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UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Ricardo Lamas
Ricardo Lamas
17-5 · USA
VS
Jason Knight
Jason Knight
20-2 · USA
July 29, 2017 · Anaheim, California, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Ricardo Lamas def. Jason Knight by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:34
Lamas42/621/102:57
Knight8/350/100:00
Total
Lamas42/621/102:57
Knight8/350/100:00

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
LamasWin probabilityKnight
27.6%72.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
19%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lamas28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%30%
Submission3%12%
Decision16%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 42
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Knight72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%29%
Submission15%21%
Decision36%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R216%
R36%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lamas
48.7%+103
Knight
-10349.9%
Most takedownstie 45.1%
Lamas
38.4%-232
Knight
+23216.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lamas
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.7%
+134
Under 39.5
57.3%
-134
05099
Knight
Expected: 40.1
40
Over 40
41.9%
+135
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.5%
-135
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Lamas
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.8%
+199
Exactly 1
16.9%
push
Under 1
55.3%
-199
035
Knight
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.3%
+312
Under 0.5
75.7%
-312
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 10.4 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
Lamas27.6%48.9%−21.3-105
Knight72.4%51.1%+21.3-115

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
63.0Striking65.0
Knight +2.1
42.5Grappling69.9
Knight +27.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LamasKnight
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1610
Pound-for-pound
1594
1606
Divisional
1593
1501
Striking offense
1510
1514
Striking defense
1502
1504
Grappling offense
1511
1499
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
35 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.73
Strikes landed / min
3.89
43%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.79
Strikes absorbed / min
2.65
55%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
26%
Takedown accuracy
43%
37%
Takedown defense
54%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.8
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
63%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricardo Lamas
  • WCharles OliveiraSUB R2
    Close -1109mo before
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close +2301y 2mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -4401y 8mo before
  • LChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close +3652y 4mo before
  • WDennis BermudezSUB R1
    Close +1552y 8mo before
Jason Knight
  • WChas SkellyKO/TKO R3
    Close -1103mo before
  • WAlex CaceresSUB R2
    Close -1356mo before
  • WDan HookerU-DEC R3
    Close +1258mo before
  • WJim AlersS-DEC R3
    Close +1001y before
  • LTatsuya KawajiriU-DEC R3
    Close +2351y 8mo before
Lamas — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
4 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(0%) 0
Knight — win / loss by method
Record: 20-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lamas
Knight
11
UFC fights
5
117.8 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
65.0 min · 13.0 avg
18y 6m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lamas
Knight
203W–36L · 84.9%
Overall
89W–27L · 76.7%
149W–30L · 83.2%
Wins
55W–19L · 74.3%
54W–6L · 90.0%
Losses
34W–8L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lamas
Knight
148W–36L · 80.4%
Overall
73W–39L · 65.2%
117W–32L · 78.5%
Wins
73W–39L · 65.2%
31W–4L · 88.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lamas
Knight
3.66
Landed / min
5.77
36.1%
Accuracy
32.3%
61.2%
Defense
54.6%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
50.6%
Time at distance
49.0%
Grappling & control
Lamas
Knight
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
26.1%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
36.8%
Takedown defense
54.2%
1.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.77
51.9%
Control share
33.4%
Strike target map
Lamas
  • Head44%(142)div 64%
  • Body19%(60)div 19%
  • Legs37%(119)div 17%
Knight
  • Head74%(186)div 64%
  • Body11%(27)div 19%
  • Legs16%(40)div 17%

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

Ricardo Lamas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Knight
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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