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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
12-0 · USA
VS
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
25-7 · USA
December 9, 2017 · Fresno, California, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
144.8lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Brian Ortega def. Cub Swanson by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 3:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ortega16/400/000:00
Swanson30/520/000:00
R2 · 3:22
Ortega8/300/100:30
Swanson30/450/000:14
Total
Ortega24/700/100:30
Swanson60/970/000:14

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
OrtegaWin probabilitySwanson
61.6%38.4%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
7%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 15.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ortega62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%51%
Submission6%9%
Decision25%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes85 (49111)act 24
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Swanson38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%52%
Submission1%3%
Decision17%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes116 (67152)act 60
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~202 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R214%
R310%
R45%
R54%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Ortega
35.2%+183
Swanson
-18364.3%
Most takedownstie 54.3%
Ortega
39.5%-634
Swanson
+6346.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ortega
Expected: 85.0
85
Over 85
42.1%
+135
Exactly 85
0.8%
push
Under 85
57.1%
-135
0107213
Swanson
Expected: 116.5
116.5
Over 116.5
42.5%
+135
Under 116.5
57.5%
-135
0146292
Takedowns — over/under
Ortega
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.3%
+214
Exactly 1
14.1%
push
Under 1
58.6%
-214
035
Swanson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.3%
Exactly 0
90.7%
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 15.6 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
Ortega61.6%52.2%+9.4-120
Swanson38.4%47.8%−9.4+100

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
54.2Striking72.8
Swanson +18.5
45.1Grappling50.0
Swanson +5.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OrtegaSwanson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1641
1592
Divisional
1635
1507
Striking offense
1526
1494
Striking defense
1521
1531
Grappling offense
1482
1520
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
26 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.63
Strikes landed / min
4.57
32%
Strike accuracy
52%
4.94
Strikes absorbed / min
3.67
59%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
17%
Takedown accuracy
58%
57%
Takedown defense
67%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
77%
+4
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brian Ortega
  • WRenato MoicanoSUB R3
    Close +1604mo before
  • WClay GuidaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2351y 6mo before
  • WDiego BrandaoSUB R3
    Close -1651y 11mo before
  • WThiago TavaresKO/TKO R3
    Close +1252y 6mo before
Cub Swanson
  • WArtem LobovU-DEC R5
    Close -6008mo before
  • WDooho ChoiU-DEC R3
    Close +1951y before
  • WTatsuya KawajiriU-DEC R3
    Close -3301y 4mo before
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 8mo before
  • LMax HollowaySUB R3
    Close -1552y 8mo before
Ortega — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0, 1 NC

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
17% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 25-7-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 5 losses
W
16% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
6 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ortega
Swanson
5
UFC fights
13
55.1 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
187.8 min · 14.4 avg
16y 3m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ortega
Swanson
82W–31L · 72.6%
Overall
222W–68L · 76.6%
82W–31L · 72.6%
Wins
183W–59L · 75.6%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–9L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ortega
Swanson
30W–23L · 56.6%
Overall
126W–37L · 77.3%
30W–23L · 56.6%
Wins
84W–28L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
42W–9L · 82.4%
Distance striking
Ortega
Swanson
4.30
Landed / min
5.52
29.9%
Accuracy
47.3%
60.1%
Defense
65.8%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
74.4%
Time at distance
65.1%
Grappling & control
Ortega
Swanson
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
57.9%
56.5%
Takedown defense
67.1%
1.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.16
28.7%
Control share
27.5%
Strike target map
Ortega
  • Head80%(159)div 64%
  • Body19%(37)div 19%
  • Legs2%(4)div 17%
Swanson
  • Head63%(538)div 64%
  • Body19%(163)div 19%
  • Legs18%(158)div 17%

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

Brian Ortega
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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