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UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira
26-6 · BRA
VS
Misha Cirkunov
Misha Cirkunov
13-3 · LVA
December 16, 2017 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Glover Teixeira def. Misha Cirkunov by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:45
Teixeira13/211/100:44
Cirkunov21/430/000:11
Total
Teixeira13/211/100:44
Cirkunov21/430/000:11

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
TeixeiraWin probabilityCirkunov
44.0%56.0%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
24%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 6.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Teixeira44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%65%
Submission8%18%
Decision8%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 13
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 1
Cirkunov56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%56%
Submission16%29%
Decision9%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 21
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R232%
R37%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Teixeira
50.8%-108
Cirkunov
+10847.2%
Most takedownstie 41.7%
Teixeira
44.0%-307
Cirkunov
+30714.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Teixeira
Expected: 26.5
26.5
Over 26.5
42.5%
+135
Under 26.5
57.5%
-135
03467
Cirkunov
Expected: 25.5
25.5
Over 25.5
42.4%
+136
Under 25.5
57.6%
-136
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Teixeira
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
34.9%
+144
Exactly 1
14.7%
push
Under 1
50.4%
-144
035
Cirkunov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.9%
+336
Under 0.5
77.1%
-336
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 6.8 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
Teixeira44.0%42.9%+1.1+125
Cirkunov56.0%57.1%−1.1-145

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
63.6Striking78.0
Cirkunov +14.5
58.1Grappling88.2
Cirkunov +30.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TeixeiraCirkunov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1622
Pound-for-pound
1563
1619
Divisional
1563
1521
Striking offense
1498
1493
Striking defense
1506
1523
Grappling offense
1541
1528
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
38 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.45
Strikes landed / min
4.23
44%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.59
Strikes absorbed / min
2.42
57%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.19
Takedowns / 15 min
4.88
51%
Takedown accuracy
56%
60%
Takedown defense
67%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
80%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
78%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
202
Days since last fight
202
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Glover Teixeira
  • LAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R5
    Close +2507mo before
  • WJared CannonierU-DEC R3
    Close -23010mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2001y 4mo before
  • WRashad EvansKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y 8mo before
  • WPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R2
    Close -5252y 1mo before
Misha Cirkunov
  • LVolkan OezdemirKO/TKO R1
    Close -4707mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close -1051y before
  • WIon CutelabaSUB R3
    Close -2201y 6mo before
  • WAlex NicholsonSUB R2
    Close -7001y 10mo before
  • WDaniel JollyKO/TKO R1
    Close -5702y 4mo before
Teixeira — win / loss by method
Record: 26-6-0

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
16 wins, 3 losses
W
62% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
17win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (12%)Decision(50%) 1
Cirkunov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Teixeira
Cirkunov
13
UFC fights
5
129.9 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
27.7 min · 5.5 avg
24y 2m
Career length
16y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Teixeira
Cirkunov
215W–51L · 80.8%
Overall
51W–6L · 89.5%
146W–39L · 78.9%
Wins
38W–5L · 88.4%
69W–12L · 85.2%
Losses
13W–1L · 92.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Teixeira
Cirkunov
173W–79L · 68.7%
Overall
80W–36L · 69.0%
163W–76L · 68.2%
Wins
68W–29L · 70.1%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
12W–7L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Teixeira
Cirkunov
3.71
Landed / min
4.58
35.1%
Accuracy
44.6%
62.9%
Defense
72.2%
0.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
50.6%
Time at distance
58.4%
Grappling & control
Teixeira
Cirkunov
2.19
Takedowns / 15 min
4.88
51.4%
Takedown accuracy
56.3%
59.5%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.63
62.4%
Control share
75.8%
Strike target map
Teixeira
  • Head87%(389)div 66%
  • Body13%(56)div 18%
  • Legs1%(3)div 16%
Cirkunov
  • Head79%(92)div 66%
  • Body18%(21)div 18%
  • Legs3%(4)div 16%

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

Glover Teixeira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Misha Cirkunov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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