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UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier
10-4 · USA
VS
David Branch
David Branch
22-4 · USA
November 3, 2018 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Jared Cannonier def. David Branch by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 0:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cannonier13/350/000:28
Branch9/213/901:58
R2 · 0:39
Cannonier13/210/010:14
Branch1/40/100:00
Total
Cannonier26/560/010:42
Branch10/253/1001:58

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
CannonierWin probabilityBranch
45.6%54.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
40%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cannonier46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%37%
Submission18%38%
Decision11%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 26
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Branch54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%23%
Submission22%41%
Decision19%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 10
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 3
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R210%
R317%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Cannonier
53.5%-119
Branch
+11944.8%
Most takedownstie 50.2%
Cannonier
15.2%+228
Branch
-22834.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cannonier
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.1%
+138
Under 33.5
57.9%
-138
04284
Branch
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.0%
+138
Under 30.5
58.0%
-138
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Cannonier
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.0%
Exactly 0
79.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Branch
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
40.0%
+150
Under 0.5
60.0%
-150
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 8.6 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
Cannonier45.6%26.4%+19.2+265
Branch54.4%73.6%−19.2-325

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
72.9Striking63.0
Cannonier +9.9
25.1Grappling37.9
Branch +12.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CannonierBranch
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1553
1523
Divisional
1552
1506
Striking offense
1477
1491
Striking defense
1512
1478
Grappling offense
1505
1506
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
34 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
78"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.54
Strikes landed / min
1.66
52%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.92
Strikes absorbed / min
1.69
68%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.23
Takedowns / 15 min
2.17
33%
Takedown accuracy
33%
32%
Takedown defense
43%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
57%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jared Cannonier
  • LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1806mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close -19011mo before
  • WNick RoehrickKO/TKO R3
    Close -3501y 4mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 9mo before
  • WIon CutelabaU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 11mo before
David Branch
  • WThiago SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close +1406mo before
  • LLuke RockholdKO/TKO R2
    Close +4001y 2mo before
  • WKrzysztof JotkoS-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 6mo before
  • LRousimar PalharesSUB R2
    Close +1407y 8mo before
  • WRich AttonitoU-DEC R3
    Close -1607y 11mo before
Cannonier — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Branch — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-0

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
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (28%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (39%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (33%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Cannonier
Branch
7
UFC fights
7
65.7 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
75.9 min · 10.8 avg
15y 1m
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cannonier
Branch
95W–21L · 81.9%
Overall
104W–21L · 83.2%
26W–3L · 89.7%
Wins
62W–12L · 83.8%
69W–18L · 79.3%
Losses
42W–9L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cannonier
Branch
61W–36L · 62.9%
Overall
221W–64L · 77.5%
61W–36L · 62.9%
Wins
211W–60L · 77.9%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–4L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Cannonier
Branch
4.38
Landed / min
2.22
45.7%
Accuracy
26.3%
71.3%
Defense
67.5%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
59.7%
Time at distance
34.9%
Grappling & control
Cannonier
Branch
0.23
Takedowns / 15 min
2.17
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
31.6%
Takedown defense
42.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
18.5%
Control share
73.3%
Strike target map
Cannonier
  • Head77%(180)div 63%
  • Body10%(23)div 19%
  • Legs13%(30)div 18%
Branch
  • Head44%(56)div 63%
  • Body33%(41)div 19%
  • Legs23%(29)div 18%

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

Jared Cannonier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Branch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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