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UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum
13-2 · USA
VS
Tim Kennedy
Tim Kennedy
18-5 · USA
December 10, 2016 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Kelvin Gastelum def. Tim Kennedy by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 2:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gastelum12/260/000:00
Kennedy27/472/402:48
R2
Gastelum21/410/000:58
Kennedy9/291/301:04
R3 · 2:45
Gastelum29/430/010:12
Kennedy9/320/100:00
Total
Gastelum62/1100/011:10
Kennedy45/1083/803:52

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
GastelumWin probabilityKennedy
63.1%36.9%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
33%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gastelum63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%25%
Submission22%34%
Decision25%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 62
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Kennedy37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%35%
Submission11%31%
Decision13%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 45
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 3
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R26%
R315%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Gastelum
54.7%-125
Kennedy
+12543.7%
Most takedownstie 49.8%
Gastelum
17.8%+182
Kennedy
-18232.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gastelum
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
42.9%
+133
Under 35.5
57.1%
-133
04590
Kennedy
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
42.8%
+134
Under 31.5
57.2%
-134
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Gastelum
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.5%
+309
Under 0.5
75.5%
-309
035
Kennedy
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
38.8%
+158
Under 0.5
61.2%
-158
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 9.1 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
Gastelum63.1%46.8%+16.3+105
Kennedy36.9%53.2%−16.3-125

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
71.2Striking71.2
Kennedy +0.1
49.0Grappling40.3
Gastelum +8.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GastelumKennedy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1602
Pound-for-pound
1570
1555
Divisional
1569
1511
Striking offense
1502
1518
Striking defense
1506
1499
Grappling offense
1500
1531
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
25 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.89
Strikes landed / min
2.66
42%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.65
Strikes absorbed / min
1.87
64%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
50%
Takedown accuracy
33%
63%
Takedown defense
44%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
43%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
805
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kelvin Gastelum
  • WJohny HendricksU-DEC R3
    Close -1155mo before
  • LNeil MagnyS-DEC R5
    Close -3301y 1mo before
  • WNate MarquardtKO/TKO R2
    Close -5001y 6mo before
  • LTyron WoodleyS-DEC R3
    Close +1701y 10mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerSUB R1
    Close -1552y 1mo before
Tim Kennedy
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close -1332y 2mo before
  • WMichael BispingU-DEC R5
    Close +1852y 8mo before
  • WRafael NatalKO/TKO R1
    Close -3803y 1mo before
  • WRoger GracieU-DEC R3
    Close -1553y 5mo before
Gastelum — 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, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Kennedy — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
6 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Gastelum
Kennedy
9
UFC fights
4
117.2 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
55.6 min · 13.9 avg
17y 4m
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gastelum
Kennedy
151W–46L · 76.6%
Overall
55W–11L · 83.3%
121W–39L · 75.6%
Wins
47W–10L · 82.5%
30W–7L · 81.1%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gastelum
Kennedy
6W–7L · 46.2%
Overall
195W–62L · 75.9%
6W–7L · 46.2%
Wins
156W–54L · 74.3%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–8L · 83.0%
Distance striking
Gastelum
Kennedy
5.24
Landed / min
3.12
39.4%
Accuracy
38.7%
67.4%
Defense
67.6%
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
59.8%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Gastelum
Kennedy
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
62.5%
Takedown defense
44.4%
0.26
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.27
58.3%
Control share
76.6%
Strike target map
Gastelum
  • Head65%(298)div 63%
  • Body19%(86)div 19%
  • Legs16%(72)div 18%
Kennedy
  • Head52%(77)div 63%
  • Body22%(32)div 19%
  • Legs26%(39)div 18%

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

Kelvin Gastelum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tim Kennedy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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