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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Yuta Sasaki
Yuta Sasaki
20-5-2 · JPN
VS
Jenel Lausa
Jenel Lausa
7-4 · PHL
June 23, 2018 · Kallang, Singapore
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Yuta Sasaki def. Jenel Lausa by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 4:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sasaki8/144/404:45
Lausa0/00/000:10
R2 · 4:04
Sasaki17/421/302:06
Lausa7/140/000:02
Total
Sasaki25/565/706:51
Lausa7/140/000:12

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
SasakiWin probabilityLausa
81.3%18.7%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
19%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sasaki81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%28%
Submission18%22%
Decision40%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 25
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 5
Lausa19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%37%
Submission2%9%
Decision10%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 7
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R219%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Sasaki
53.5%-120
Lausa
+12044.7%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Sasaki
50.9%-312
Lausa
+31216.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sasaki
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.1%
+137
Under 32.5
57.9%
-137
04181
Lausa
Expected: 29.4
29.5
Over 29.5
42.2%
+137
Under 29.5
57.8%
-137
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Sasaki
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.0%
+138
Under 1.5
58.0%
-138
035
Lausa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.1%
+244
Under 0.5
70.9%
-244
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 10.5 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
Sasaki81.3%68.2%+13.1-250
Lausa18.7%31.8%−13.1+200

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
56.8Striking53.6
Sasaki +3.3
51.7Grappling57.5
Lausa +5.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SasakiLausa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1491
1553
Divisional
1492
1503
Striking offense
1483
1490
Striking defense
1529
1508
Grappling offense
1488
1475
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'5"
71"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.02
Strikes landed / min
1.58
40%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.83
Strikes absorbed / min
3.69
50%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
35%
Takedown accuracy
67%
38%
Takedown defense
60%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
274
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yuta Sasaki
  • LJussier FormigaSUB R1
    Close +3359mo before
  • WJustin ScogginsSUB R2
    Close +4351y before
  • LWilson ReisU-DEC R3
    Close +4551y 4mo before
  • WWillie GatesSUB R2
    Close +1152y 1mo before
  • LTaylor LapilusKO/TKO R2
    Close -2803y before
Jenel Lausa
  • LEric SheltonU-DEC R3
    Close +2707mo before
  • LMagomed BibulatovU-DEC R3
    Close +4701y 2mo before
  • WYao ZhikuiU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 7mo before
Sasaki — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-2

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
10% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (100%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
17win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (41%)Decision(100%) 1
Lausa — win / loss by method
Record: 7-4-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sasaki
Lausa
7
UFC fights
3
53.1 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 4m
Career length
14y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sasaki
Lausa
93W–28L · 76.9%
Overall
27W–7L · 79.4%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
4W–3L · 57.1%
61W–16L · 79.2%
Losses
23W–4L · 85.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sasaki
Lausa
90W–58L · 60.8%
Overall
22W–12L · 64.7%
81W–52L · 60.9%
Wins
18W–9L · 66.7%
9W–6L · 60.0%
Losses
4W–3L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Sasaki
Lausa
5.59
Landed / min
2.65
36.4%
Accuracy
40.3%
60.2%
Defense
74.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.67
29.0%
Time at distance
51.9%
Grappling & control
Sasaki
Lausa
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
34.8%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
37.5%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
13.9%
Control share
11.8%
Strike target map
Sasaki
  • Head55%(59)div 62%
  • Body24%(26)div 23%
  • Legs21%(22)div 15%
Lausa
  • Head90%(64)div 62%
  • Body7%(5)div 23%
  • Legs3%(2)div 15%

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

Yuta Sasaki
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jenel Lausa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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