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UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Gable Steveson
Gable Steveson
3-0 · USA
VS
Elisha Ellison
Elisha Ellison
5-2 · USA
July 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
241.0lb
Weigh-in
236.0lb
Gable Steveson def. Elisha Ellison by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:31
Steveson41/570/110:10
Ellison13/330/000:00
Total
Steveson41/570/110:10
Ellison13/330/000:00

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
StevesonWin probabilityEllison
69.7%30.3%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
17%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Steveson70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%46%62%
Submission11%16%21%
Decision27%38%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 41
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.7)act 0
Ellison30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%45%6%
Submission6%20%2%
Decision10%35%3%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R215%
R311%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Steveson
57.2%-138
Ellison
+13841.5%
Most takedownstie 23.3%
Steveson
68.2%-801
Ellison
+8018.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Steveson
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
39.6%
+153
Under 42.5
60.4%
-153
053106
Ellison
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.3%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Steveson
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
53.0%
-113
Under 1.5
47.0%
+113
036
Ellison
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.6%
Exactly 0
79.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.1 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
Steveson69.7%89.6%−19.9-1453
Ellison30.3%10.4%+19.9+816
By method
Steveson by KO/TKO31.8%61.9%−30.1-256
Steveson by submission11.8%21.1%−9.3+309
Steveson by decision26.1%5.4%+20.7+1493
Ellison by KO/TKO13.8%6.4%+7.4+1253
Ellison by submission5.1%2.4%+2.7+3452
Ellison by decision11.3%2.8%+8.5+2960
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.9%23.4%+40.5+297
Over 2.5 rds48.6%14.3%+34.3+548
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.5%9.3%+28.2+928

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StevesonEllison
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1494
1509
Divisional
1494
1474
Striking offense
1495
1500
Striking defense
1493
1561
Grappling offense
1492
1558
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.57
Strike accuracy
33%
Strikes absorbed / min
15.13
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gable Steveson
No prior UFC fights.
Elisha Ellison
  • LBrando PericicKO/TKO R1
    Close +1809mo before
Steveson — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Ellison — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Steveson
Ellison
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
1.9 min · 1.9 avg
Career length
2y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Steveson
Ellison
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Steveson
Ellison
14W–4L · 77.8%
Overall
19W–18L · 51.4%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Wins
14W–18L · 43.8%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Steveson
Ellison
Landed / min
2.76
Accuracy
25.0%
Defense
45.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
37.8%
Grappling & control
Steveson
Ellison
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
31.0%
Strike target map
Steveson
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Ellison
  • Head67%(2)div 65%
  • Body33%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Gable Steveson

No UFC fights on record.

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

Elisha Ellison
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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