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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
Hector Sandoval
Hector Sandoval
13-3 · USA
VS
Matt Schnell
Matt Schnell
10-3 · USA
April 22, 2017 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Hector Sandoval def. Matt Schnell by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:24
Sandoval32/503/800:58
Schnell16/401/100:06
Total
Sandoval32/503/800:58
Schnell16/401/100:06

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
SandovalWin probabilitySchnell
53.4%46.6%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
16%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sandoval53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%43%
Submission5%10%
Decision25%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 32
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 3
Schnell47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%49%
Submission11%23%
Decision13%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 16
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R230%
R33%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Sandoval
65.3%-196
Schnell
+19633.4%
Most takedownstie 39.4%
Sandoval
50.9%-528
Schnell
+5289.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sandoval
Expected: 45.1
45
Over 45
41.9%
+135
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.6%
-135
057113
Schnell
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
42.6%
+134
Under 31.5
57.4%
-134
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Sandoval
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.7%
+123
Exactly 1
20.3%
push
Under 1
44.0%
-123
035
Schnell
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.6%
Exactly 0
83.4%
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 9.1 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
Sandoval53.4%42.0%+11.4+130
Schnell46.6%58.0%−11.4-150

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
72.0Striking40.1
Sandoval +32.0
60.2Grappling0.0
Sandoval +60.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SandovalSchnell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1506
1529
Divisional
1521
1498
Striking offense
1504
1504
Striking defense
1493
1506
Grappling offense
1488
1493
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'2"
Height
5'8"
64"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.26
Strikes landed / min
3.70
48%
Strike accuracy
42%
1.55
Strikes absorbed / min
6.87
73%
Strike defense
21%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
17%
Takedown accuracy
77%
Takedown defense
0%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Hector Sandoval
  • WFredy SerranoU-DEC R3
    Close -1254mo before
  • LWilson ReisSUB R1
    Close +3009mo before
Matt Schnell
  • LRob FontKO/TKO R1
    Close +2305mo before
Sandoval — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
7 (58%)Decision(0%) 0
Schnell — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sandoval
Schnell
2
UFC fights
1
16.8 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
3.8 min · 3.8 avg
18y 0m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sandoval
Schnell
23W–7L · 76.7%
Overall
12W–2L · 85.7%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Wins
0W–0L
20W–6L · 76.9%
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sandoval
Schnell
62W–29L · 68.1%
Overall
39W–24L · 61.9%
51W–25L · 67.1%
Wins
31W–23L · 57.4%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Distance striking
Sandoval
Schnell
2.41
Landed / min
8.65
46.3%
Accuracy
42.4%
74.7%
Defense
36.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
61.6%
Time at distance
42.8%
Grappling & control
Sandoval
Schnell
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
76.9%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
70.0%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Sandoval
  • Head45%(17)div 62%
  • Body42%(16)div 23%
  • Legs13%(5)div 15%
Schnell
  • Head64%(9)div 62%
  • Body7%(1)div 23%
  • Legs29%(4)div 15%

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

Hector Sandoval
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Schnell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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