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Cortney Casey
Cortney Casey
7-5 · USA
April 14, 2018 · Glendale, Arizona, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
115.0lb
Weigh-in
115.0lb
Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Cortney Casey by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Waterson-Gomez23/361/101:37
Casey16/380/000:23
R2
Waterson-Gomez16/211/102:46
Casey11/250/000:23
R3
Waterson-Gomez22/271/201:42
Casey9/330/100:56
Total
Waterson-Gomez61/843/406:05
Casey36/960/101:42

Scorecards

Waterson-Gomez vs Casey

RdChris FloresDave HagenSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.3-9.8
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2828-2928.2-28.9

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 17 Waterson-Gomez · 0 Casey

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Waterson-Gomez-Casey.

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
Waterson-GomezWin probabilityCasey
46.9%53.1%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
11%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Waterson-Gomez, blue toward Casey. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Waterson-Gomez47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%24%
Submission7%15%
Decision29%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 61
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 3
Casey53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%
Submission4%7%
Decision34%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 36
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R213%
R37%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Waterson-Gomez
43.4%+128
Casey
-12855.4%
Most takedownstie 43.3%
Waterson-Gomez
45.2%-394
Casey
+39411.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
41.7%
+136
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.9%
-136
058115
Casey
Expected: 52.3
52.5
Over 52.5
42.2%
+137
Under 52.5
57.8%
-137
066131
Takedowns — over/under
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.3%
+163
Exactly 1
20.2%
push
Under 1
49.5%
-163
035
Casey
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.5%
Exactly 0
81.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.7 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
Waterson-Gomez46.9%39.6%+7.3+145
Casey53.1%60.4%−7.3-165

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
62.2Striking64.9
Casey +2.8
74.7Grappling36.1
Waterson-Gomez +38.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Waterson-GomezCasey
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1522
Pound-for-pound
1500
1522
Divisional
1500
1508
Striking offense
1508
1516
Striking defense
1509
1511
Grappling offense
1481
1498
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
32 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'7"
62"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
4.76
55%
Strike accuracy
40%
4.00
Strikes absorbed / min
4.10
45%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.37
88%
Takedown accuracy
67%
40%
Takedown defense
25%
2.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
43%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  • LTecia PenningtonU-DEC R3
    Close +1754mo before
  • LRose NamajunasSUB R2
    Close -1301y before
  • WPaige VanZantSUB R1
    Close -1101y 4mo before
  • WAngela MaganaSUB R3
    Close -10002y 9mo before
Cortney Casey
  • LFelice HerrigS-DEC R3
    Close -1054mo before
  • WJessica AguilarU-DEC R3
    Close -16011mo before
  • LClaudia GadelhaU-DEC R3
    Close +3651y 5mo before
  • WRanda MarkosSUB R1
    Close +1351y 8mo before
  • WCristina StanciuKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 9mo before
Waterson-Gomez — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (17%)Decision(25%) 1
Casey — win / loss by method
Record: 7-5-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Waterson-Gomez
Casey
4
UFC fights
7
38.8 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
82.2 min · 11.7 avg
19y 5m
Career length
13y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Waterson-Gomez
Casey
32W–13L · 71.1%
Overall
81W–24L · 77.1%
18W–9L · 66.7%
Wins
30W–9L · 76.9%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
51W–15L · 77.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Waterson-Gomez
Casey
69W–43L · 61.6%
Overall
13W–9L · 59.1%
59W–41L · 59.0%
Wins
12W–8L · 60.0%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
1W–1L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Waterson-Gomez
Casey
7.71
Landed / min
6.16
46.6%
Accuracy
33.6%
59.8%
Defense
61.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
29.4%
Time at distance
52.3%
Grappling & control
Waterson-Gomez
Casey
2.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.37
87.5%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
40.0%
Takedown defense
25.0%
2.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.18
35.6%
Control share
13.2%
Strike target map
Waterson-Gomez
  • Head47%(65)div 62%
  • Body34%(47)div 22%
  • Legs18%(25)div 16%
Casey
  • Head72%(282)div 62%
  • Body8%(31)div 22%
  • Legs20%(78)div 16%

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

Michelle Waterson-Gomez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cortney Casey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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