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UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
VS
Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant
7-2 · USA
December 17, 2016 · Sacramento, California, USA
Strawweight · 5 rounds · Main event
115.0lb
Weigh-in
116.0lb
Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Paige VanZant by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:21
Waterson-Gomez12/171/101:48
VanZant5/120/100:00
Total
Waterson-Gomez12/171/101:48
VanZant5/120/100:00

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
Waterson-GomezWin probabilityVanZant
37.3%62.7%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
26%
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 Waterson-Gomez, blue toward VanZant. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Waterson-Gomez37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%
Submission13%35%
Decision14%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2967)act 12
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
VanZant63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%
Submission13%20%
Decision31%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4092)act 5
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~122 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R211%
R39%
R46%
R54%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Waterson-Gomez
35.4%+180
VanZant
-18063.7%
Most takedownstie 38.4%
Waterson-Gomez
33.3%-118
VanZant
+11828.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 51.7
51.5
Over 51.5
42.8%
+134
Under 51.5
57.2%
-134
065130
VanZant
Expected: 70.5
70.5
Over 70.5
42.5%
+135
Under 70.5
57.5%
-135
089177
Takedowns — over/under
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.4%
+191
Exactly 1
14.4%
push
Under 1
56.2%
-191
035
VanZant
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
26.0%
+235
Exactly 1
12.7%
push
Under 1
61.3%
-235
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
Waterson-Gomez37.3%50.0%−12.7-110
VanZant62.7%50.0%+12.7-110

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
86.7Striking67.6
Waterson-Gomez +19.1
67.8Grappling50.5
Waterson-Gomez +17.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Waterson-GomezVanZant
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1549
1537
Divisional
1549
1503
Striking offense
1507
1533
Striking defense
1509
1502
Grappling offense
1503
1498
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
30 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'4"
62"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
3.54
78%
Strike accuracy
53%
0.63
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
67%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.80
100%
Takedown accuracy
40%
0%
Takedown defense
43%
4.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
524
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  • WAngela MaganaSUB R3
    Close -10001y 5mo before
Paige VanZant
  • WBec RawlingsKO/TKO R2
    Close -2104mo before
  • LRose NamajunasSUB R5
    Close -1401y before
  • WAlex ChambersSUB R3
    Close -15001y 3mo before
  • WFelice HerrigU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 8mo before
  • WKailin CurranKO/TKO R3
    Close +1002y 1mo before
Waterson-Gomez — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
62% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (17%)Decision(25%) 1
VanZant — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Waterson-Gomez
VanZant
1
UFC fights
5
12.6 min · 12.6 avg
Octagon time
66.6 min · 13.3 avg
19y 5m
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Waterson-Gomez
VanZant
11W–7L · 61.1%
Overall
28W–13L · 68.3%
11W–7L · 61.1%
Wins
25W–11L · 69.4%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–2L · 60.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Waterson-Gomez
VanZant
69W–43L · 61.6%
Overall
1W–0L · 100.0%
59W–41L · 59.0%
Wins
0W–0L
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Waterson-Gomez
VanZant
10.17
Landed / min
5.23
75.8%
Accuracy
32.6%
71.4%
Defense
54.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
19.5%
Time at distance
16.3%
Grappling & control
Waterson-Gomez
VanZant
3.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.80
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
43.5%
4.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.90
19.7%
Control share
52.5%
Strike target map
Waterson-Gomez
  • Head53%(25)div 62%
  • Body32%(15)div 23%
  • Legs15%(7)div 16%
VanZant
  • Head65%(153)div 62%
  • Body25%(58)div 23%
  • Legs11%(25)div 16%

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

Michelle Waterson-Gomez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paige VanZant
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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