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UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar
20-5-1 · USA
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
25-12 · USA
November 12, 2016 · New York City, New York, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.4lb
Weigh-in
145.8lb
Frankie Edgar def. Jeremy Stephens by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edgar6/201/601:16
Stephens5/390/000:00
R2
Edgar20/302/501:28
Stephens20/600/010:04
R3
Edgar14/262/302:04
Stephens8/470/000:00
Total
Edgar40/765/1404:48
Stephens33/1460/010:04

Scorecards

Edgar vs Stephens

RdCardo UrsoGlenn TrowbridgeSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-99-109.6-9.6
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2729-2829.5-27.7

Media (22 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 22 Edgar · 0 Stephens

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Edgar-Stephens.

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
EdgarWin probabilityStephens
58.1%41.9%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
1%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edgar58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%22%
Submission1%1%
Decision44%77%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3683)act 40
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 5
Stephens42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%40%
Submission0%0%
Decision25%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 33
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~117 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R220%
R35%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Edgar
58.2%-142
Stephens
+14240.9%
Most takedownstie 50.4%
Edgar
45.8%-1205
Stephens
+12053.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 64.1
64
Over 64
42.1%
+135
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
56.9%
-135
081161
Stephens
Expected: 53.2
53
Over 53
42.1%
+135
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.6%
-135
067133
Takedowns — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.3%
+111
Under 0.5
52.7%
-111
035
Stephens
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.3%
Exactly 0
93.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.7 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
Edgar58.1%73.6%−15.5-325
Stephens41.9%26.4%+15.5+265

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
70.7Striking67.0
Edgar +3.6
51.1Grappling47.8
Edgar +3.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdgarStephens
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1654
Pound-for-pound
1567
1580
Divisional
1572
1497
Striking offense
1515
1553
Striking defense
1534
1503
Grappling offense
1479
1560
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
35 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
68"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.49
Strikes landed / min
2.82
39%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.16
Strikes absorbed / min
2.57
70%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
35%
Takedown accuracy
37%
66%
Takedown defense
65%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
74%
UFC win rate
52%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
43%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
167
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frankie Edgar
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R5
    Close -1404mo before
  • WChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -13511mo before
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -5501y 6mo before
  • WCub SwansonSUB R5
    Close -1702y before
  • WBJ PennKO/TKO R3
    Close -3702y 4mo before
Jeremy Stephens
  • WRenan BaraoU-DEC R3
    Close +1305mo before
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close +36011mo before
  • WDennis BermudezKO/TKO R3
    missedClose +2051y 4mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1851y 11mo before
  • LCub SwansonU-DEC R5
    Close +2052y 5mo before
Edgar — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-1

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
14win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (57%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 25-12-0

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
17 wins, 1 loss
W
68% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 8 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(9%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(18%) 2
6 (50%)Decision(73%) 8
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Edgar
Stephens
20
UFC fights
23
362.8 min · 18.1 avg
Octagon time
286.9 min · 12.5 avg
21y 1m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edgar
Stephens
319W–57L · 84.8%
Overall
402W–106L · 79.1%
238W–50L · 82.6%
Wins
174W–44L · 79.8%
81W–7L · 92.0%
Losses
228W–62L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edgar
Stephens
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
87W–49L · 64.0%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
81W–48L · 62.8%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Edgar
Stephens
3.37
Landed / min
3.82
32.0%
Accuracy
37.6%
72.0%
Defense
65.5%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
68.7%
Time at distance
49.9%
Grappling & control
Edgar
Stephens
2.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
35.5%
Takedown accuracy
37.0%
65.6%
Takedown defense
65.0%
0.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.47
83.6%
Control share
47.9%
Strike target map
Edgar
  • Head65%(826)div 64%
  • Body19%(246)div 19%
  • Legs15%(194)div 17%
Stephens
  • Head60%(481)div 64%
  • Body19%(151)div 19%
  • Legs22%(176)div 17%

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

Frankie Edgar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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