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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
15-3 · USA
VS
Uriah Hall
Uriah Hall
12-6 · JAM
September 17, 2016 · Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Derek Brunson def. Uriah Hall by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:41
Brunson4/70/311:02
Hall1/30/000:00
Total
Brunson4/70/311:02
Hall1/30/000:00

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
BrunsonWin probabilityHall
60.9%39.1%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
7%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brunson61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%49%
Submission5%9%
Decision26%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 4
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 0
Hall39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%60%
Submission2%4%
Decision14%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R230%
R37%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Brunson
60.8%-160
Hall
+16037.9%
Most takedownstie 37.1%
Brunson
60.1%-2158
Hall
+21582.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 47.9
48
Over 48
41.7%
+136
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
56.9%
-136
060120
Hall
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
42.1%
+137
Under 37.5
57.9%
-137
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.2%
+137
Under 1.5
57.8%
-137
035
Hall
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.8%
Exactly 0
94.2%
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 9.7 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
Brunson60.9%62.8%−1.9-185
Hall39.1%37.2%+1.9+160

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
63.6Striking68.7
Hall +5.1
69.0Grappling48.4
Brunson +20.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrunsonHall
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1600
Pound-for-pound
1538
1600
Divisional
1536
1514
Striking offense
1516
1511
Striking defense
1510
1522
Grappling offense
1497
1528
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
79"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.08
Strikes landed / min
3.18
41%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.49
Strikes absorbed / min
2.89
52%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.32
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
35%
Takedown accuracy
41%
100%
Takedown defense
71%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
56%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
209
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derek Brunson
  • WRoan CarneiroKO/TKO R1
    Close -3657mo before
  • WSam AlveyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3801y 1mo before
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R1
    Close -6601y 8mo before
  • WLorenz LarkinU-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 1mo before
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close +1902y 8mo before
Uriah Hall
  • LRobert WhittakerU-DEC R3
    Close -15510mo before
  • WGegard MousasiKO/TKO R2
    Close +3251y before
  • WOluwale BamgboseKO/TKO R1
    Close -3201y 1mo before
  • LRafael NatalS-DEC R3
    Close -4201y 4mo before
  • WRon StallingsKO/TKO R1
    Close -10001y 8mo before
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
53% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Hall — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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
75% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 5 losses
W
17% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Brunson
Hall
7
UFC fights
9
49.7 min · 7.1 avg
Octagon time
91.6 min · 10.2 avg
16y 2m
Career length
20y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brunson
Hall
113W–36L · 75.8%
Overall
144W–42L · 77.4%
107W–35L · 75.4%
Wins
85W–24L · 78.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
59W–18L · 76.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brunson
Hall
84W–46L · 64.6%
Overall
69W–37L · 65.1%
53W–33L · 61.6%
Wins
61W–35L · 63.5%
31W–13L · 70.5%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Brunson
Hall
3.60
Landed / min
4.00
33.9%
Accuracy
47.5%
59.0%
Defense
62.8%
0.60
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
45.8%
Time at distance
56.3%
Grappling & control
Brunson
Hall
3.32
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
35.5%
Takedown accuracy
41.2%
100.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
96.4%
Control share
31.6%
Strike target map
Brunson
  • Head78%(119)div 63%
  • Body5%(8)div 19%
  • Legs17%(26)div 18%
Hall
  • Head52%(150)div 63%
  • Body20%(59)div 19%
  • Legs28%(82)div 18%

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Uriah Hall
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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