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UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Lando Vannata
Lando Vannata
8-1 · USA
VS
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
14-5 · CAN
December 10, 2016 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Lando Vannata def. John Makdessi by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 1:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:40
Vannata10/320/010:01
Makdessi11/130/000:00
Total
Vannata10/320/010:01
Makdessi11/130/000:00

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
VannataWin probabilityMakdessi
60.0%40.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
1%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 13.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vannata60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%23%
Submission1%2%
Decision45%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 10
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Makdessi40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%30%
Submission0%0%
Decision28%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4397)act 11
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~148 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R26%
R313%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Vannata
48.5%+105
Makdessi
-10550.7%
Most takedownstie 62.1%
Vannata
16.5%+130
Makdessi
-13021.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vannata
Expected: 73.2
73
Over 73
42.2%
+135
Exactly 73
0.9%
push
Under 73
56.9%
-135
092183
Makdessi
Expected: 74.9
75
Over 75
41.9%
+136
Exactly 75
0.9%
push
Under 75
57.2%
-136
094188
Takedowns — over/under
Vannata
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.9%
Exactly 0
80.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Makdessi
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.7%
+305
Under 0.5
75.3%
-305
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 13.2 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
Vannata60.0%58.8%+1.2-155
Makdessi40.0%41.2%−1.2+135

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
53.2Striking75.5
Makdessi +22.4
0.0Grappling24.4
Makdessi +24.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VannataMakdessi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1552
1516
Divisional
1540
1487
Striking offense
1525
1496
Striking defense
1505
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
24 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.43
Strikes landed / min
5.37
36%
Strike accuracy
51%
8.96
Strikes absorbed / min
3.93
45%
Strike defense
72%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
88%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
58%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
150
Days since last fight
156
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lando Vannata
  • LTony FergusonSUB R2
    Close +5505mo before
John Makdessi
  • WMehdi BaghdadS-DEC R3
    Close -1305mo before
  • LYancy MedeirosS-DEC R3
    Close -1701y before
  • LDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2
    Close +5001y 7mo before
  • WShane CampbellKO/TKO R1
    Close -1101y 8mo before
  • LAlan PatrickU-DEC R3
    Close -1252y 10mo before
Vannata — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Makdessi — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Vannata
Makdessi
1
UFC fights
12
7.4 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
136.1 min · 11.3 avg
14y 2m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vannata
Makdessi
20W–3L · 87.0%
Overall
193W–52L · 78.8%
0W–0L
Wins
81W–24L · 77.1%
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
112W–28L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vannata
Makdessi
37W–32L · 53.6%
Overall
33W–24L · 57.9%
37W–32L · 53.6%
Wins
33W–24L · 57.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vannata
Makdessi
5.62
Landed / min
5.47
35.4%
Accuracy
51.1%
44.5%
Defense
73.3%
2.04
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.55
82.1%
Time at distance
89.8%
Grappling & control
Vannata
Makdessi
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
87.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
38.1%
Strike target map
Vannata
  • Head65%(26)div 63%
  • Body23%(9)div 20%
  • Legs13%(5)div 17%
Makdessi
  • Head53%(385)div 63%
  • Body27%(197)div 20%
  • Legs20%(149)div 17%

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

Lando Vannata
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Makdessi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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