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UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern
6-0 · USA
VS
Amanda Cooper
Amanda Cooper
3-3 · USA
May 12, 2018 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Strawweight · 123 lb · 3 rounds
123.0lb
Weigh-in
116.0lb
Mackenzie Dern def. Amanda Cooper by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:27
Dern15/320/010:09
Cooper6/250/000:00
Total
Dern15/320/010:09
Cooper6/250/000:00

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
DernWin probabilityCooper
79.9%20.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
31%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dern80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%28%
Submission26%32%
Decision32%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 15
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 0
Cooper20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%41%
Submission5%25%
Decision7%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R213%
R311%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Dern
55.1%-127
Cooper
+12743.5%
Most takedownstie 31.3%
Dern
54.4%-382
Cooper
+38214.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dern
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
42.0%
+134
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.4%
-134
051101
Cooper
Expected: 35.4
35.5
Over 35.5
42.3%
+136
Under 35.5
57.7%
-136
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Dern
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.8%
-115
Exactly 1
21.9%
push
Under 1
36.4%
+115
035
Cooper
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.5%
+251
Under 0.5
71.5%
-251
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 9.1 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
Dern79.9%69.8%+10.1-260
Cooper20.1%30.2%−10.1+220

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
73.3Striking62.9
Dern +10.3
25.1Grappling55.9
Cooper +30.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DernCooper
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1500
1534
Divisional
1501
1478
Striking offense
1507
1500
Striking defense
1507
1552
Grappling offense
1497
1552
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
25 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'3"
63"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.67
Strikes landed / min
3.70
49%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.29
63%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.42
17%
Takedown accuracy
43%
Takedown defense
20%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mackenzie Dern
  • WAshley YoderS-DEC R3
    Close -4902mo before
Amanda Cooper
  • WAngela MaganaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5255mo before
  • LCynthia CalvilloSUB R1
    Close +1501y 2mo before
  • WAnna ElmoseU-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 6mo before
  • LTatiana SuarezSUB R1
    Close +3101y 10mo before
Dern — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (60%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Cooper — win / loss by method
Record: 3-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dern
Cooper
1
UFC fights
4
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
31.6 min · 7.9 avg
10y 0m
Career length
12y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dern
Cooper
5W–3L · 62.5%
Overall
20W–9L · 69.0%
5W–3L · 62.5%
Wins
14W–9L · 60.9%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dern
Cooper
18W–10L · 64.3%
Overall
1W–0L · 100.0%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Dern
Cooper
5.88
Landed / min
5.35
38.1%
Accuracy
33.2%
70.4%
Defense
57.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
48.8%
Time at distance
40.2%
Grappling & control
Dern
Cooper
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.42
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
Takedown defense
20.0%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.90
89.1%
Control share
62.2%
Strike target map
Dern
  • Head56%(39)div 62%
  • Body20%(14)div 22%
  • Legs24%(17)div 16%
Cooper
  • Head86%(101)div 62%
  • Body12%(14)div 22%
  • Legs2%(2)div 16%

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

Mackenzie Dern
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Amanda Cooper
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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