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UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta
VS
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
27-14 · USA
April 7, 2018 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.4lb
Chris Gruetzemacher def. Joe Lauzon by KO/TKO (to Corner Stoppage), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gruetzemacher53/890/001:31
Lauzon35/840/100:00
R2
Gruetzemacher75/1070/000:07
Lauzon13/530/100:00
Total
Gruetzemacher128/1960/001:38
Lauzon48/1370/200:00

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
GruetzemacherWin probabilityLauzon
49.5%50.5%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
21%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gruetzemacher50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%50%
Submission6%11%
Decision19%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3170)act 128
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Lauzon50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%47%
Submission15%31%
Decision11%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 48
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.2)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R216%
R36%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Gruetzemacher
72.6%-276
Lauzon
+27626.3%
Most takedownstie 28.9%
Gruetzemacher
3.9%+1707
Lauzon
-170767.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gruetzemacher
Expected: 54.0
54
Over 54
41.9%
+136
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.8%
-136
068136
Lauzon
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
42.8%
+133
Under 31.5
57.2%
-133
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Gruetzemacher
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.5%
Exactly 0
90.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lauzon
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
50.7%
-103
Under 1.5
49.3%
+103
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 7.7 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
Gruetzemacher49.5%42.9%+6.6+125
Lauzon50.5%57.1%−6.6-145

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
67.6Striking52.3
Gruetzemacher +15.3
16.4Grappling73.6
Lauzon +57.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GruetzemacherLauzon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1554
1532
Divisional
1553
1505
Striking offense
1468
1494
Striking defense
1459
1490
Grappling offense
1534
1487
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
31 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
68"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.39
Strikes landed / min
2.64
55%
Strike accuracy
39%
5.18
Strikes absorbed / min
5.02
53%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.46
Takedown accuracy
46%
59%
Takedown defense
55%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
56%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
33%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Gruetzemacher
  • LDavi RamosSUB R3
    Close +3254mo before
  • LChas SkellySUB R2
    Close +2901y 2mo before
  • WAbner LloverasU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 4mo before
Joe Lauzon
  • LClay GuidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1055mo before
  • LStevie RayM-DEC R3
    Close +14511mo before
  • WMarcin HeldS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 3mo before
  • LJim MillerS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 7mo before
  • WDiego SanchezKO/TKO R1
    Close +1051y 9mo before
Gruetzemacher — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (25%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 27-14-0

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, 5 losses
W
30% of wins
L
36% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 3 losses
W
63% of wins
L
21% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 6 losses
W
7% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
14win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(36%) 4
7 (50%)Submission(9%) 1
2 (14%)Decision(55%) 6
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Gruetzemacher
Lauzon
3
UFC fights
25
32.9 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
201.5 min · 8.1 avg
17y 10m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gruetzemacher
Lauzon
41W–11L · 78.8%
Overall
457W–145L · 75.9%
19W–7L · 73.1%
Wins
270W–81L · 76.9%
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
187W–64L · 74.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gruetzemacher
Lauzon
117W–91L · 56.3%
Overall
63W–21L · 75.0%
106W–82L · 56.4%
Wins
36W–16L · 69.2%
11W–9L · 55.0%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Gruetzemacher
Lauzon
7.50
Landed / min
2.78
50.6%
Accuracy
27.4%
56.0%
Defense
60.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.22
54.8%
Time at distance
50.4%
Grappling & control
Gruetzemacher
Lauzon
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.46
Takedown accuracy
46.5%
59.1%
Takedown defense
54.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.16
6.0%
Control share
58.2%
Strike target map
Gruetzemacher
  • Head46%(82)div 63%
  • Body21%(37)div 20%
  • Legs33%(58)div 17%
Lauzon
  • Head89%(473)div 63%
  • Body9%(48)div 20%
  • Legs2%(11)div 17%

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

Chris Gruetzemacher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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