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UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
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Julianna Pena
Julianna Pena
8-2 · USA
January 28, 2017 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
134.4lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Valentina Shevchenko def. Julianna Pena by SUB (Armbar), R2 4:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Shevchenko8/122/202:42
Pena20/240/101:53
R2 · 4:29
Shevchenko5/50/000:00
Pena7/111/404:08
Total
Shevchenko13/172/202:42
Pena27/351/506:01

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
ShevchenkoWin probabilityPena
80.2%19.8%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
15%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 16.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Shevchenko80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%39%
Submission12%15%
Decision37%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 13
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.0)act 2
Pena20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%46%
Submission2%12%
Decision9%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 27
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R222%
R38%
R44%
R53%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Shevchenko
72.3%-271
Pena
+27126.7%
Most takedownstie 22.7%
Shevchenko
67.0%-654
Pena
+65410.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Shevchenko
Expected: 61.3
61.5
Over 61.5
42.3%
+136
Under 61.5
57.7%
-136
077154
Pena
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.3%
+137
Under 36.5
57.7%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Shevchenko
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
53.5%
-115
Under 1.5
46.5%
+115
036
Pena
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.7%
+289
Under 0.5
74.3%
-289
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 16.0 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
Shevchenko80.2%62.8%+17.4-185
Pena19.8%37.2%−17.4+160

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
71.6Striking70.5
Shevchenko +1.1
51.7Grappling67.6
Pena +15.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ShevchenkoPena
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1563
1548
Divisional
1563
1491
Striking offense
1493
1530
Striking defense
1501
1486
Grappling offense
1517
1504
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'6"
66"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.67
Strikes landed / min
2.98
50%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.18
Strikes absorbed / min
1.15
64%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.18
Takedowns / 15 min
3.08
47%
Takedown accuracy
67%
70%
Takedown defense
29%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Valentina Shevchenko
  • WHolly HolmU-DEC R5
    Close +1656mo before
  • LAmanda NunesU-DEC R3
    Close -11511mo before
  • WSarah KaufmanS-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 1mo before
Julianna Pena
  • WCat ZinganoU-DEC R3
    Close +1557mo before
  • WJessica EyeU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 4mo before
  • WMilana DudievaKO/TKO R1
    Close -4001y 10mo before
  • WJessica RakoczyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2903y 2mo before
Shevchenko — 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Pena — 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Shevchenko
Pena
3
UFC fights
4
55.0 min · 18.3 avg
Octagon time
39.0 min · 9.7 avg
23y 3m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Shevchenko
Pena
38W–8L · 82.6%
Overall
32W–10L · 76.2%
27W–4L · 87.1%
Wins
32W–10L · 76.2%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Shevchenko
Pena
14W–11L · 56.0%
Overall
6W–2L · 75.0%
10W–11L · 47.6%
Wins
4W–2L · 66.7%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Shevchenko
Pena
3.61
Landed / min
4.95
44.2%
Accuracy
24.1%
70.6%
Defense
58.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
56.0%
Time at distance
7.3%
Grappling & control
Shevchenko
Pena
2.18
Takedowns / 15 min
3.08
47.1%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
70.0%
Takedown defense
28.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.54
47.8%
Control share
55.7%
Strike target map
Shevchenko
  • Head59%(87)div 65%
  • Body10%(14)div 19%
  • Legs31%(46)div 16%
Pena
  • Head81%(94)div 65%
  • Body12%(14)div 19%
  • Legs7%(8)div 16%

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

Valentina Shevchenko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Julianna Pena
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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