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The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
Ryan Janes
Ryan Janes
9-3 · CAN
VS
Andrew Sanchez
Andrew Sanchez
9-3 · USA
December 1, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Ryan Janes def. Andrew Sanchez by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 0:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Janes39/910/000:02
Sanchez57/1021/121:10
R2
Janes97/1410/000:12
Sanchez38/752/400:55
R3 · 0:58
Janes23/350/000:00
Sanchez1/60/200:00
Total
Janes159/2670/000:14
Sanchez96/1833/722:05

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
JanesWin probabilitySanchez
26.8%73.2%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
13%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Janes27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%29%
Submission6%21%
Decision13%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (3068)act 159
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Sanchez73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%41%
Submission7%10%
Decision36%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 96
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 3
Combined totals~101 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R218%
R35%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Janes
52.8%-115
Sanchez
+11546.1%
Most takedownstie 42.0%
Janes
12.5%+364
Sanchez
-36445.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Janes
Expected: 52.5
52.5
Over 52.5
42.4%
+136
Under 52.5
57.6%
-136
066132
Sanchez
Expected: 48.8
49
Over 49
41.5%
+137
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
57.1%
-137
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Janes
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.1%
Exactly 0
79.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sanchez
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
33.3%
+147
Exactly 1
17.7%
push
Under 1
49.0%
-147
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 10.1 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
Janes26.8%17.5%+9.3+450
Sanchez73.2%82.5%−9.3-600

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
68.9Striking68.6
Janes +0.4
44.0Grappling62.8
Sanchez +18.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JanesSanchez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1526
1508
Divisional
1511
1503
Striking offense
1489
1497
Striking defense
1501
1496
Grappling offense
1536
1507
Grappling defense
1543
Physical
36 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.32
Strikes landed / min
3.83
41%
Strike accuracy
48%
4.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.83
64%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.48
Takedowns / 15 min
3.42
100%
Takedown accuracy
45%
60%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
67%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
138
Days since last fight
230
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Janes
  • LJack MarshmanU-DEC R3
    Close +4005mo before
  • LGerald MeerschaertSUB R1
    Close +2509mo before
  • WKeith BerishU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y before
Andrew Sanchez
  • LAnthony SmithKO/TKO R3
    Close -3308mo before
  • WTrevor SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y before
  • WKhalil Rountree Jr.U-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 5mo before
Janes — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Janes
Sanchez
3
UFC fights
3
31.6 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
43.9 min · 14.6 avg
17y 9m
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Janes
Sanchez
52W–14L · 78.8%
Overall
45W–18L · 71.4%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
18W–6L · 75.0%
47W–14L · 77.0%
Losses
27W–12L · 69.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Janes
Sanchez
37W–32L · 53.6%
Overall
47W–24L · 66.2%
36W–32L · 52.9%
Wins
31W–16L · 66.0%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
16W–8L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Janes
Sanchez
6.16
Landed / min
4.57
38.4%
Accuracy
37.0%
65.0%
Defense
64.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
75.0%
Time at distance
50.4%
Grappling & control
Janes
Sanchez
0.48
Takedowns / 15 min
3.42
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
60.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
87.4%
Control share
90.3%
Strike target map
Janes
  • Head69%(116)div 63%
  • Body21%(36)div 19%
  • Legs10%(16)div 18%
Sanchez
  • Head74%(125)div 63%
  • Body16%(27)div 19%
  • Legs10%(16)div 18%

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

Ryan Janes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrew Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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