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Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes
5-1 · USA
VS
Cody East
Cody East
12-2 · USA
October 1, 2016 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.5lb
Weigh-in
261.0lb
Curtis Blaydes def. Cody East by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 2:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blaydes24/494/502:53
East16/373/300:25
R2 · 2:02
Blaydes28/321/101:34
East5/100/000:00
Total
Blaydes52/815/604:27
East21/473/300:25

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
BlaydesWin probabilityEast
87.2%12.8%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
49%
Decision
12%
Expected fight time: 6.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Blaydes87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%39%
Submission43%49%
Decision10%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 52
Takedowns1.4 (0.13.2)act 5
East13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%40%
Submission6%46%
Decision2%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 21
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.1)act 3
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R162%
R213%
R313%
Distance12%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Blaydes
73.0%-283
East
+28325.8%
Most takedownstie 7.5%
Blaydes
90.8%-5439
East
+54391.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 48.6
48.5
Over 48.5
42.7%
+134
Under 48.5
57.3%
-134
061122
East
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.6%
+135
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.1%
-135
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
53.9%
-117
Under 1.5
46.1%
+117
035
East
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
10.6%
Exactly 0
89.4%
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 6.0 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
Blaydes87.2%67.4%+19.8-235
East12.8%32.6%−19.8+195

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
58.5Striking58.6
East +0.2
30.2Grappling0.0
Blaydes +30.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlaydesEast
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1519
1501
Divisional
1519
1483
Striking offense
1502
1493
Striking defense
1493
1552
Grappling offense
1494
1551
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
6.05
41%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.60
Strikes absorbed / min
7.21
57%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
174
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Curtis Blaydes
  • LFrancis NgannouKO/TKO R2
    Close -1606mo before
Cody East
  • LWalt HarrisKO/TKO R1
    Close -1855mo before
Blaydes — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
East — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Blaydes
East
1
UFC fights
1
10.0 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
4.3 min · 4.3 avg
12y 2m
Career length
18y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blaydes
East
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
7W–4L · 63.6%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
7W–4L · 63.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blaydes
East
18W–6L · 75.0%
Overall
108W–55L · 66.3%
18W–6L · 75.0%
Wins
79W–47L · 62.7%
0W–0L
Losses
29W–8L · 78.4%
Distance striking
Blaydes
East
2.94
Landed / min
7.30
38.9%
Accuracy
41.5%
60.8%
Defense
56.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
71.5%
Time at distance
70.1%
Grappling & control
Blaydes
East
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
45.8%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Blaydes
  • Head67%(16)div 67%
  • Body4%(1)div 19%
  • Legs29%(7)div 15%
East
  • Head62%(16)div 67%
  • Body12%(3)div 19%
  • Legs27%(7)div 15%

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

Curtis Blaydes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody East
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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