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UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
Emily Whitmire
Emily Whitmire
3-2 · USA
VS
Aleksandra Albu
Aleksandra Albu
3-0 · RUS
February 17, 2019 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
Emily Whitmire def. Aleksandra Albu by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:01
Whitmire3/51/100:50
Albu2/50/000:00
Total
Whitmire3/51/100:50
Albu2/50/000:00

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
WhitmireWin probabilityAlbu
59.2%40.8%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
28%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Whitmire59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%
Submission14%24%
Decision28%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 3
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.0)act 1
Albu41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%
Submission13%33%
Decision15%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 2
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R216%
R38%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Whitmire
44.4%+122
Albu
-12254.1%
Most takedownstie 28.4%
Whitmire
48.1%-205
Albu
+20523.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Whitmire
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
41.6%
+136
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.4%
-136
04283
Albu
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
42.9%
+133
Under 36.5
57.1%
-133
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Whitmire
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
39.4%
-111
Exactly 1
25.1%
push
Under 1
35.5%
+111
035
Albu
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.5%
+135
Under 0.5
57.5%
-135
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 9.4 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
Whitmire59.2%50.0%+9.2-110
Albu40.8%50.0%−9.2-110

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
61.5Striking61.6
Albu +0.1
47.9Grappling71.6
Albu +23.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WhitmireAlbu
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1531
1517
Divisional
1531
Striking offense
Striking defense
1501
Grappling offense
1495
1501
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'2"
63"
Reach
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.60
Strikes landed / min
5.26
31%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.02
Strikes absorbed / min
5.01
58%
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.18
50%
Takedown accuracy
56%
75%
Takedown defense
82%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
225
Days since last fight
568
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Emily Whitmire
  • WJamie MoyleU-DEC R3
    Close +1607mo before
  • LGillian RobertsonSUB R1
    Close -1901y 3mo before
Aleksandra Albu
  • WKailin CurranU-DEC R3
    Close -1751y 7mo before
  • WIzabela BadurekSUB R2
    Close -2253y 10mo before
Whitmire — win / loss by method
Record: 3-2-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Albu — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Whitmire
Albu
2
UFC fights
2
17.2 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
23.6 min · 11.8 avg
10y 10m
Career length
13y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Whitmire
Albu
7W–4L · 63.6%
Overall
9W–6L · 60.0%
4W–2L · 66.7%
Wins
9W–6L · 60.0%
3W–2L · 60.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Whitmire
Albu
2W–7L · 22.2%
Overall
0W–0L
2W–7L · 22.2%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Whitmire
Albu
4.62
Landed / min
9.25
26.1%
Accuracy
40.9%
57.8%
Defense
51.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
57.8%
Time at distance
34.9%
Grappling & control
Whitmire
Albu
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.18
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
75.0%
Takedown defense
81.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.64
78.8%
Control share
32.8%
Strike target map
Whitmire
  • Head65%(40)div 62%
  • Body15%(9)div 21%
  • Legs21%(13)div 16%
Albu
  • Head76%(94)div 62%
  • Body19%(24)div 21%
  • Legs5%(6)div 16%

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

Emily Whitmire
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aleksandra Albu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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