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UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
23-7 · USA
VS
Dooho Choi
Dooho Choi
14-1 · KOR
December 10, 2016 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Cub Swanson def. Dooho Choi by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Swanson19/530/100:11
Choi24/470/200:31
R2
Swanson46/801/101:09
Choi37/620/000:10
R3
Swanson46/771/301:11
Choi16/511/300:12
Total
Swanson111/2102/502:31
Choi77/1601/500:53

Scorecards

Swanson vs Choi

RdDerek ClearyDouglas CrosbyEric ColónCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.2-9.9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.1-27.9

Media (19 cards) · avg 29.127.8 · 19 Swanson · 0 Choi

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Swanson-Choi.

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
SwansonWin probabilityChoi
31.3%68.7%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
10%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Swanson31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%35%
Submission4%12%
Decision16%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 111
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 2
Choi69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%52%
Submission6%9%
Decision27%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 77
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~119 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R221%
R39%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Swanson
52.9%-115
Choi
+11546.1%
Most takedownstie 55.6%
Swanson
10.4%+325
Choi
-32534.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 61.5
61.5
Over 61.5
42.5%
+135
Under 61.5
57.5%
-135
077154
Choi
Expected: 57.2
57
Over 57
42.1%
+135
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
56.7%
-135
072143
Takedowns — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.7%
Exactly 0
85.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Choi
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.3%
+168
Under 0.5
62.7%
-168
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 10.0 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
Swanson31.3%32.6%−1.3+195
Choi68.7%67.4%+1.3-235

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
69.6Striking90.6
Choi +21.0
49.1Grappling9.3
Swanson +39.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SwansonChoi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1616
Pound-for-pound
1583
1610
Divisional
1582
1523
Striking offense
1507
1523
Striking defense
1517
1479
Grappling offense
1490
1500
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
33 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.65
Strikes landed / min
7.03
47%
Strike accuracy
67%
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.20
65%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
64%
Takedown accuracy
65%
Takedown defense
33%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
155
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cub Swanson
  • WTatsuya KawajiriU-DEC R3
    Close -3304mo before
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -1158mo before
  • LMax HollowaySUB R3
    Close -1551y 8mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarSUB R5
    Close +1602y 1mo before
  • WJeremy StephensU-DEC R5
    Close -2252y 5mo before
Dooho Choi
  • WThiago TavaresKO/TKO R1
    Close -2205mo before
  • WSam SiciliaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2501y before
  • WJuan Manuel PuigKO/TKO R1
    Close -4202y 1mo before
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 23-7-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
48% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 5 losses
W
17% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
4 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Choi — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
79% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Swanson
Choi
11
UFC fights
3
147.8 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
4.5 min · 1.5 avg
22y 0m
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Swanson
Choi
195W–55L · 78.0%
Overall
46W–14L · 76.7%
156W–46L · 77.2%
Wins
46W–14L · 76.7%
39W–9L · 81.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Swanson
Choi
126W–37L · 77.3%
Overall
89W–58L · 60.5%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
81W–54L · 60.0%
42W–9L · 82.4%
Losses
8W–4L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Swanson
Choi
4.51
Landed / min
9.59
42.1%
Accuracy
59.4%
68.9%
Defense
69.2%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
9.89
63.3%
Time at distance
43.6%
Grappling & control
Swanson
Choi
0.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
65.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
22.1%
Control share
19.7%
Strike target map
Swanson
  • Head65%(349)div 64%
  • Body16%(87)div 19%
  • Legs19%(103)div 17%
Choi
  • Head97%(31)div 64%
  • Body3%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dooho Choi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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