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UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
22-3 · USA
VS
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee
16-2 · USA
October 7, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Tony Ferguson def. Kevin Lee by SUB (Triangle Choke), R3 4:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferguson13/230/000:02
Lee27/581/102:16
R2
Ferguson27/540/000:00
Lee22/490/200:00
R3 · 4:02
Ferguson14/260/000:00
Lee6/122/302:33
Total
Ferguson54/1030/000:02
Lee55/1193/604:49

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
FergusonWin probabilityLee
15.5%84.5%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
15%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 14.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%65%
Submission2%11%
Decision3%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 54
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Lee85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%45%
Submission14%16%
Decision33%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (46105)act 55
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.7)act 3
Combined totals~147 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R219%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Ferguson
40.2%+147
Lee
-14759.0%
Most takedownstie 40.1%
Ferguson
3.1%+1843
Lee
-184356.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 66.2
66
Over 66
42.2%
+134
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
56.7%
-134
083166
Lee
Expected: 81.0
81
Over 81
42.1%
+135
Exactly 81
0.8%
push
Under 81
57.0%
-135
0102203
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.0%
Exactly 0
94.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lee
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
45.8%
+118
Under 1.5
54.2%
-118
036

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 14.7 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
Ferguson15.5%72.0%−56.5-290
Lee84.5%28.0%+56.5+245

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
73.4Striking64.1
Ferguson +9.3
64.7Grappling76.0
Lee +11.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonLee
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1679
Pound-for-pound
1633
1671
Divisional
1633
1527
Striking offense
1493
1512
Striking defense
1500
1523
Grappling offense
1534
1552
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
33 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.23
Strikes landed / min
3.60
42%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
65%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.71
Takedowns / 15 min
3.48
43%
Takedown accuracy
42%
81%
Takedown defense
74%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
92%
UFC win rate
82%
+9
Win/loss streak
+5
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
336
Days since last fight
104
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close +12011mo before
  • WLando VannataSUB R2
    Close -8001y 3mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaSUB R2
    Close -1501y 10mo before
  • WJosh ThomsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2702y 3mo before
  • WGleison TibauSUB R1
    Close -2402y 7mo before
Kevin Lee
  • WMichael ChiesaSUB R1
    Close -1453mo before
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoSUB R2
    Close -1707mo before
  • WMagomed MustafaevSUB R2
    Close -14511mo before
  • WJake MatthewsKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 3mo before
  • WEfrain EscuderoU-DEC R3
    Close -3601y 5mo before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
23% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (42%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Lee — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Lee
13
UFC fights
11
127.1 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
107.8 min · 9.8 avg
18y 3m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Lee
242W–80L · 75.2%
Overall
149W–32L · 82.3%
232W–74L · 75.8%
Wins
128W–27L · 82.6%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Losses
21W–5L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Lee
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
42W–15L · 73.7%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
42W–15L · 73.7%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ferguson
Lee
6.05
Landed / min
4.33
40.4%
Accuracy
29.7%
65.4%
Defense
57.4%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
77.5%
Time at distance
43.2%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Lee
0.71
Takedowns / 15 min
3.48
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
81.1%
Takedown defense
73.9%
1.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.53
28.7%
Control share
81.1%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head64%(428)div 63%
  • Body16%(103)div 20%
  • Legs20%(133)div 17%
Lee
  • Head71%(275)div 63%
  • Body27%(105)div 20%
  • Legs2%(8)div 17%

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Lee
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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