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Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
10-2 · USA
VS
Darrell Horcher
Darrell Horcher
13-2 · USA
December 9, 2017 · Fresno, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Scott Holtzman def. Darrell Horcher by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holtzman20/292/402:32
Horcher12/191/101:32
R2
Holtzman19/383/303:38
Horcher14/230/000:02
R3
Holtzman10/152/403:39
Horcher10/210/000:07
Total
Holtzman49/827/1109:49
Horcher36/631/101:41

Scorecards

Holtzman vs Horcher

RdDerek ClearyJason McCoyRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (6 cards) · avg 3026.8 · 6 Holtzman · 0 Horcher

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Holtzman-Horcher.

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
HoltzmanWin probabilityHorcher
51.4%48.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
33%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Holtzman51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%24%
Submission19%37%
Decision20%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 49
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.1)act 7
Horcher49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%34%
Submission14%28%
Decision19%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1841)act 36
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R212%
R37%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Holtzman
55.2%-128
Horcher
+12843.2%
Most takedownstie 34.4%
Holtzman
48.7%-288
Horcher
+28816.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 36.3
36.5
Over 36.5
42.2%
+137
Under 36.5
57.8%
-137
04691
Horcher
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
41.2%
+138
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.7%
-138
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.9%
+113
Exactly 1
21.4%
push
Under 1
41.7%
-113
035
Horcher
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.3%
+241
Under 0.5
70.7%
-241
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 8.6 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
Holtzman51.4%57.1%−5.7-145
Horcher48.6%42.9%+5.7+125

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
69.9Striking42.4
Holtzman +27.5
57.8Grappling34.4
Holtzman +23.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HoltzmanHorcher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1540
1536
Divisional
1551
1507
Striking offense
1490
1498
Striking defense
1493
1518
Grappling offense
1493
1496
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.56
Strikes landed / min
1.82
49%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
4.99
58%
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
58%
Takedown accuracy
59%
Takedown defense
67%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
167
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Scott Holtzman
  • WMichael McBrideU-DEC R3
    Close -2808mo before
  • LJosh EmmettU-DEC R3
    Close +1681y before
  • WCody PfisterU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 5mo before
  • LDrew DoberU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 11mo before
  • WAnthony ChristodoulouSUB R3
    Close -12002y 4mo before
Darrell Horcher
  • WDevin PowellS-DEC R3
    Close -4505mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovKO/TKO R2
    Close +6501y 8mo before
Holtzman — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Horcher — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Holtzman
Horcher
5
UFC fights
2
72.7 min · 14.5 avg
Octagon time
23.6 min · 11.8 avg
14y 6m
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Holtzman
Horcher
57W–19L · 75.0%
Overall
30W–2L · 93.8%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
25W–7L · 78.1%
Losses
22W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holtzman
Horcher
52W–32L · 61.9%
Overall
93W–43L · 68.4%
52W–32L · 61.9%
Wins
83W–38L · 68.6%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–5L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Holtzman
Horcher
7.21
Landed / min
2.21
41.6%
Accuracy
26.1%
63.0%
Defense
57.7%
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.2%
Time at distance
34.5%
Grappling & control
Holtzman
Horcher
2.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
57.9%
Takedown accuracy
58.5%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.27
63.0%
Control share
49.4%
Strike target map
Holtzman
  • Head69%(228)div 63%
  • Body18%(59)div 20%
  • Legs13%(44)div 17%
Horcher
  • Head81%(35)div 63%
  • Body7%(3)div 20%
  • Legs12%(5)div 17%

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

Scott Holtzman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darrell Horcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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