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Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson
13-2-1 · USA
VS
Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal
32-12 · USA
November 4, 2017 · New York City, New York, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.4lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Stephen Thompson def. Jorge Masvidal by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Thompson13/270/000:00
Masvidal12/330/000:00
R2
Thompson18/430/010:02
Masvidal14/430/100:01
R3
Thompson39/860/000:01
Masvidal16/660/100:02
Total
Thompson70/1560/010:03
Masvidal42/1420/200:03

Scorecards

Thompson vs Masvidal

RdDave TirelliEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-89.9-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2629.8-27

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 18 Thompson · 0 Masvidal

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Thompson-Masvidal.

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
ThompsonWin probabilityMasvidal
30.3%69.7%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
1%
Decision
74%
Expected fight time: 13.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thompson30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%29%
Submission0%1%
Decision21%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3785)act 70
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Masvidal70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%23%
Submission1%2%
Decision53%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3784)act 42
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~130 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R27%
R315%
Distance74%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Thompson
50.0%-102
Masvidal
+10249.1%
Most takedownstie 61.3%
Thompson
7.1%+444
Masvidal
-44431.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 65.5
65.5
Over 65.5
42.5%
+135
Under 65.5
57.5%
-135
082164
Masvidal
Expected: 64.8
65
Over 65
41.8%
+137
Exactly 65
1.0%
push
Under 65
57.1%
-137
082163
Takedowns — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.7%
Exactly 0
90.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Masvidal
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.6%
+198
Under 0.5
66.4%
-198
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 13.6 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
Thompson30.3%63.5%−33.2-190
Masvidal69.7%36.5%+33.2+165

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
68.9Striking73.7
Masvidal +4.8
46.7Grappling59.4
Masvidal +12.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThompsonMasvidal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1603
1613
Divisional
1560
1533
Striking offense
1519
1536
Striking defense
1525
1475
Grappling offense
1510
1552
Grappling defense
1546
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
4.20
44%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.65
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
58%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
50%
Takedown accuracy
56%
77%
Takedown defense
76%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
64%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
63%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Stephen Thompson
  • LTyron WoodleyM-DEC R5
    Close -1408mo before
  • DTyron WoodleyM-DEC R5
    Close -2001y before
  • WRory MacDonaldU-DEC R5
    Close -1151y 5mo before
  • WJohny HendricksKO/TKO R1
    Close +2451y 9mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -2452y 4mo before
Jorge Masvidal
  • LDemian MaiaS-DEC R3
    Close -1056mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2
    Close +1559mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -21011mo before
  • WRoss PearsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 3mo before
  • LLorenz LarkinS-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 5mo before
Thompson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-1

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Masvidal — win / loss by method
Record: 32-12-0

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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
17 wins, 9 losses
W
53% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
23win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (43%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(29%) 2
12 (52%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Thompson
Masvidal
11
UFC fights
14
142.4 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
184.4 min · 13.2 avg
16y 6m
Career length
23y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thompson
Masvidal
152W–47L · 76.4%
Overall
269W–83L · 76.4%
123W–33L · 78.8%
Wins
180W–63L · 74.1%
29W–14L · 67.4%
Losses
89W–20L · 81.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thompson
Masvidal
12W–9L · 57.1%
Overall
393W–164L · 70.6%
12W–9L · 57.1%
Wins
299W–129L · 69.9%
0W–0L
Losses
94W–35L · 72.9%
Distance striking
Thompson
Masvidal
4.56
Landed / min
5.07
41.3%
Accuracy
44.5%
67.6%
Defense
63.8%
0.84
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.41
69.2%
Time at distance
56.4%
Grappling & control
Thompson
Masvidal
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
76.7%
Takedown defense
76.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.57
48.2%
Control share
51.1%
Strike target map
Thompson
  • Head64%(341)div 63%
  • Body24%(127)div 21%
  • Legs12%(61)div 16%
Masvidal
  • Head64%(499)div 63%
  • Body24%(189)div 21%
  • Legs11%(87)div 16%

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

Stephen Thompson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jorge Masvidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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