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UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
Clay Guida
Clay Guida
34-18 · USA
VS
BJ Penn
BJ Penn
16-13-2 · USA
May 11, 2019 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
153.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Clay Guida def. BJ Penn by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Guida21/690/000:00
Penn23/690/000:00
R2
Guida27/681/201:05
Penn21/570/000:00
R3
Guida32/710/002:58
Penn20/510/000:00
Total
Guida80/2081/204:03
Penn64/1770/000:00

Scorecards

Guida vs Penn

RdDerek ClearyFabio AlvesHallison PontesCommunity
R19-109-109-109.3-9.7
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-810-8.9
Total29-2829-2829-2729.2-27.7

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 16 Guida · 0 Penn

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Guida-Penn.

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
GuidaWin probabilityPenn
51.7%48.3%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
4%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Guida52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%15%
Submission2%4%
Decision42%81%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 80
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 1
Penn48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%36%
Submission2%4%
Decision29%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 64
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R26%
R314%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Guida
52.8%-115
Penn
+11546.0%
Most takedownstie 51.9%
Guida
34.4%-250
Penn
+25013.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Guida
Expected: 48.8
49
Over 49
41.5%
+138
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
57.1%
-138
061122
Penn
Expected: 45.3
45.5
Over 45.5
42.2%
+137
Under 45.5
57.8%
-137
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Guida
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.6%
+159
Under 0.5
61.4%
-159
035
Penn
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.0%
Exactly 0
81.0%
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 13.0 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
Guida51.7%84.7%−33.0-750
Penn48.3%15.3%+33.0+525

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
62.6Striking63.4
Penn +0.8
61.3Grappling58.6
Guida +2.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GuidaPenn
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1520
1580
Divisional
1586
1454
Striking offense
1482
1518
Striking defense
1506
1537
Grappling offense
1486
1520
Grappling defense
1553
Physical
37 yrs
Age
40 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.41
Strikes landed / min
2.74
32%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
3.40
66%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.11
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
36%
Takedown accuracy
58%
74%
Takedown defense
77%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-6
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
43%
Finish rate
92%
Recent opp. quality
336
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Clay Guida
  • LCharles OliveiraSUB R1
    Close +12011mo before
  • WJoe LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1251y 6mo before
  • WErik KochU-DEC R3
    Close +2901y 11mo before
  • LBrian OrtegaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1952y 11mo before
  • LThiago TavaresSUB R1
    Close -1703y 6mo before
BJ Penn
  • LRyan HallSUB R1
    Close +3654mo before
  • LDennis SiverM-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 11mo before
  • LYair RodriguezKO/TKO R2
    Close +2902y 4mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R3
    Close +3304y 10mo before
  • LRory MacDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +2756y 5mo before
Guida — win / loss by method
Record: 34-18-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 9 losses
W
41% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 6 losses
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 1 loss
W
3% of wins
L
6% of losses
UFC
14win12loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(17%) 2
4 (29%)Submission(42%) 5
8 (57%)Decision(42%) 5
Non-UFC
20win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (50%)Submission(67%) 4
5 (25%)Decision(17%) 1
1 (5%)DQ / other(17%) 1
Penn — win / loss by method
Record: 16-13-2

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, 4 losses
W
44% of wins
L
31% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 8 losses
W
19% of wins
L
62% of losses
UFC
12win12loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(33%) 4
4 (33%)Submission(8%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(58%) 7
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Guida
Penn
26
UFC fights
26
304.3 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
341.3 min · 13.1 avg
23y 0m
Career length
25y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Guida
Penn
434W–103L · 80.8%
Overall
430W–72L · 85.7%
253W–68L · 78.8%
Wins
230W–37L · 86.1%
181W–35L · 83.8%
Losses
200W–35L · 85.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Guida
Penn
162W–82L · 66.4%
Overall
43W–8L · 84.3%
135W–71L · 65.5%
Wins
38W–8L · 82.6%
27W–11L · 71.1%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Guida
Penn
2.88
Landed / min
3.64
23.0%
Accuracy
40.2%
71.5%
Defense
62.3%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
45.6%
Time at distance
46.2%
Grappling & control
Guida
Penn
3.11
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
57.8%
74.1%
Takedown defense
76.6%
0.69
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
82.5%
Control share
36.8%
Strike target map
Guida
  • Head62%(457)div 63%
  • Body14%(106)div 20%
  • Legs23%(169)div 17%
Penn
  • Head78%(727)div 63%
  • Body16%(154)div 20%
  • Legs6%(54)div 17%

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

Clay Guida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

BJ Penn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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