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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Chas Skelly
Chas Skelly
15-2 · USA
VS
Maximo Blanco
Maximo Blanco
12-7-1 · VEN
September 17, 2016 · Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Chas Skelly def. Maximo Blanco by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 0:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:19
Skelly1/10/000:11
Blanco0/10/000:00
Total
Skelly1/10/000:11
Blanco0/10/000:00

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
SkellyWin probabilityBlanco
49.5%50.5%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
35%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Skelly50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%21%
Submission25%50%
Decision14%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 1
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 0
Blanco50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%39%
Submission11%21%
Decision20%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R213%
R312%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Skelly
48.2%+104
Blanco
-10450.0%
Most takedownstie 32.5%
Skelly
54.5%-419
Blanco
+41913.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Skelly
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.1%
+138
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.7%
-138
03875
Blanco
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.4%
+136
Under 30.5
57.6%
-136
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Skelly
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.1%
-110
Exactly 1
21.5%
push
Under 1
37.4%
+110
035
Blanco
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.4%
+294
Under 0.5
74.6%
-294
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 8.7 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
Skelly49.5%58.0%−8.5-150
Blanco50.5%42.0%+8.5+130

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
52.0Striking70.9
Blanco +18.9
59.7Grappling54.0
Skelly +5.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SkellyBlanco
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1517
1571
Divisional
1517
Striking offense
Striking defense
1510
Grappling offense
1506
1493
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.71
Strikes landed / min
4.17
38%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.22
Strikes absorbed / min
3.28
47%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.63
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
33%
Takedown accuracy
37%
41%
Takedown defense
80%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
244
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chas Skelly
  • LDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close -1756mo before
  • WEdimilson SouzaSUB R2
    Close -18510mo before
  • WJim AlersKO/TKO R2
    Close -2301y 7mo before
  • WSean SorianoU-DEC R3
    Close -1852y before
  • WTom NiinimakiSUB R1
    Close +1452y 1mo before
Maximo Blanco
  • LLuke SandersSUB R1
    Close -1258mo before
  • WMike de la TorreKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +1551y 2mo before
  • WDan HookerU-DEC R3
    Close -1352y before
  • WAndy OgleU-DEC R3
    Close -2252y 4mo before
  • LFelipe ArantesU-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 7mo before
Skelly — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0
Blanco — win / loss by method
Record: 12-7-1, 1 NC

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, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
29% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(50%) 2
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Non-UFC
8win3loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Skelly
Blanco
6
UFC fights
8
64.5 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
79.3 min · 9.9 avg
17y 4m
Career length
17y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Skelly
Blanco
83W–16L · 83.8%
Overall
84W–24L · 77.8%
57W–11L · 83.8%
Wins
44W–14L · 75.9%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Losses
40W–10L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Skelly
Blanco
68W–42L · 61.8%
Overall
133W–74L · 64.3%
68W–42L · 61.8%
Wins
93W–43L · 68.4%
0W–0L
Losses
40W–31L · 56.3%
Distance striking
Skelly
Blanco
2.94
Landed / min
5.85
26.4%
Accuracy
43.3%
63.4%
Defense
68.6%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
31.6%
Time at distance
59.5%
Grappling & control
Skelly
Blanco
1.63
Takedowns / 15 min
2.08
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
36.7%
41.2%
Takedown defense
80.0%
2.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.38
47.1%
Control share
50.6%
Strike target map
Skelly
  • Head85%(94)div 64%
  • Body12%(13)div 19%
  • Legs3%(3)div 17%
Blanco
  • Head75%(248)div 64%
  • Body13%(44)div 19%
  • Legs12%(39)div 17%

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

Chas Skelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Maximo Blanco
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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