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UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
14-0 · NGA
VS
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
18-6 · USA
November 3, 2018 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.8lb
Weigh-in
185.8lb
Israel Adesanya def. Derek Brunson by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:51
Adesanya13/230/030:10
Brunson3/140/701:34
Total
Adesanya13/230/030:10
Brunson3/140/701:34

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
AdesanyaWin probabilityBrunson
62.0%38.0%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
11%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Adesanya62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%43%
Submission5%7%
Decision31%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 13
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Brunson38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%38%
Submission7%18%
Decision17%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 3
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R215%
R317%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Adesanya
56.8%-135
Brunson
+13542.0%
Most takedownstie 38.8%
Adesanya
3.5%+1628
Brunson
-162857.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 50.7
50.5
Over 50.5
42.7%
+134
Under 50.5
57.3%
-134
064127
Brunson
Expected: 43.2
43
Over 43
42.0%
+135
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.5%
-135
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.9%
Exactly 0
93.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Brunson
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.9%
+104
Exactly 1
20.8%
push
Under 1
40.4%
-104
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 10.9 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
Adesanya62.0%72.0%−10.0-290
Brunson38.0%28.0%+10.0+245

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
81.8Striking63.5
Adesanya +18.3
26.6Grappling57.3
Brunson +30.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AdesanyaBrunson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1601
1585
Divisional
1597
1509
Striking offense
1527
1529
Striking defense
1520
1482
Grappling offense
1520
1503
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
80"
Reach
77"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.69
Strikes landed / min
3.28
55%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.74
71%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
0%
Takedown accuracy
28%
82%
Takedown defense
100%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
69%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
33%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
120
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Israel Adesanya
  • WBrad TavaresU-DEC R5
    Close -1154mo before
  • WMarvin VettoriS-DEC R3
    Close -2457mo before
  • WRob WilkinsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -3659mo before
Derek Brunson
  • LJacare SouzaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1409mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1451y before
  • WDaniel KellyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2501y 5mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 9mo before
  • LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 11mo before
Adesanya — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
11 wins, 4 losses
W
61% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Adesanya
Brunson
3
UFC fights
13
48.6 min · 16.2 avg
Octagon time
78.1 min · 6.0 avg
14y 4m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Adesanya
Brunson
40W–8L · 83.3%
Overall
233W–67L · 77.7%
40W–8L · 83.3%
Wins
154W–49L · 75.9%
0W–0L
Losses
79W–18L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Adesanya
Brunson
139W–55L · 71.6%
Overall
84W–46L · 64.6%
139W–55L · 71.6%
Wins
53W–33L · 61.6%
0W–0L
Losses
31W–13L · 70.5%
Distance striking
Adesanya
Brunson
5.38
Landed / min
3.47
51.1%
Accuracy
35.3%
74.3%
Defense
57.2%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.96
70.3%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Adesanya
Brunson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
27.7%
81.8%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.31
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.58
15.7%
Control share
96.6%
Strike target map
Adesanya
  • Head56%(127)div 63%
  • Body20%(45)div 19%
  • Legs25%(56)div 18%
Brunson
  • Head76%(195)div 63%
  • Body7%(17)div 19%
  • Legs17%(44)div 18%

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

Israel Adesanya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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