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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
24-7 · USA
VS
Artem Lobov
Artem Lobov
13-12-1 · IRL
April 22, 2017 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Cub Swanson def. Artem Lobov by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Swanson23/400/100:00
Lobov29/521/100:42
R2
Swanson37/511/101:28
Lobov22/400/200:00
R3
Swanson63/770/000:08
Lobov24/681/100:06
R4
Swanson44/640/000:00
Lobov27/610/200:22
R5
Swanson42/641/100:47
Lobov21/550/200:38
Total
Swanson209/2962/302:23
Lobov123/2762/801:48

Scorecards

Swanson vs Lobov

RdChris LeeDerek ClearyJeff MullenCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.1-9.9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.9-9
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R510-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total49-4649-4650-4548.7-46.2

Media (18 cards) · avg 48.946.1 · 18 Swanson · 0 Lobov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Swanson-Lobov.

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
SwansonWin probabilityLobov
50.7%49.3%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
13%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 16.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Swanson51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%53%
Submission6%12%
Decision18%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes113 (65148)act 209
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.0)act 2
Lobov49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%44%
Submission6%14%
Decision21%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 123
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 2
Combined totals~182 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R212%
R316%
R49%
R56%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Swanson
71.8%-259
Lobov
+25927.7%
Most takedownstie 63.9%
Swanson
16.2%+123
Lobov
-12319.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 113.3
113.5
Over 113.5
42.4%
+136
Under 113.5
57.6%
-136
0142284
Lobov
Expected: 69.1
69
Over 69
42.1%
+135
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
56.9%
-135
087173
Takedowns — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.1%
+424
Under 0.5
80.9%
-424
035
Lobov
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.9%
+337
Under 0.5
77.1%
-337
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 16.5 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
Swanson50.7%82.5%−31.8-600
Lobov49.3%17.5%+31.8+450

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
70.1Striking61.3
Swanson +8.8
49.8Grappling44.3
Swanson +5.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SwansonLobov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1631
Pound-for-pound
1491
1625
Divisional
1504
1524
Striking offense
1485
1523
Striking defense
1506
1481
Grappling offense
1484
1502
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.99
Strikes landed / min
2.67
47%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.48
Strikes absorbed / min
3.18
64%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.25
56%
Takedown accuracy
50%
66%
Takedown defense
73%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
44%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cub Swanson
  • WDooho ChoiU-DEC R3
    Close +1954mo before
  • WTatsuya KawajiriU-DEC R3
    Close -3309mo before
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y before
  • LMax HollowaySUB R3
    Close -1552y before
  • LFrankie EdgarSUB R5
    Close +1602y 5mo before
Artem Lobov
  • WTeruto IshiharaU-DEC R3
    Close +2205mo before
  • WChris AvilaU-DEC R3
    Close -1408mo before
  • LAlex WhiteU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 2mo before
  • LRyan HallU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 4mo before
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 24-7-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 5 losses
W
17% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
5 (56%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Lobov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-12-1, 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 9 losses
W
54% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win10loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(10%) 1
2 (18%)Submission(20%) 2
5 (45%)Decision(70%) 7

Profiles

Experience
Swanson
Lobov
12
UFC fights
4
162.8 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
22y 0m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Swanson
Lobov
209W–56L · 78.9%
Overall
28W–7L · 80.0%
170W–47L · 78.3%
Wins
14W–4L · 77.8%
39W–9L · 81.3%
Losses
14W–3L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Swanson
Lobov
126W–37L · 77.3%
Overall
153W–52L · 74.6%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
81W–30L · 73.0%
42W–9L · 82.4%
Losses
72W–22L · 76.6%
Distance striking
Swanson
Lobov
4.87
Landed / min
3.82
42.8%
Accuracy
39.1%
67.9%
Defense
61.7%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.5%
Time at distance
63.2%
Grappling & control
Swanson
Lobov
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.25
56.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
66.2%
Takedown defense
73.3%
0.18
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
25.3%
Control share
49.3%
Strike target map
Swanson
  • Head65%(424)div 64%
  • Body18%(116)div 19%
  • Legs17%(110)div 17%
Lobov
  • Head49%(78)div 64%
  • Body18%(28)div 19%
  • Legs34%(54)div 17%

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Artem Lobov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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