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UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi
41-6-2 · NLD
VS
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
13-2 · USA
April 8, 2017 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.8lb
Weigh-in
185.8lb
Gegard Mousasi def. Chris Weidman by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 3:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mousasi21/520/000:00
Weidman10/223/401:56
R2 · 3:13
Mousasi28/410/100:38
Weidman3/71/201:26
Total
Mousasi49/930/100:38
Weidman13/294/603:22

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
MousasiWin probabilityWeidman
69.7%30.3%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
10%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mousasi70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%53%
Submission8%11%
Decision25%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 49
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Weidman30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%43%
Submission2%8%
Decision15%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1638)act 13
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 4
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R236%
R36%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Mousasi
69.5%-238
Weidman
+23829.2%
Most takedownstie 33.0%
Mousasi
18.1%+270
Weidman
-27048.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mousasi
Expected: 46.7
46.5
Over 46.5
42.9%
+133
Under 46.5
57.1%
-133
059117
Weidman
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
42.6%
+135
Under 29.5
57.4%
-135
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Mousasi
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.6%
+206
Under 0.5
67.4%
-206
035
Weidman
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.6%
+113
Exactly 1
26.2%
push
Under 1
39.2%
-113
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 9.8 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
Mousasi69.7%51.1%+18.6-115
Weidman30.3%48.9%−18.6-105

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
79.4Striking63.9
Mousasi +15.5
58.6Grappling70.4
Weidman +11.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MousasiWeidman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1648
Pound-for-pound
1634
1636
Divisional
1626
1531
Striking offense
1516
1538
Striking defense
1513
1511
Grappling offense
1536
1553
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
3.09
50%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.90
69%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.21
Takedowns / 15 min
3.33
56%
Takedown accuracy
49%
81%
Takedown defense
71%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
82%
+4
Win/loss streak
-2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
63%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gegard Mousasi
  • WUriah HallKO/TKO R1
    Close -5605mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R2
    Close -3606mo before
  • WThiago SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close -2909mo before
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R3
    Close -3001y 1mo before
  • LUriah HallKO/TKO R2
    Close -4001y 6mo before
Chris Weidman
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close -2205mo before
  • LLuke RockholdKO/TKO R4
    Close -1501y 4mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -4201y 11mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaU-DEC R5
    Close -1852y 9mo before
  • WAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1653y 3mo before
Mousasi — win / loss by method
Record: 41-6-2

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
23 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
33win3loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
19 (58%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (9%)Decision(33%) 1
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Mousasi
Weidman
11
UFC fights
11
111.9 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
112.7 min · 10.2 avg
23y 3m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mousasi
Weidman
188W–61L · 75.5%
Overall
200W–46L · 81.3%
137W–49L · 73.7%
Wins
175W–43L · 80.3%
51W–12L · 81.0%
Losses
25W–3L · 89.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mousasi
Weidman
338W–149L · 69.4%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
288W–133L · 68.4%
Wins
12W–3L · 80.0%
50W–16L · 75.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Mousasi
Weidman
4.23
Landed / min
3.17
44.1%
Accuracy
35.3%
73.6%
Defense
62.6%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.40
57.3%
Time at distance
54.8%
Grappling & control
Mousasi
Weidman
1.21
Takedowns / 15 min
3.33
56.3%
Takedown accuracy
49.0%
81.3%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.93
62.5%
Control share
82.7%
Strike target map
Mousasi
  • Head72%(298)div 63%
  • Body10%(43)div 19%
  • Legs18%(75)div 18%
Weidman
  • Head76%(263)div 63%
  • Body14%(47)div 19%
  • Legs11%(38)div 18%

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

Gegard Mousasi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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