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UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall
6-1 · USA
VS
BJ Penn
BJ Penn
16-12-2 · USA
December 29, 2018 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Ryan Hall def. BJ Penn by SUB (Heel Hook), R1 2:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:46
Hall6/150/000:00
Penn3/80/001:33
Total
Hall6/150/000:00
Penn3/80/001:33

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
HallWin probabilityPenn
69.6%30.4%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
3%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hall70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%22%
Submission1%2%
Decision53%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Penn30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%43%
Submission1%5%
Decision16%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 3
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R29%
R39%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Hall
69.9%-242
Penn
+24228.9%
Most takedownstie 52.1%
Hall
21.9%+118
Penn
-11825.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hall
Expected: 52.0
52
Over 52
41.9%
+136
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.8%
-136
066131
Penn
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.7%
+134
Under 32.5
57.3%
-134
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Hall
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.9%
+259
Under 0.5
72.1%
-259
035
Penn
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.7%
+215
Under 0.5
68.3%
-215
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 12.5 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
Hall69.6%79.3%−9.7-460
Penn30.4%20.7%+9.7+365

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
75.1Striking63.4
Hall +11.7
17.8Grappling58.7
Penn +40.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HallPenn
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1536
1522
Divisional
1606
1483
Striking offense
1487
1518
Striking defense
1507
1535
Grappling offense
1487
1552
Grappling defense
1560
Physical
33 yrs
Age
40 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.30
Strikes landed / min
2.75
44%
Strike accuracy
49%
0.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.41
74%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
20%
Takedown accuracy
58%
Takedown defense
77%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
52%
+2
Win/loss streak
-5
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
92%
Recent opp. quality
756
Days since last fight
552
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Hall
  • WGray MaynardU-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 1mo before
  • WArtem LobovU-DEC R3
    Close +1453y 1mo before
BJ Penn
  • LDennis SiverM-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 6mo before
  • LYair RodriguezKO/TKO R2
    Close +2901y 11mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R3
    Close +3304y 6mo before
  • LRory MacDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +2756y 1mo before
  • LNick DiazU-DEC R3
    Close +1057y 2mo before
Hall — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Penn — win / loss by method
Record: 16-12-2

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
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 8 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win11loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(36%) 4
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(64%) 7
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Hall
Penn
2
UFC fights
25
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
338.5 min · 13.5 avg
20y 3m
Career length
25y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hall
Penn
23W–15L · 60.5%
Overall
424W–71L · 85.7%
23W–15L · 60.5%
Wins
230W–37L · 86.1%
0W–0L
Losses
194W–34L · 85.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hall
Penn
11W–8L · 57.9%
Overall
43W–8L · 84.3%
10W–7L · 58.8%
Wins
38W–8L · 82.6%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Hall
Penn
3.65
Landed / min
3.66
38.0%
Accuracy
40.2%
78.3%
Defense
62.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
47.5%
Time at distance
46.2%
Grappling & control
Hall
Penn
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
57.8%
Takedown defense
76.6%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
48.0%
Control share
36.2%
Strike target map
Hall
  • Head42%(29)div 63%
  • Body29%(20)div 20%
  • Legs29%(20)div 17%
Penn
  • Head78%(726)div 63%
  • Body16%(153)div 20%
  • Legs6%(53)div 17%

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

Ryan Hall
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.