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UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
Jason Knight
Jason Knight
19-2 · USA
VS
Chas Skelly
Chas Skelly
17-2 · USA
May 13, 2017 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Jason Knight def. Chas Skelly by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 0:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Knight15/271/100:43
Skelly7/241/202:29
R2
Knight28/591/100:51
Skelly19/350/401:20
R3 · 0:39
Knight16/230/010:11
Skelly3/40/000:00
Total
Knight59/1092/211:45
Skelly29/631/603:49

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
KnightWin probabilitySkelly
66.9%33.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
17%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Knight67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%
Submission11%17%
Decision33%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 59
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 2
Skelly33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%41%
Submission5%16%
Decision14%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 29
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R226%
R36%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Knight
52.4%-114
Skelly
+11446.1%
Most takedownstie 31.7%
Knight
11.1%+515
Skelly
-51557.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Knight
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.6%
+135
Under 36.5
57.4%
-135
04692
Skelly
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
41.8%
+135
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.3%
-135
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Knight
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.8%
+359
Under 0.5
78.2%
-359
035
Skelly
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
45.8%
+119
Under 1.5
54.2%
-119
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 10.3 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
Knight66.9%50.0%+16.9-110
Skelly33.1%50.0%−16.9-110

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
62.4Striking52.1
Knight +10.3
63.8Grappling62.9
Knight +0.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KnightSkelly
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1599
1576
Divisional
1598
1503
Striking offense
1486
1503
Striking defense
1502
1505
Grappling offense
1525
1502
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
24 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.57
Strikes landed / min
1.84
35%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.29
52%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
37%
Takedown accuracy
38%
44%
Takedown defense
41%
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.9
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
75%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason Knight
  • WAlex CaceresSUB R2
    Close -1353mo before
  • WDan HookerU-DEC R3
    Close +1256mo before
  • WJim AlersS-DEC R3
    Close +10010mo before
  • LTatsuya KawajiriU-DEC R3
    Close +2351y 5mo before
Chas Skelly
  • WChris GruetzemacherSUB R2
    Close -3503mo before
  • WMaximo BlancoSUB R1
    Close -1508mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close -1751y 2mo before
  • WEdimilson SouzaSUB R2
    Close -1851y 6mo before
  • WJim AlersKO/TKO R2
    Close -2302y 3mo before
Knight — win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
68% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(100%) 1
Skelly — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Knight
Skelly
4
UFC fights
8
54.4 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
71.8 min · 9.0 avg
16y 10m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Knight
Skelly
72W–25L · 74.2%
Overall
108W–24L · 81.8%
38W–17L · 69.1%
Wins
82W–19L · 81.2%
34W–8L · 81.0%
Losses
26W–5L · 83.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Knight
Skelly
73W–39L · 65.2%
Overall
68W–42L · 61.8%
73W–39L · 65.2%
Wins
68W–42L · 61.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Knight
Skelly
5.68
Landed / min
3.37
31.0%
Accuracy
28.4%
54.8%
Defense
61.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
49.9%
Time at distance
31.4%
Grappling & control
Knight
Skelly
1.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
36.8%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
44.4%
Takedown defense
41.2%
2.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.92
33.8%
Control share
52.8%
Strike target map
Knight
  • Head72%(140)div 64%
  • Body10%(20)div 19%
  • Legs18%(34)div 17%
Skelly
  • Head86%(114)div 64%
  • Body11%(15)div 19%
  • Legs2%(3)div 17%

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

Jason Knight
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chas Skelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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