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UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
Mickey Gall
Mickey Gall
3-0 · USA
VS
Sage Northcutt
Sage Northcutt
8-1 · USA
December 17, 2016 · Sacramento, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Mickey Gall def. Sage Northcutt by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gall4/102/202:47
Northcutt7/120/000:59
R2 · 1:40
Gall5/80/010:39
Northcutt6/110/110:05
Total
Gall9/182/213:26
Northcutt13/230/111:04

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
GallWin probabilityNorthcutt
16.5%83.5%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
44%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gall16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%14%
Submission9%57%
Decision5%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 9
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 2
Northcutt84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%25%
Submission35%42%
Decision28%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 13
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R28%
R312%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Gall
24.4%+304
Northcutt
-30474.2%
Most takedownstie 40.3%
Gall
30.1%-102
Northcutt
+10229.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gall
Expected: 24.9
25
Over 25
40.9%
+138
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.6%
-138
03263
Northcutt
Expected: 44.7
44.5
Over 44.5
42.8%
+134
Under 44.5
57.2%
-134
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Gall
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.9%
+144
Under 0.5
59.1%
-144
035
Northcutt
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.1%
+149
Under 0.5
59.9%
-149
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 8.1 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
Gall16.5%59.6%−43.1-160
Northcutt83.5%40.4%+43.1+140

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
92.8Striking73.0
Gall +19.8
75.0Grappling53.7
Gall +21.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GallNorthcutt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1546
1533
Divisional
1501
1493
Striking offense
1505
1498
Striking defense
1524
1515
Grappling offense
1512
1514
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
24 yrs
Age
20 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.37
Strikes landed / min
2.96
61%
Strike accuracy
58%
1.01
Strikes absorbed / min
1.61
57%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.03
Takedowns / 15 min
2.02
100%
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
46%
15.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mickey Gall
  • WCM PunkSUB R1
    Close -4303mo before
  • WMike JacksonSUB R1
    Close -52510mo before
Sage Northcutt
  • WEnrique MarinU-DEC R3
    Close -4905mo before
  • LBryan BarberenaSUB R2
    Close -27511mo before
  • WCody PfisterSUB R2
    Close -10001y before
  • WFrancisco TrevinoKO/TKO R1
    Close -4701y 2mo before
Gall — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Northcutt — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gall
Northcutt
2
UFC fights
4
3.0 min · 1.5 avg
Octagon time
29.7 min · 7.4 avg
10y 8m
Career length
11y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gall
Northcutt
0W–0L
Overall
43W–11L · 79.6%
0W–0L
Wins
33W–8L · 80.5%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–3L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gall
Northcutt
0W–0L
Overall
29W–41L · 41.4%
0W–0L
Wins
29W–41L · 41.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gall
Northcutt
1.76
Landed / min
5.01
33.3%
Accuracy
40.3%
57.1%
Defense
65.6%
5.03
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
19.0%
Time at distance
20.8%
Grappling & control
Gall
Northcutt
5.03
Takedowns / 15 min
2.02
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
46.2%
15.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.01
100.0%
Control share
35.3%
Strike target map
Gall
  • Head100%(22)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Northcutt
  • Head82%(72)div 63%
  • Body13%(11)div 21%
  • Legs6%(5)div 16%

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

Mickey Gall
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sage Northcutt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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