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UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
21-5 · USA
VS
Mirsad Bektic
Mirsad Bektic
11-0 · USA
March 4, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Darren Elkins def. Mirsad Bektic by KO/TKO (Kick), R3 3:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins3/110/000:00
Bektic39/571/104:22
R2
Elkins13/210/100:38
Bektic16/222/503:27
R3 · 3:19
Elkins12/270/010:44
Bektic5/191/401:16
Total
Elkins28/590/111:22
Bektic60/984/1009:05

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
ElkinsWin probabilityBektic
11.4%88.6%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
43%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Elkins11%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%22%
Submission3%30%
Decision5%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 28
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Bektic89%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%27%
Submission40%45%
Decision25%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 60
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 4
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R211%
R311%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Elkins
36.0%+172
Bektic
-17262.0%
Most takedownstie 32.9%
Elkins
22.0%+205
Bektic
-20545.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 22.1
22
Over 22
41.4%
+134
Exactly 22
2.9%
push
Under 22
55.6%
-134
02856
Bektic
Expected: 29.7
29.5
Over 29.5
42.8%
+133
Under 29.5
57.2%
-133
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.3%
+168
Under 0.5
62.7%
-168
035
Bektic
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.1%
+122
Exactly 1
24.2%
push
Under 1
41.7%
-122
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 7.9 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
Elkins11.4%15.3%−3.9+525
Bektic88.6%84.7%+3.9-750

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
67.0Striking75.7
Bektic +8.7
57.7Grappling80.1
Bektic +22.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsBektic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1620
Pound-for-pound
1585
1620
Divisional
1585
1478
Striking offense
1500
1528
Striking defense
1510
1525
Grappling offense
1520
1505
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.11
Strikes landed / min
2.61
36%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.89
Strikes absorbed / min
0.85
60%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.99
Takedowns / 15 min
4.14
38%
Takedown accuracy
61%
25%
Takedown defense
100%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
18%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • WGodofredo PepeyU-DEC R3
    Close -2407mo before
  • WChas SkellyU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y before
  • WRobert WhitefordU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 4mo before
  • LHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close +2102y 2mo before
  • WLucas MartinsS-DEC R3
    Close -2202y 4mo before
Mirsad Bektic
  • WRussell DoaneSUB R1
    Close -5805mo before
  • WLucas MartinsKO/TKO R2
    Close -4301y 9mo before
  • WPaul RedmondU-DEC R3
    Close -9252y 1mo before
  • WChas SkellyM-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 10mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
52% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
9 (82%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Bektic — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Bektic
15
UFC fights
4
170.7 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
39.9 min · 10.0 avg
19y 6m
Career length
15y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Bektic
245W–67L · 78.5%
Overall
50W–12L · 80.6%
177W–54L · 76.6%
Wins
50W–12L · 80.6%
68W–13L · 84.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Bektic
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
63W–45L · 58.3%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
63W–45L · 58.3%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Elkins
Bektic
3.67
Landed / min
3.26
22.4%
Accuracy
29.2%
64.6%
Defense
79.8%
0.09
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
37.4%
Time at distance
26.9%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Bektic
2.99
Takedowns / 15 min
4.14
37.8%
Takedown accuracy
61.1%
25.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.75
79.5%
Control share
94.6%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head77%(407)div 64%
  • Body19%(103)div 19%
  • Legs4%(21)div 17%
Bektic
  • Head96%(100)div 64%
  • Body4%(4)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Darren Elkins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mirsad Bektic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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