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UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy
16-0-1 · GBR
VS
Aaron Pico
Aaron Pico
13-4 · USA
August 16, 2025 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow), R1 3:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:21
Murphy8/160/010:00
Pico13/292/302:01
Total
Murphy8/160/010:00
Pico13/292/302:01

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
MurphyWin probabilityPico
66.3%33.7%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
20%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Murphy66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%26%
Submission9%14%
Decision40%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Pico34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%34%
Submission11%31%
Decision12%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1343)act 13
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.9)act 2
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R221%
R37%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Murphy
60.9%-161
Pico
+16137.9%
Most takedownstie 13.2%
Murphy
6.6%+1225
Pico
-122580.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 45.1
45
Over 45
39.3%
+152
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.6%
-152
057113
Pico
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
39.6%
+152
Under 31.5
60.4%
-152
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.1%
+352
Under 0.5
77.9%
-352
035
Pico
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
47.0%
+113
Under 2.5
53.0%
-113
048

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 10.8 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
Murphy66.3%41.4%+24.9+132
Pico33.7%58.6%−24.9-156

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MurphyPico
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1653
Pound-for-pound
1541
1649
Divisional
1541
1515
Striking offense
1474
1522
Striking defense
1500
1501
Grappling offense
1561
1503
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
34 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.53
Strikes landed / min
54%
Strike accuracy
2.48
Strikes absorbed / min
62%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.45
Takedowns / 15 min
54%
Takedown accuracy
52%
Takedown defense
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+8
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
25%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lerone Murphy
  • WJosh EmmettU-DEC R5
    Close -3254mo before
  • WDan IgeU-DEC R3
    Close -32610mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R5
    Close -1661y 3mo before
  • WJosh CulibaoU-DEC R3
    Close -1522y 1mo before
  • WGabriel SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -1842y 5mo before
Aaron Pico
No prior UFC fights.
Murphy — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-1

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, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
UFC
8win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (75%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Pico — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
69% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (69%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
2 (15%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Murphy
Pico
9
UFC fights
0
134.5 min · 14.9 avg
Octagon time
10y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Murphy
Pico
138W–35L · 79.8%
Overall
138W–35L · 79.8%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Murphy
Pico
45W–72L · 38.5%
Overall
212W–64L · 76.8%
45W–72L · 38.5%
Wins
159W–56L · 74.0%
0W–0L
Losses
53W–8L · 86.9%
Distance striking
Murphy
Pico
6.27
Landed / min
50.2%
Accuracy
64.6%
Defense
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
57.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Murphy
Pico
1.45
Takedowns / 15 min
54.2%
Takedown accuracy
52.2%
Takedown defense
0.45
Sub attempts / 15 min
41.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Murphy
  • Head66%(400)div 64%
  • Body20%(124)div 20%
  • Legs14%(86)div 16%
Pico
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Lerone Murphy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aaron Pico

No UFC fights on record.

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