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UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier
19-1 · USA
VS
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
22-1 · USA
July 29, 2017 · Anaheim, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cormier31/600/100:00
Jones34/660/100:02
R2
Cormier22/540/200:00
Jones30/470/200:00
R3 · 3:01
Cormier5/260/000:00
Jones31/520/010:14
Total
Cormier58/1400/300:00
Jones95/1650/310:16

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
CormierWin probabilityJones
11.8%88.2%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
14%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 17.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cormier12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%31%
Submission1%12%
Decision7%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 58
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Jones88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%33%
Submission12%14%
Decision47%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes100 (57130)act 95
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~144 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R219%
R38%
R44%
R53%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Cormier
16.9%+490
Jones
-49082.6%
Most takedownstie 37.3%
Cormier
15.2%+313
Jones
-31347.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
41.9%
+135
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.6%
-135
056111
Jones
Expected: 99.7
99.5
Over 99.5
42.6%
+135
Under 99.5
57.4%
-135
0125250
Takedowns — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.2%
+282
Under 0.5
73.8%
-282
035
Jones
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.7%
+128
Exactly 1
20.7%
push
Under 1
44.6%
-128
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 17.8 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
Cormier11.8%28.2%−16.4+235
Jones88.2%71.8%+16.4-315

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
71.8Striking81.2
Jones +9.4
56.4Grappling67.8
Jones +11.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CormierJones
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1485
Striking offense
1508
1513
Striking defense
1568
1533
Grappling offense
1559
1546
Grappling defense
1601
Physical
38 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'4"
72"
Reach
84"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.73
Strikes landed / min
4.25
51%
Strike accuracy
56%
2.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.00
56%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.25
43%
Takedown accuracy
52%
71%
Takedown defense
95%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
94%
+4
Win/loss streak
+13
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
462
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Cormier
  • WAnthony JohnsonSUB R2
    Close +1204mo before
  • WAnderson SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -4301y 1mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonS-DEC R5
    Close -2551y 10mo before
  • WAnthony JohnsonSUB R3
    Close +1002y 2mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +1772y 7mo before
Jon Jones
  • WOvince Saint PreuxU-DEC R5
    Close -7201y 3mo before
  • WDaniel CormierU-DEC R5
    Close -1922y 7mo before
  • WGlover TeixeiraU-DEC R5
    Close -4403y 3mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonU-DEC R5
    Close -8403y 10mo before
  • WChael SonnenKO/TKO R1
    Close -8754y 3mo before
Cormier — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
37% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 22-1-0

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
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (31%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (44%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Cormier
Jones
9
UFC fights
17
131.5 min · 14.6 avg
Octagon time
240.2 min · 14.1 avg
16y 10m
Career length
18y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cormier
Jones
177W–45L · 79.7%
Overall
287W–62L · 82.2%
157W–44L · 78.1%
Wins
280W–60L · 82.4%
20W–1L · 95.2%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cormier
Jones
168W–41L · 80.4%
Overall
6W–6L · 50.0%
168W–41L · 80.4%
Wins
6W–6L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Cormier
Jones
4.17
Landed / min
4.34
37.2%
Accuracy
48.7%
61.2%
Defense
69.6%
0.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
40.0%
Time at distance
59.2%
Grappling & control
Cormier
Jones
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.25
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
52.2%
71.4%
Takedown defense
94.6%
0.68
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.62
81.8%
Control share
90.6%
Strike target map
Cormier
  • Head72%(355)div 66%
  • Body17%(83)div 18%
  • Legs11%(53)div 16%
Jones
  • Head53%(541)div 66%
  • Body23%(231)div 18%
  • Legs24%(249)div 16%

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

Daniel Cormier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jon Jones
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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