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UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa
16-2 · GBR
VS
Corey Anderson
Corey Anderson
9-2 · USA
March 18, 2017 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
Jimi Manuwa def. Corey Anderson by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:05
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:05
Manuwa6/130/010:01
Anderson6/270/300:00
Total
Manuwa6/130/010:01
Anderson6/270/300:00

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
ManuwaWin probabilityAnderson
12.1%87.9%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
8%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Manuwa12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%74%
Submission1%10%
Decision2%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Anderson88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO47%54%
Submission7%7%
Decision34%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 6
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.3)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R221%
R310%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Manuwa
28.1%+252
Anderson
-25270.6%
Most takedownstie 30.3%
Manuwa
4.1%+1612
Anderson
-161265.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Manuwa
Expected: 27.6
27.5
Over 27.5
42.8%
+134
Under 27.5
57.2%
-134
03570
Anderson
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
41.8%
+136
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.7%
-136
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Manuwa
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.4%
Exactly 0
90.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Anderson
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
50.1%
-100
Under 1.5
49.9%
+100
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 9.0 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
Manuwa12.1%57.1%−45.0-145
Anderson87.9%42.9%+45.0+125

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
70.0Striking76.5
Anderson +6.5
39.1Grappling55.4
Anderson +16.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ManuwaAnderson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1586
Pound-for-pound
1568
1584
Divisional
1569
1527
Striking offense
1517
1501
Striking defense
1508
1489
Grappling offense
1519
1499
Grappling defense
1538
Physical
37 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
79"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.64
Strikes landed / min
5.11
60%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.98
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
48%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.76
Takedowns / 15 min
4.44
25%
Takedown accuracy
53%
63%
Takedown defense
33%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
99
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jimi Manuwa
  • WOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R2
    Close +1255mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +5251y 6mo before
  • WJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 11mo before
  • LAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R2
    Close +4503y before
  • WRyan JimmoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1503y 5mo before
Corey Anderson
  • WSean O'ConnellKO/TKO R2
    Close -4003mo before
  • LMauricio RuaS-DEC R3
    Close -16010mo before
  • WTom LawlorU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y before
  • WFabio MaldonadoU-DEC R3
    Close -7001y 4mo before
  • WJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 6mo before
Manuwa — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (91%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Anderson — 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Manuwa
Anderson
7
UFC fights
8
59.1 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
97.9 min · 12.2 avg
18y 0m
Career length
13y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Manuwa
Anderson
119W–32L · 78.8%
Overall
111W–42L · 72.5%
85W–25L · 77.3%
Wins
76W–27L · 73.8%
34W–7L · 82.9%
Losses
35W–15L · 70.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Manuwa
Anderson
51W–32L · 61.4%
Overall
7W–3L · 70.0%
51W–32L · 61.4%
Wins
7W–3L · 70.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Manuwa
Anderson
6.27
Landed / min
5.98
51.2%
Accuracy
36.9%
59.7%
Defense
62.6%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.7%
Time at distance
48.0%
Grappling & control
Manuwa
Anderson
0.76
Takedowns / 15 min
4.44
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
52.7%
63.2%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
38.3%
Control share
98.2%
Strike target map
Manuwa
  • Head38%(82)div 65%
  • Body23%(50)div 19%
  • Legs39%(83)div 16%
Anderson
  • Head79%(394)div 65%
  • Body14%(70)div 19%
  • Legs7%(36)div 16%

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

Jimi Manuwa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Corey Anderson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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