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UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Dan Hooker
Dan Hooker
16-7 · NZL
VS
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns
13-2 · BRA
July 7, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Dan Hooker def. Gilbert Burns by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:28
Hooker22/340/020:15
Burns13/280/100:00
Total
Hooker22/340/020:15
Burns13/280/100:00

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
HookerWin probabilityBurns
52.5%47.5%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
7%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hooker53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%50%
Submission4%7%
Decision23%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (45101)act 22
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Burns47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%40%
Submission4%8%
Decision24%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 13
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R221%
R316%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Hooker
68.9%-227
Burns
+22730.3%
Most takedownstie 50.8%
Hooker
9.1%+439
Burns
-43940.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hooker
Expected: 77.9
78
Over 78
42.0%
+136
Exactly 78
0.9%
push
Under 78
57.1%
-136
098195
Burns
Expected: 50.6
50.5
Over 50.5
42.7%
+134
Under 50.5
57.3%
-134
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Hooker
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.6%
Exactly 0
86.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Burns
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.3%
+208
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
56.7%
-208
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 11.0 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
Hooker52.5%51.1%+1.4-115
Burns47.5%48.9%−1.4-105

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
61.5Striking59.7
Hooker +1.8
48.1Grappling50.1
Burns +1.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HookerBurns
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1583
1561
Divisional
1572
1518
Striking offense
1494
1506
Striking defense
1504
1513
Grappling offense
1515
1507
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.87
Strikes landed / min
2.68
43%
Strike accuracy
39%
4.35
Strikes absorbed / min
3.41
57%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
2.29
43%
Takedown accuracy
37%
76%
Takedown defense
38%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Hooker
  • WJim MillerKO/TKO R1
    Close -3003mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseSUB R3
    Close +1656mo before
  • WRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1451y 1mo before
  • LJason KnightU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 7mo before
  • WMark EddivaSUB R1
    Close -1602y 4mo before
Gilbert Burns
  • WDan MoretKO/TKO R2
    Close -6403mo before
  • WJason SaggoKO/TKO R2
    Close -15010mo before
  • LMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2451y 9mo before
  • WLukasz SajewskiSUB R1
    Close -2652y before
  • LRashid MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +1552y 8mo before
Hooker — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
1 win, 5 losses
W
6% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 2
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hooker
Burns
9
UFC fights
8
80.9 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
85.0 min · 10.6 avg
17y 5m
Career length
14y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hooker
Burns
138W–45L · 75.4%
Overall
107W–14L · 88.4%
100W–36L · 73.5%
Wins
69W–11L · 86.3%
38W–9L · 80.9%
Losses
38W–3L · 92.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hooker
Burns
51W–22L · 69.9%
Overall
45W–32L · 58.4%
33W–18L · 64.7%
Wins
45W–32L · 58.4%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hooker
Burns
5.05
Landed / min
3.33
41.0%
Accuracy
34.7%
58.5%
Defense
60.1%
0.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
62.1%
Time at distance
61.4%
Grappling & control
Hooker
Burns
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
2.29
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
37.1%
76.5%
Takedown defense
38.5%
0.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.88
55.4%
Control share
62.8%
Strike target map
Hooker
  • Head71%(221)div 63%
  • Body13%(42)div 20%
  • Legs16%(50)div 17%
Burns
  • Head59%(134)div 63%
  • Body26%(60)div 20%
  • Legs15%(34)div 17%

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

Dan Hooker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gilbert Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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