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UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
20-7 · USA
VS
Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa
12-3 · USA
July 7, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
157.5lbMissed +1.5
Anthony Pettis def. Michael Chiesa by SUB (Triangle Choke), R2 0:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pettis7/170/000:57
Chiesa11/242/602:10
R2 · 0:52
Pettis2/50/000:06
Chiesa1/20/000:29
Total
Pettis9/220/001:03
Chiesa12/262/602:39

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
PettisWin probabilityChiesa
46.8%53.2%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
38%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pettis47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%54%
Submission12%26%
Decision9%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 9
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Chiesa53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%26%
Submission26%49%
Decision13%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 12
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.0)act 2
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R254%
R312%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Pettis
46.1%+113
Chiesa
-11351.9%
Most takedownstie 23.3%
Pettis
3.7%+1970
Chiesa
-197073.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.4%
+135
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.1%
-135
03366
Chiesa
Expected: 27.8
28
Over 28
40.9%
+139
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.8%
-139
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.3%
Exactly 0
89.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Chiesa
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
53.0%
-113
Under 1.5
47.0%
+113
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 9.2 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
Pettis46.8%38.1%+8.7+155
Chiesa53.2%61.9%−8.7-175

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
63.3Striking57.8
Pettis +5.4
48.3Grappling69.0
Chiesa +20.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisChiesa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1585
1572
Divisional
1584
1524
Striking offense
1481
1500
Striking defense
1506
1493
Grappling offense
1534
1493
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.10
Strikes landed / min
2.18
46%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.36
Strikes absorbed / min
2.52
55%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.78
Takedowns / 15 min
2.71
44%
Takedown accuracy
41%
52%
Takedown defense
68%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
71%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
377
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Pettis
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R3
    Close -1108mo before
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -2351y before
  • LMax HollowayKO/TKO R3
    missedClose +2501y 7mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraSUB R3
    Close -1651y 10mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 2mo before
Michael Chiesa
  • LKevin LeeSUB R1
    Close +1251y before
  • WBeneil DariushSUB R2
    Close +1452y 3mo before
  • WJim MillerSUB R2
    Close -1502y 7mo before
  • WMitch ClarkeU-DEC R3
    Close -4203y 3mo before
  • LJoe LauzonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2103y 10mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 20-7-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
20% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1
Chiesa — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (71%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (80%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Chiesa
13
UFC fights
10
154.3 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
83.1 min · 8.3 avg
19y 6m
Career length
15y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Chiesa
280W–69L · 80.2%
Overall
149W–38L · 79.7%
150W–35L · 81.1%
Wins
87W–20L · 81.3%
130W–34L · 79.3%
Losses
62W–18L · 77.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Chiesa
116W–70L · 62.4%
Overall
12W–13L · 48.0%
84W–57L · 59.6%
Wins
12W–13L · 48.0%
32W–13L · 71.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pettis
Chiesa
5.62
Landed / min
3.92
43.9%
Accuracy
31.7%
60.2%
Defense
57.1%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
47.3%
Time at distance
38.7%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Chiesa
0.78
Takedowns / 15 min
2.71
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
40.5%
52.0%
Takedown defense
68.4%
0.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.44
24.1%
Control share
59.3%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head67%(321)div 63%
  • Body21%(102)div 20%
  • Legs12%(56)div 17%
Chiesa
  • Head71%(128)div 63%
  • Body19%(35)div 20%
  • Legs10%(18)div 17%

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael Chiesa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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