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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
9-2 · USA
VS
Michael McBride
Michael McBride
8-2 · USA
April 22, 2017 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Scott Holtzman def. Michael McBride by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holtzman27/480/211:31
McBride34/681/100:34
R2
Holtzman30/531/102:42
McBride20/392/400:22
R3
Holtzman47/891/102:32
McBride29/650/100:00
Total
Holtzman104/1902/416:45
McBride83/1723/600:56

Scorecards

Holtzman vs McBride

RdChris LeeDave TirelliDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-810-910-910-8.6
Total30-2630-2730-2729.9-26.6

Media (12 cards) · avg 3026.5 · 12 Holtzman · 0 McBride

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Holtzman-McBride.

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
HoltzmanWin probabilityMcBride
63.1%36.9%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
43%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 7.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Holtzman63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%33%
Submission21%34%
Decision21%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3171)act 104
Takedowns1.3 (0.13.2)act 2
McBride37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%23%
Submission22%59%
Decision7%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 83
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 3
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R153%
R210%
R39%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Holtzman
57.7%-140
McBride
+14041.2%
Most takedownstie 11.5%
Holtzman
84.6%-2136
McBride
+21364.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 54.2
54
Over 54
42.1%
+134
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.6%
-134
068136
McBride
Expected: 45.3
45.5
Over 45.5
42.3%
+137
Under 45.5
57.7%
-137
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
52.9%
-112
Under 1.5
47.1%
+112
035
McBride
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
19.6%
Exactly 0
80.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 7.3 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
Holtzman63.1%71.5%−8.4-280
McBride36.9%28.5%+8.4+240

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
69.5Striking45.3
Holtzman +24.2
59.9Grappling4.6
Holtzman +55.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HoltzmanMcBride
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1509
1521
Divisional
1508
1503
Striking offense
1504
1502
Striking defense
1493
1515
Grappling offense
1492
1498
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'1"
69"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.94
Strikes landed / min
1.72
47%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
60%
Strike defense
24%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.34
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60%
Takedown accuracy
0%
60%
Takedown defense
17%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Scott Holtzman
  • LJosh EmmettU-DEC R3
    Close +1684mo before
  • WCody PfisterU-DEC R3
    Close -2609mo before
  • LDrew DoberU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 4mo before
  • WAnthony ChristodoulouSUB R3
    Close -12001y 8mo before
Michael McBride
  • LNik LentzKO/TKO R2
    missedClose +4257mo before
Holtzman — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
McBride — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Holtzman
McBride
4
UFC fights
1
57.7 min · 14.4 avg
Octagon time
9.3 min · 9.3 avg
14y 6m
Career length
14y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Holtzman
McBride
49W–17L · 74.2%
Overall
26W–7L · 78.8%
24W–10L · 70.6%
Wins
0W–0L
25W–7L · 78.1%
Losses
26W–7L · 78.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holtzman
McBride
52W–32L · 61.9%
Overall
45W–37L · 54.9%
52W–32L · 61.9%
Wins
41W–36L · 53.2%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Holtzman
McBride
6.53
Landed / min
10.40
38.4%
Accuracy
51.9%
68.2%
Defense
47.4%
0.26
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
36.1%
Time at distance
14.5%
Grappling & control
Holtzman
McBride
2.34
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
16.7%
0.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
56.9%
Control share
6.6%
Strike target map
Holtzman
  • Head70%(158)div 63%
  • Body22%(51)div 20%
  • Legs8%(18)div 17%
McBride
  • Head63%(10)div 63%
  • Body6%(1)div 20%
  • Legs31%(5)div 17%

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

Scott Holtzman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael McBride
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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