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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Matt Schnell
Matt Schnell
13-4 · USA
VS
Jordan Espinosa
Jordan Espinosa
14-5 · USA
August 3, 2019 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Matt Schnell def. Jordan Espinosa by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 1:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:23
Schnell3/120/000:00
Espinosa5/60/100:25
Total
Schnell3/120/000:00
Espinosa5/60/100:25

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
SchnellWin probabilityEspinosa
26.1%73.9%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
14%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schnell26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%32%
Submission4%15%
Decision14%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 3
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Espinosa74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%31%
Submission10%13%
Decision41%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3376)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R210%
R316%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Schnell
34.2%+189
Espinosa
-18964.7%
Most takedownstie 59.8%
Schnell
17.9%+124
Espinosa
-12422.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schnell
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
42.8%
+134
Under 41.5
57.2%
-134
053105
Espinosa
Expected: 58.4
58.5
Over 58.5
42.3%
+136
Under 58.5
57.7%
-136
073146
Takedowns — over/under
Schnell
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.5%
+364
Under 0.5
78.5%
-364
035
Espinosa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.9%
+286
Under 0.5
74.1%
-286
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 11.5 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
Schnell26.1%40.2%−14.1+145
Espinosa73.9%59.8%+14.1-155

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
62.6Striking73.8
Espinosa +11.1
55.0Grappling20.2
Schnell +34.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchnellEspinosa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1528
1538
Divisional
1528
1499
Striking offense
1499
1490
Striking defense
1505
1482
Grappling offense
1493
1507
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.69
Strikes landed / min
3.13
35%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.69
Strikes absorbed / min
1.67
63%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.72
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
40%
Takedown accuracy
33%
55%
Takedown defense
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Schnell
  • WLouis SmolkaSUB R1
    Close +1105mo before
  • WNaoki InoueS-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 1mo before
  • WMarco BeltranU-DEC R3
    Close -1251y 10mo before
  • LHector SandovalKO/TKO R1
    Close -1502y 3mo before
  • LRob FontKO/TKO R1
    Close +2302y 8mo before
Jordan Espinosa
  • WEric SheltonU-DEC R3
    Close +1104mo before
Schnell — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Espinosa — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0, 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (54%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (31%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Schnell
Espinosa
5
UFC fights
1
41.5 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
13y 10m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schnell
Espinosa
63W–15L · 80.8%
Overall
12W–5L · 70.6%
38W–10L · 79.2%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
25W–5L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schnell
Espinosa
39W–24L · 61.9%
Overall
94W–53L · 63.9%
31W–23L · 57.4%
Wins
72W–40L · 64.3%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
22W–13L · 62.9%
Distance striking
Schnell
Espinosa
4.16
Landed / min
3.23
33.6%
Accuracy
45.1%
70.5%
Defense
68.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
78.8%
Time at distance
94.8%
Grappling & control
Schnell
Espinosa
0.72
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
54.5%
Takedown defense
1.45
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
13.8%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Schnell
  • Head62%(95)div 62%
  • Body9%(14)div 23%
  • Legs29%(44)div 15%
Espinosa
  • Head40%(19)div 62%
  • Body21%(10)div 23%
  • Legs38%(18)div 15%

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

Matt Schnell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jordan Espinosa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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