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The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
DeAnna Bennett
DeAnna Bennett
8-3 · USA
VS
Melinda Fabian
Melinda Fabian
4-3-1 · HUN
December 1, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Draw
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bennett20/320/203:21
Fabian20/410/010:25
R2
Bennett7/90/704:22
Fabian10/230/000:00
R3
Bennett20/400/202:08
Fabian19/530/000:00
Total
Bennett47/810/1109:51
Fabian49/1170/010:25

Scorecards

Bennett vs Fabian

RdGlenn TrowbridgeJeff MullenTony WeeksCommunity
R19-109-109-108.8-10
R210-89-910-89.2-8.8
R39-1010-910-99.5-9.5
Total28-2828-2829-2727.5-28.3

Media (13 cards) · avg 28.827.2 · 11 Bennett · 0 Fabian · 2 draws

Point deductions: R21 Fabian (Grabbing the fence)

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Bennett-Fabian. Judge totals are round sums; the official result applies the deduction.

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
BennettWin probabilityFabian
59.9%40.1%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
16%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bennett60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%
Submission7%12%
Decision37%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 47
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 0
Fabian40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%23%
Submission9%22%
Decision22%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 49
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R214%
R39%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Bennett
47.9%+106
Fabian
-10650.8%
Most takedownstie 29.7%
Bennett
57.4%-444
Fabian
+44412.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bennett
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
42.6%
+135
Under 40.5
57.4%
-135
051102
Fabian
Expected: 41.9
42
Over 42
41.5%
+137
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.9%
-137
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Bennett
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
43.0%
-129
Exactly 1
23.6%
push
Under 1
33.4%
+129
035
Fabian
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.1%
+283
Under 0.5
73.9%
-283
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 11.4 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
Bennett59.9%79.5%−19.6-480
Fabian40.1%20.5%+19.6+370

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1493
1516
Divisional
1493
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1533
1500
Grappling offense
1480
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
DeAnna Bennett
No prior UFC fights.
Melinda Fabian
No prior UFC fights.
Bennett — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Fabian — win / loss by method
Record: 4-3-1

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (100%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Bennett
Fabian
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Bennett
Fabian
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bennett
Fabian
73W–36L · 67.0%
Overall
7W–6L · 53.8%
41W–21L · 66.1%
Wins
0W–3L · 0.0%
32W–15L · 68.1%
Losses
7W–3L · 70.0%
Distance striking
Bennett
Fabian
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Bennett
Fabian
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Bennett
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 20%
  • No strike data on record.
Fabian
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 20%
  • No strike data on record.

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

DeAnna Bennett

No UFC fights on record.

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

Melinda Fabian

No UFC fights on record.

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