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UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
11-2 · USA
VS
Alan Patrick
Alan Patrick
15-1 · BRA
October 6, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Scott Holtzman def. Alan Patrick by KO/TKO (Elbows), R3 3:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holtzman19/340/001:13
Patrick11/250/100:00
R2
Holtzman23/351/202:13
Patrick11/250/300:13
R3 · 3:42
Holtzman31/420/012:07
Patrick3/120/000:00
Total
Holtzman73/1111/215:33
Patrick25/620/400:13

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
HoltzmanWin probabilityPatrick
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
24%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Holtzman56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%31%
Submission15%28%
Decision23%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 73
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 1
Patrick44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%34%
Submission9%21%
Decision20%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 25
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R225%
R36%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Holtzman
52.3%-113
Patrick
+11346.1%
Most takedownstie 39.4%
Holtzman
37.2%-159
Patrick
+15923.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
42.8%
+134
Under 35.5
57.2%
-134
04590
Patrick
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.2%
+137
Under 33.5
57.8%
-137
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.5%
+181
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
53.3%
-181
035
Patrick
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.4%
+191
Under 0.5
65.6%
-191
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 9.8 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
Holtzman55.7%26.7%+29.0+260
Patrick44.3%73.3%−29.0-320

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
69.9Striking62.4
Holtzman +7.5
60.5Grappling69.6
Patrick +9.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HoltzmanPatrick
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1594
1553
Divisional
1594
1504
Striking offense
1496
1499
Striking defense
1516
1523
Grappling offense
1508
1497
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
35 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
69"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.33
Strikes landed / min
1.89
50%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
1.82
56%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.08
Takedowns / 15 min
4.69
60%
Takedown accuracy
44%
57%
Takedown defense
75%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
83%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
25%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Scott Holtzman
  • WDarrell HorcherU-DEC R3
    Close -14510mo before
  • WMichael McBrideU-DEC R3
    Close -2801y 5mo before
  • LJosh EmmettU-DEC R3
    Close +1681y 10mo before
  • WCody PfisterU-DEC R3
    Close -2602y 3mo before
  • LDrew DoberU-DEC R3
    Close -2202y 9mo before
Alan Patrick
  • WDamir HadzovicU-DEC R3
    Close -2408mo before
  • WStevie RayU-DEC R3
    Close +1452y before
  • WDamien BrownU-DEC R3
    Close -3002y 7mo before
  • LMairbek TaisumovKO/TKO R2
    Close +1403y 4mo before
  • WJohn MakdessiU-DEC R3
    Close +1154y 8mo before
Holtzman — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Patrick — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
5 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Holtzman
Patrick
6
UFC fights
6
87.7 min · 14.6 avg
Octagon time
70.4 min · 11.7 avg
14y 6m
Career length
18y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Holtzman
Patrick
70W–21L · 76.9%
Overall
87W–23L · 79.1%
45W–14L · 76.3%
Wins
64W–18L · 78.0%
25W–7L · 78.1%
Losses
23W–5L · 82.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holtzman
Patrick
52W–32L · 61.9%
Overall
37W–33L · 52.9%
52W–32L · 61.9%
Wins
37W–33L · 52.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Holtzman
Patrick
7.05
Landed / min
3.09
40.9%
Accuracy
33.6%
62.8%
Defense
56.2%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
34.3%
Time at distance
33.5%
Grappling & control
Holtzman
Patrick
3.08
Takedowns / 15 min
4.69
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.0%
57.1%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.34
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.43
68.1%
Control share
92.4%
Strike target map
Holtzman
  • Head67%(256)div 63%
  • Body21%(79)div 20%
  • Legs12%(45)div 17%
Patrick
  • Head68%(91)div 63%
  • Body18%(24)div 20%
  • Legs14%(18)div 17%

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

Scott Holtzman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alan Patrick
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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