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UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Drew Dober
Drew Dober
17-8 · USA
VS
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
28-15 · USA
July 29, 2017 · Anaheim, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Drew Dober def. Joshua Burkman by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:04
Dober15/290/111:07
Burkman11/180/100:00
Total
Dober15/290/111:07
Burkman11/180/100:00

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
DoberWin probabilityBurkman
61.3%38.7%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
17%
Decision
34%
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 Dober, blue toward Burkman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dober61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%53%
Submission10%16%
Decision19%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3376)act 15
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Burkman39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%40%
Submission7%19%
Decision16%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 11
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R217%
R327%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Dober
68.2%-221
Burkman
+22130.8%
Most takedownstie 61.0%
Dober
8.0%+388
Burkman
-38831.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dober
Expected: 58.2
58
Over 58
42.2%
+134
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
56.7%
-134
073146
Burkman
Expected: 38.3
38.5
Over 38.5
42.1%
+137
Under 38.5
57.9%
-137
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Dober
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.5%
Exactly 0
89.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Burkman
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.2%
+201
Under 0.5
66.8%
-201
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
Dober61.3%72.9%−11.6-310
Burkman38.7%27.1%+11.6+255

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
56.7Striking60.5
Burkman +3.8
34.7Grappling53.8
Burkman +19.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DoberBurkman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1470
1525
Divisional
1511
1488
Striking offense
1476
1505
Striking defense
1516
1483
Grappling offense
1508
1489
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
28 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.33
Strikes landed / min
2.69
34%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.99
Strikes absorbed / min
3.10
56%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.59
17%
Takedown accuracy
37%
67%
Takedown defense
72%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
38%
UFC win rate
35%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
40%
Last-5 win rate
20%
67%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Drew Dober
  • LOlivier Aubin-MercierSUB R2
    Close +1608mo before
  • WJason GonzalezKO/TKO R1
    Close -15011mo before
  • WScott HoltzmanU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 7mo before
  • LEfrain EscuderoSUB R1
    Close -1402y 2mo before
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R1
    Close +4002y 8mo before
Joshua Burkman
  • LMichel PrazeresSUB R1
    Close +2505mo before
  • LZak OttowS-DEC R3
    Close -26010mo before
  • LPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close +2451y 2mo before
  • WKJ NoonsU-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 6mo before
  • LPatrick CoteKO/TKO R3
    Close -1701y 11mo before
Dober — win / loss by method
Record: 17-8-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
29% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (29%)Decision(75%) 3
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 28-15-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
7% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 8 losses
W
36% of wins
L
53% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 6 losses
W
39% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win10loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(10%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(40%) 4
4 (67%)Decision(50%) 5
Non-UFC
22win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (41%)Submission(80%) 4
7 (32%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dober
Burkman
8
UFC fights
17
65.2 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
196.5 min · 11.6 avg
17y 0m
Career length
23y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dober
Burkman
90W–26L · 77.6%
Overall
244W–60L · 80.3%
39W–12L · 76.5%
Wins
104W–25L · 80.6%
51W–14L · 78.5%
Losses
140W–35L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dober
Burkman
159W–104L · 60.5%
Overall
307W–93L · 76.8%
140W–101L · 58.1%
Wins
187W–69L · 73.0%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Losses
120W–24L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Dober
Burkman
4.48
Landed / min
3.73
28.5%
Accuracy
37.2%
59.1%
Defense
59.6%
0.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
51.3%
Time at distance
48.2%
Grappling & control
Dober
Burkman
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.59
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
37.4%
66.7%
Takedown defense
72.0%
0.23
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.31
53.4%
Control share
60.5%
Strike target map
Dober
  • Head62%(134)div 63%
  • Body21%(45)div 20%
  • Legs18%(38)div 17%
Burkman
  • Head48%(255)div 63%
  • Body16%(87)div 20%
  • Legs35%(186)div 17%

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

Drew Dober
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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