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UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
25-14 · USA
VS
Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez
22-6 · USA
September 9, 2017 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Jeremy Stephens def. Gilbert Melendez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Stephens24/620/010:30
Melendez12/500/000:00
R2
Stephens25/910/020:18
Melendez11/520/000:00
R3
Stephens47/970/020:33
Melendez6/270/000:00
Total
Stephens96/2500/051:21
Melendez29/1290/000:00

Scorecards

Stephens vs Melendez

RdDave HagenDavid TherienThomas CollinsCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-8.8
R210-810-910-910-8.6
R310-810-810-810-8.1
Total30-2530-2630-2629.9-25.5

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.926.1 · 15 Stephens · 0 Melendez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Stephens-Melendez.

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
StephensWin probabilityMelendez
28.1%71.9%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
7%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 12.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stephens28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%37%
Submission3%11%
Decision15%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 96
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Melendez72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%30%
Submission4%5%
Decision47%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 29
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R210%
R314%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Stephens
51.3%-108
Melendez
+10847.6%
Most takedownstie 66.9%
Stephens
11.5%+187
Melendez
-18721.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 53.1
53
Over 53
42.0%
+135
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.8%
-135
067133
Melendez
Expected: 51.0
51
Over 51
41.9%
+136
Exactly 51
1.3%
push
Under 51
56.8%
-136
064128
Takedowns — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.9%
Exactly 0
86.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Melendez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+323
Under 0.5
76.4%
-323
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 12.0 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
Stephens28.1%51.1%−23.0-115
Melendez71.9%48.9%+23.0-105

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
64.7Striking61.7
Stephens +3.1
46.8Grappling32.9
Stephens +13.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StephensMelendez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1538
1541
Divisional
1576
1512
Striking offense
1495
1534
Striking defense
1505
1475
Grappling offense
1482
1512
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
31 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.83
Strikes landed / min
3.15
41%
Strike accuracy
31%
2.68
Strikes absorbed / min
2.95
60%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
36%
Takedown accuracy
19%
65%
Takedown defense
77%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
48%
UFC win rate
20%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
40%
Last-5 win rate
20%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
413
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeremy Stephens
  • LRenato MoicanoS-DEC R3
    Close -1705mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarU-DEC R3
    Close +26510mo before
  • WRenan BaraoU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 3mo before
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close +3601y 9mo before
  • WDennis BermudezKO/TKO R3
    missedClose +2052y 2mo before
Gilbert Melendez
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +2151y 2mo before
  • LEddie AlvarezS-DEC R3
    Close -1702y 3mo before
  • LAnthony PettisSUB R2
    Close +2852y 9mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -5453y 11mo before
  • LBenson HendersonS-DEC R5
    Close +2804y 5mo before
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 25-14-0

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
17 wins, 1 loss
W
68% of wins
L
7% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
21% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 10 losses
W
24% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
12win13loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(8%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(15%) 2
6 (50%)Decision(77%) 10
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Melendez — win / loss by method
Record: 22-6-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
45% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
1win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
21win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (43%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Stephens
Melendez
25
UFC fights
5
316.9 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
76.9 min · 15.4 avg
21y 6m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stephens
Melendez
432W–111L · 79.6%
Overall
101W–17L · 85.6%
174W–44L · 79.8%
Wins
24W–5L · 82.8%
258W–67L · 79.4%
Losses
77W–12L · 86.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stephens
Melendez
87W–49L · 64.0%
Overall
321W–86L · 78.9%
81W–48L · 62.8%
Wins
293W–81L · 78.3%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
28W–5L · 84.8%
Distance striking
Stephens
Melendez
3.78
Landed / min
3.41
34.9%
Accuracy
29.0%
63.4%
Defense
63.3%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
52.1%
Time at distance
79.4%
Grappling & control
Stephens
Melendez
1.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
36.5%
Takedown accuracy
18.8%
64.6%
Takedown defense
77.3%
0.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
45.5%
Control share
46.4%
Strike target map
Stephens
  • Head59%(532)div 64%
  • Body18%(162)div 19%
  • Legs23%(203)div 17%
Melendez
  • Head76%(183)div 64%
  • Body17%(42)div 19%
  • Legs7%(17)div 17%

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

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gilbert Melendez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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