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UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett
12-1 · USA
VS
Ricardo Lamas
Ricardo Lamas
18-5 · USA
December 16, 2017 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Featherweight · 3 rounds
148.5lbMissed +2.5
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Josh Emmett def. Ricardo Lamas by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:33
Emmett10/380/010:00
Lamas17/370/000:00
Total
Emmett10/380/010:00
Lamas17/370/000:00

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
EmmettWin probabilityLamas
29.1%70.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
4%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 13.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Emmett29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%20%
Submission0%2%
Decision23%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 10
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Lamas71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%
Submission3%4%
Decision48%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3683)act 17
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~120 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R22%
R320%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Emmett
43.6%+127
Lamas
-12755.5%
Most takedownstie 59.0%
Emmett
7.9%+418
Lamas
-41833.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Emmett
Expected: 56.4
56.5
Over 56.5
42.4%
+136
Under 56.5
57.6%
-136
071141
Lamas
Expected: 64.1
64
Over 64
42.0%
+135
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
56.9%
-135
081161
Takedowns — over/under
Emmett
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.8%
Exactly 0
89.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lamas
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.4%
+183
Under 0.5
64.6%
-183
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 13.5 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
Emmett29.1%28.0%+1.1+245
Lamas70.9%72.0%−1.1-290

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
66.3Striking65.3
Emmett +1.0
52.3Grappling43.9
Emmett +8.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EmmettLamas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1625
1546
Divisional
1621
1493
Striking offense
1508
1504
Striking defense
1516
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.15
Strikes landed / min
2.97
37%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.63
Strikes absorbed / min
2.75
65%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.25
Takedowns / 15 min
1.59
53%
Takedown accuracy
28%
50%
Takedown defense
40%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Emmett
  • WFelipe ArantesU-DEC R3
    Close -24056d before
  • LDesmond GreenS-DEC R3
    Close -2008mo before
  • WScott HoltzmanU-DEC R3
    Close -1951y before
  • WJon TuckS-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 7mo before
Ricardo Lamas
  • WJason KnightKO/TKO R1
    Close -1055mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraSUB R2
    Close -1101y 1mo before
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close +2301y 6mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -4402y 1mo before
  • LChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close +3652y 8mo before
Emmett — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Lamas — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
28% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Emmett
Lamas
4
UFC fights
12
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
122.3 min · 10.2 avg
14y 10m
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Emmett
Lamas
55W–16L · 77.5%
Overall
223W–38L · 85.4%
36W–11L · 76.6%
Wins
169W–32L · 84.1%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Losses
54W–6L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Emmett
Lamas
50W–51L · 49.5%
Overall
148W–36L · 80.4%
50W–51L · 49.5%
Wins
117W–32L · 78.5%
0W–0L
Losses
31W–4L · 88.6%
Distance striking
Emmett
Lamas
4.00
Landed / min
3.99
33.1%
Accuracy
37.7%
66.6%
Defense
62.0%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
78.0%
Time at distance
49.8%
Grappling & control
Emmett
Lamas
2.25
Takedowns / 15 min
1.59
52.9%
Takedown accuracy
27.7%
50.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.98
63.1%
Control share
54.5%
Strike target map
Emmett
  • Head55%(138)div 64%
  • Body24%(61)div 19%
  • Legs20%(50)div 17%
Lamas
  • Head49%(179)div 64%
  • Body17%(62)div 19%
  • Legs34%(122)div 17%

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

Josh Emmett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ricardo Lamas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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