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The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
VS
Eric Spicely
Eric Spicely
10-2 · USA
December 1, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Gerald Meerschaert def. Eric Spicely by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 2:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Meerschaert21/420/000:21
Spicely8/111/203:34
R2 · 2:18
Meerschaert15/430/010:00
Spicely9/200/300:07
Total
Meerschaert36/850/010:21
Spicely17/311/503:41

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
MeerschaertWin probabilitySpicely
44.7%55.3%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
38%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Meerschaert45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%29%
Submission20%44%
Decision12%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 36
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Spicely55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%
Submission18%32%
Decision21%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 17
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R150%
R210%
R37%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Meerschaert
49.6%-103
Spicely
+10348.2%
Most takedownstie 50.5%
Meerschaert
29.6%-150
Spicely
+15019.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Meerschaert
Expected: 25.5
25.5
Over 25.5
42.4%
+136
Under 25.5
57.6%
-136
03264
Spicely
Expected: 25.1
25
Over 25
41.5%
+135
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.0%
-135
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Meerschaert
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.3%
+184
Under 0.5
64.7%
-184
035
Spicely
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.0%
+285
Under 0.5
74.0%
-285
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 7.9 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
Meerschaert44.7%61.2%−16.5-170
Spicely55.3%38.8%+16.5+150

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
52.0Striking71.6
Spicely +19.6
56.2Grappling48.3
Meerschaert +7.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MeerschaertSpicely
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1529
1546
Divisional
1529
1494
Striking offense
1475
1497
Striking defense
1520
1518
Grappling offense
1509
1487
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
29 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.49
Strikes landed / min
1.79
46%
Strike accuracy
65%
5.30
Strikes absorbed / min
1.37
52%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.51
Takedowns / 15 min
2.69
30%
Takedown accuracy
27%
0%
Takedown defense
0%
2.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
146
Days since last fight
181
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gerald Meerschaert
  • LThiago SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close +1405mo before
  • WRyan JanesSUB R1
    Close -3009mo before
  • WJoseph GigliottiSUB R1
    Close -2001y before
Eric Spicely
  • LAntonio Carlos JuniorSUB R2
    Close +2306mo before
  • WAlessio Di ChiricoSUB R1
    Close -11010mo before
  • WThiago SantosSUB R1
    Close +5501y 2mo before
  • LSam AlveySUB R1
    Close +2351y 5mo before
Meerschaert — win / loss by method
Record: 27-9-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
20 wins, 7 losses
W
74% of wins
L
78% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
25win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
18 (72%)Submission(88%) 7
2 (8%)Decision(13%) 1
Spicely — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Meerschaert
Spicely
3
UFC fights
4
12.8 min · 4.3 avg
Octagon time
16.7 min · 4.2 avg
19y 6m
Career length
13y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Meerschaert
Spicely
30W–7L · 81.1%
Overall
56W–15L · 78.9%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Wins
23W–5L · 82.1%
14W–5L · 73.7%
Losses
33W–10L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Meerschaert
Spicely
281W–265L · 51.5%
Overall
42W–35L · 54.5%
192W–219L · 46.7%
Wins
42W–35L · 54.5%
89W–46L · 65.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Meerschaert
Spicely
3.24
Landed / min
1.71
36.7%
Accuracy
44.4%
63.4%
Defense
70.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
43.3%
Time at distance
27.9%
Grappling & control
Meerschaert
Spicely
3.51
Takedowns / 15 min
2.69
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
2.34
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.79
35.1%
Control share
36.7%
Strike target map
Meerschaert
  • Head88%(28)div 63%
  • Body9%(3)div 19%
  • Legs3%(1)div 18%
Spicely
  • Head90%(27)div 63%
  • Body7%(2)div 19%
  • Legs3%(1)div 18%

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

Gerald Meerschaert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eric Spicely
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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