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UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
Mickey Gall
Mickey Gall
4-1 · USA
VS
George Sullivan
George Sullivan
17-6 · USA
August 25, 2018 · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Mickey Gall def. George Sullivan by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:09
Gall0/21/100:00
Sullivan0/00/000:42
Total
Gall0/21/100:00
Sullivan0/00/000:42

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
GallWin probabilitySullivan
47.1%52.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
46%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gall47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%11%
Submission32%69%
Decision10%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 0
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 1
Sullivan53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%34%
Submission14%26%
Decision21%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 0
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R210%
R311%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Gall
40.1%+145
Sullivan
-14558.3%
Most takedownstie 40.3%
Gall
41.9%-236
Sullivan
+23617.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gall
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.8%
+134
Under 28.5
57.2%
-134
03672
Sullivan
Expected: 35.0
35
Over 35
41.5%
+137
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.6%
-137
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Gall
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.2%
+157
Exactly 1
17.3%
push
Under 1
50.5%
-157
035
Sullivan
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.9%
+258
Under 0.5
72.1%
-258
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 7.9 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
Gall47.1%75.1%−28.0-325
Sullivan52.9%24.9%+28.0+295

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
60.5Striking67.2
Sullivan +6.8
73.0Grappling36.2
Gall +36.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GallSullivan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1526
1531
Divisional
1525
Striking offense
Striking defense
1519
Grappling offense
1498
1519
Grappling defense
1476
Physical
26 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
73"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.54
Strikes landed / min
3.60
54%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
43%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.83
Takedowns / 15 min
1.39
60%
Takedown accuracy
21%
50%
Takedown defense
40%
4.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
75%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mickey Gall
  • LRandy BrownU-DEC R3
    Close -12510mo before
  • WSage NorthcuttSUB R2
    Close -1601y 8mo before
  • WCM PunkSUB R1
    Close -4301y 11mo before
  • WMike JacksonSUB R1
    Close -5252y 7mo before
George Sullivan
  • LNiko PriceSUB R2
    Close +3057mo before
  • LAlexander YakovlevKO/TKO R1
    Close -1152y 7mo before
  • WDominic WatersU-DEC R3
    Close -2503y 1mo before
  • LTim MeansSUB R3
    Close +1353y 4mo before
  • WIgor AraujoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1203y 11mo before
Gall — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Sullivan — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 4 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
10 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (29%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gall
Sullivan
4
UFC fights
6
24.6 min · 6.2 avg
Octagon time
64.5 min · 10.8 avg
10y 8m
Career length
20y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gall
Sullivan
17W–3L · 85.0%
Overall
96W–23L · 80.7%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Wins
40W–9L · 81.6%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
56W–14L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gall
Sullivan
0W–0L
Overall
84W–40L · 67.7%
0W–0L
Wins
75W–37L · 67.0%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Gall
Sullivan
2.23
Landed / min
4.66
39.1%
Accuracy
29.2%
62.2%
Defense
62.7%
1.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
16.3%
Time at distance
43.6%
Grappling & control
Gall
Sullivan
1.83
Takedowns / 15 min
1.39
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
20.7%
50.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
4.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
51.0%
Control share
55.6%
Strike target map
Gall
  • Head97%(37)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%
Sullivan
  • Head57%(133)div 63%
  • Body23%(53)div 20%
  • Legs20%(46)div 16%

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

Mickey Gall
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

George Sullivan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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