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UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
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Paul Craig
Paul Craig
11-3 · GBR
June 29, 2019 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.5lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Alonzo Menifield def. Paul Craig by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:19
Menifield8/220/001:22
Craig7/130/100:12
Total
Menifield8/220/001:22
Craig7/130/100:12

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
MenifieldWin probabilityCraig
59.1%40.9%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
12%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Menifield59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%69%
Submission2%4%
Decision16%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 8
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Craig41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%46%
Submission10%24%
Decision12%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 7
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R231%
R317%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Menifield
62.9%-176
Craig
+17635.7%
Most takedownstie 54.3%
Menifield
39.0%-587
Craig
+5876.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
41.6%
+137
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.9%
-137
055110
Craig
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.5%
+135
Under 32.5
57.5%
-135
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
28.1%
+210
Exactly 1
12.9%
push
Under 1
59.0%
-210
035
Craig
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.8%
Exactly 0
90.2%
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 9.2 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
Menifield59.1%75.2%−16.1-350
Craig40.9%24.8%+16.1+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
79.6Striking57.2
Menifield +22.4
25.0Grappling50.1
Craig +25.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MenifieldCraig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1527
1543
Divisional
1527
1507
Striking offense
1492
1501
Striking defense
1503
1503
Grappling offense
1516
1504
Grappling defense
1481
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.39
Strikes landed / min
1.91
55%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
48%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
Takedown accuracy
19%
100%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alonzo Menifield
  • WVinicius MoreiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2905mo before
Paul Craig
  • WKennedy NzechukwuSUB R3
    Close +1603mo before
  • LJimmy CruteSUB R3
    Close +2457mo before
  • WMagomed AnkalaevSUB R3
    Close +5501y 3mo before
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 11mo before
  • LTyson PedroKO/TKO R1
    Close +1202y 4mo before
Menifield — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
91% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (100%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Menifield
Craig
1
UFC fights
6
3.9 min · 3.9 avg
Octagon time
60.3 min · 10.0 avg
10y 8m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Menifield
Craig
9W–1L · 90.0%
Overall
45W–2L · 95.7%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Wins
27W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–2L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Menifield
Craig
32W–12L · 72.7%
Overall
15W–9L · 62.5%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
15W–9L · 62.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Menifield
Craig
12.25
Landed / min
3.54
52.2%
Accuracy
37.6%
50.0%
Defense
64.8%
3.81
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.8%
Time at distance
35.6%
Grappling & control
Menifield
Craig
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
Takedown accuracy
19.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.49
26.6%
Control share
28.0%
Strike target map
Menifield
  • Head97%(32)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%
Craig
  • Head34%(39)div 65%
  • Body41%(47)div 19%
  • Legs25%(29)div 16%

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

Alonzo Menifield
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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