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UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
Eric Spicely
Eric Spicely
9-1 · USA
VS
January 28, 2017 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Eric Spicely def. Alessio Di Chirico by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 2:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:14
Spicely1/31/300:51
Di Chirico1/20/000:45
Total
Spicely1/31/300:51
Di Chirico1/20/000:45

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
SpicelyWin probabilityDi Chirico
31.1%68.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
10%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Spicely31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%20%
Submission4%13%
Decision21%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Di Chirico69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%25%
Submission6%8%
Decision46%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2866)act 1
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R211%
R36%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Spicely
32.8%+201
Di Chirico
-20166.0%
Most takedownstie 47.3%
Spicely
28.7%-120
Di Chirico
+12023.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Spicely
Expected: 34.9
35
Over 35
41.3%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.8%
-138
04488
Di Chirico
Expected: 50.5
50.5
Over 50.5
42.5%
+135
Under 50.5
57.5%
-135
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Spicely
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.7%
+180
Under 0.5
64.3%
-180
035
Di Chirico
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+218
Under 0.5
68.6%
-218
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 12.0 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
Spicely31.1%50.0%−18.9-110
Di Chirico68.9%50.0%+18.9-110

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
73.2Striking69.6
Spicely +3.6
45.8Grappling51.6
Di Chirico +5.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SpicelyDi Chirico
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1530
1529
Divisional
1530
1497
Striking offense
1501
1504
Striking defense
1501
1504
Grappling offense
1501
1493
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.11
Strikes landed / min
4.20
71%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.76
Strikes absorbed / min
3.40
58%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
17%
Takedown accuracy
44%
Takedown defense
77%
2.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eric Spicely
  • WThiago SantosSUB R1
    Close +5504mo before
  • LSam AlveySUB R1
    Close +2357mo before
Alessio Di Chirico
  • WGarreth McLellanS-DEC R3
    Close -3305mo before
  • LBojan VelickovicU-DEC R3
    Close +15510mo before
Spicely — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Di Chirico — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Spicely
Di Chirico
2
UFC fights
2
5.7 min · 2.8 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
13y 6m
Career length
14y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Spicely
Di Chirico
39W–12L · 76.5%
Overall
26W–7L · 78.8%
13W–4L · 76.5%
Wins
13W–4L · 76.5%
26W–8L · 76.5%
Losses
13W–3L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Spicely
Di Chirico
42W–35L · 54.5%
Overall
35W–17L · 67.3%
42W–35L · 54.5%
Wins
35W–17L · 67.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Spicely
Di Chirico
5.41
Landed / min
4.88
63.6%
Accuracy
41.8%
66.7%
Defense
67.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.50
22.7%
Time at distance
66.2%
Grappling & control
Spicely
Di Chirico
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
Takedown defense
76.9%
2.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
64.9%
Control share
44.1%
Strike target map
Spicely
  • Head75%(9)div 63%
  • Body17%(2)div 19%
  • Legs8%(1)div 18%
Di Chirico
  • Head72%(91)div 63%
  • Body18%(23)div 19%
  • Legs10%(12)div 18%

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

Eric Spicely
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alessio Di Chirico
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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