%(143)div 63%
  • Body14%(28)div 20%
  • Legs16%(33)div 17%

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

Scott Holtzman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dong Hyun Ma
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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