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UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
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Cody Stamann
Cody Stamann
17-1 · USA
September 8, 2018 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Aljamain Sterling def. Cody Stamann by SUB (Suloev Stretch), R2 3:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sterling12/370/500:49
Stamann6/302/201:52
R2 · 3:42
Sterling21/372/402:03
Stamann6/131/100:43
Total
Sterling33/742/902:52
Stamann12/433/302:35

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
SterlingWin probabilityStamann
87.7%12.3%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
6%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sterling88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%33%
Submission6%6%
Decision53%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 33
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.1)act 2
Stamann12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%40%
Submission0%2%
Decision7%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 3
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R217%
R38%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Sterling
74.0%-296
Stamann
+29625.0%
Most takedownstie 34.7%
Sterling
50.8%-349
Stamann
+34914.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.4%
+136
Under 61.5
57.6%
-136
077154
Stamann
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.1%
+139
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
57.0%
-139
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.5%
+109
Exactly 1
21.6%
push
Under 1
40.8%
-109
035
Stamann
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.6%
+276
Under 0.5
73.4%
-276
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 11.7 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
Sterling87.7%61.2%+26.5-170
Stamann12.3%38.8%−26.5+150

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
80.0Striking78.7
Sterling +1.2
55.8Grappling70.0
Stamann +14.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SterlingStamann
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1587
1574
Divisional
1572
1503
Striking offense
1493
1530
Striking defense
1501
1519
Grappling offense
1545
1518
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.90
Strikes landed / min
5.67
50%
Strike accuracy
52%
1.43
Strikes absorbed / min
3.38
69%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.25
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
40%
Takedown accuracy
67%
58%
Takedown defense
92%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
43%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aljamain Sterling
  • WBrett JohnsU-DEC R3
    Close -1155mo before
  • LMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1359mo before
  • WRenan BaraoU-DEC R3
    Close +1101y 1mo before
  • WAugusto MendesU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 5mo before
  • LRaphael AssuncaoS-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 7mo before
Cody Stamann
  • WBryan CarawayS-DEC R3
    Close -1156mo before
  • WTom DuquesnoyS-DEC R3
    Close +14011mo before
  • WTerrion WareU-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 2mo before
Sterling — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Stamann — win / loss by method
Record: 17-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (43%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sterling
Stamann
10
UFC fights
3
126.4 min · 12.6 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
15y 3m
Career length
14y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sterling
Stamann
183W–43L · 81.0%
Overall
53W–13L · 80.3%
121W–26L · 82.3%
Wins
53W–13L · 80.3%
62W–17L · 78.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sterling
Stamann
34W–17L · 66.7%
Overall
100W–72L · 58.1%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
88W–66L · 57.1%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–6L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Sterling
Stamann
5.18
Landed / min
6.33
39.0%
Accuracy
45.3%
73.8%
Defense
64.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
40.1%
Time at distance
58.6%
Grappling & control
Sterling
Stamann
2.25
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
39.6%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
58.3%
Takedown defense
92.0%
0.83
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
64.2%
Control share
63.6%
Strike target map
Sterling
  • Head45%(221)div 63%
  • Body35%(173)div 21%
  • Legs20%(99)div 16%
Stamann
  • Head68%(174)div 63%
  • Body21%(54)div 21%
  • Legs11%(27)div 16%

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

Aljamain Sterling
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Stamann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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