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UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
TJ Dillashaw
TJ Dillashaw
14-3 · USA
VS
Cody Garbrandt
Cody Garbrandt
11-0 · USA
November 4, 2017 · New York City, New York, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds
134.8lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
TJ Dillashaw def. Cody Garbrandt by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dillashaw9/490/000:00
Garbrandt15/420/010:04
R2 · 2:41
Dillashaw11/320/120:07
Garbrandt3/110/000:00
Total
Dillashaw20/810/120:07
Garbrandt18/530/010:04

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
DillashawWin probabilityGarbrandt
55.9%44.1%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
3%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 18.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dillashaw56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%32%
Submission3%5%
Decision35%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes119 (68154)act 20
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Garbrandt44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%44%
Submission0%1%
Decision25%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (44100)act 18
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~195 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R218%
R36%
R43%
R52%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Dillashaw
69.5%-232
Garbrandt
+23230.0%
Most takedownstie 50.9%
Dillashaw
40.8%-494
Garbrandt
+4948.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dillashaw
Expected: 118.6
118.5
Over 118.5
42.6%
+135
Under 118.5
57.4%
-135
0149297
Garbrandt
Expected: 76.5
76.5
Over 76.5
42.5%
+135
Under 76.5
57.5%
-135
096192
Takedowns — over/under
Dillashaw
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.8%
+203
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
56.3%
-203
035
Garbrandt
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.3%
Exactly 0
87.7%
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 18.5 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
Dillashaw55.9%34.9%+21.0+175
Garbrandt44.1%65.1%−21.0-210

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
75.6Striking66.7
Dillashaw +8.9
63.0Grappling48.5
Dillashaw +14.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DillashawGarbrandt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1634
Pound-for-pound
1616
1631
Divisional
1602
1517
Striking offense
1525
1518
Striking defense
1513
1519
Grappling offense
1491
1554
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
67"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.38
Strikes landed / min
3.58
41%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
3.04
66%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.19
38%
Takedown accuracy
38%
85%
Takedown defense
100%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
77%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+6
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
60%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
309
Days since last fight
309
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
TJ Dillashaw
  • WJohn LinekerU-DEC R3
    Close -23010mo before
  • WRaphael AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close -4201y 4mo before
  • LDominick CruzS-DEC R5
    Close -1551y 10mo before
  • WRenan BaraoKO/TKO R4
    Close -2002y 3mo before
  • WJoe SotoKO/TKO R5
    Close -11003y 2mo before
Cody Garbrandt
  • WDominick CruzU-DEC R5
    Close +20510mo before
  • WTakeya MizugakiKO/TKO R1
    Close -5251y 2mo before
  • WThomas AlmeidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1701y 5mo before
  • WAugusto MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -4501y 8mo before
  • WHenry BrionesU-DEC R3
    Close -10002y 4mo before
Dillashaw — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Garbrandt — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
82% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dillashaw
Garbrandt
13
UFC fights
6
174.6 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
62.8 min · 10.5 avg
16y 4m
Career length
13y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dillashaw
Garbrandt
231W–42L · 84.6%
Overall
92W–17L · 84.4%
180W–32L · 84.9%
Wins
92W–17L · 84.4%
51W–10L · 83.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dillashaw
Garbrandt
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
19W–6L · 76.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
19W–6L · 76.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dillashaw
Garbrandt
5.66
Landed / min
3.42
35.6%
Accuracy
36.2%
67.9%
Defense
68.3%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.91
69.2%
Time at distance
94.2%
Grappling & control
Dillashaw
Garbrandt
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.19
38.2%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
85.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.03
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
97.0%
Control share
88.4%
Strike target map
Dillashaw
  • Head68%(637)div 63%
  • Body15%(145)div 21%
  • Legs17%(157)div 16%
Garbrandt
  • Head81%(182)div 63%
  • Body9%(21)div 21%
  • Legs10%(22)div 16%

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

TJ Dillashaw
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Garbrandt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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