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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
22-7 · USA
VS
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri
35-9-2 · JPN
August 6, 2016 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
144.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Cub Swanson def. Tatsuya Kawajiri by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Swanson10/190/000:00
Kawajiri6/271/302:29
R2
Swanson27/490/000:42
Kawajiri13/520/400:35
R3
Swanson30/411/101:18
Kawajiri4/222/502:24
Total
Swanson67/1091/102:00
Kawajiri23/1013/1205:28

Scorecards

Swanson vs Kawajiri

RdDan FurseJeff DutcherTony WeeksCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.1-9.9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.2
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2729-2830-2728.8-28.3

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 Swanson · 0 Kawajiri

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Swanson-Kawajiri.

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
SwansonWin probabilityKawajiri
52.4%47.6%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
58%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 6.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Swanson52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%24%
Submission28%54%
Decision12%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 67
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 1
Kawajiri48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%15%
Submission30%63%
Decision11%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 23
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.2)act 3
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R162%
R28%
R38%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Swanson
64.2%-189
Kawajiri
+18934.0%
Most takedownstie 35.5%
Swanson
5.3%+1122
Kawajiri
-112259.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
41.8%
+135
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.2%
-135
04283
Kawajiri
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
42.7%
+134
Under 23.5
57.3%
-134
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.3%
Exactly 0
88.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Kawajiri
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
63.8%
-176
Under 0.5
36.2%
+176
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 6.5 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
Swanson52.4%74.0%−21.6-330
Kawajiri47.6%26.0%+21.6+270

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
67.4Striking59.0
Swanson +8.4
47.2Grappling52.4
Kawajiri +5.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SwansonKawajiri
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1601
Pound-for-pound
1589
1594
Divisional
1586
1523
Striking offense
1490
1520
Striking defense
1503
1476
Grappling offense
1517
1501
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
32 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.55
Strikes landed / min
1.72
45%
Strike accuracy
59%
3.52
Strikes absorbed / min
2.69
64%
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
3.42
60%
Takedown accuracy
33%
63%
Takedown defense
53%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
57%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
167
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cub Swanson
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -1154mo before
  • LMax HollowaySUB R3
    Close -1551y 4mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarSUB R5
    Close +1601y 8mo before
  • WJeremy StephensU-DEC R5
    Close -2252y 1mo before
  • WDennis SiverKO/TKO R3
    Close -1783y 1mo before
Tatsuya Kawajiri
  • LDennis BermudezU-DEC R3
    Close +2955mo before
  • WJason KnightU-DEC R3
    Close -2758mo before
  • WDennis SiverU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 2mo before
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 4mo before
  • WSean SorianoSUB R2
    Close -1022y 7mo before
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 5 losses
W
18% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Kawajiri — win / loss by method
Record: 35-9-2

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
34% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 4 losses
W
34% of wins
L
44% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
32win7loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (38%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
9 (28%)Submission(43%) 3
10 (31%)Decision(29%) 2
1 (3%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Swanson
Kawajiri
10
UFC fights
5
132.8 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
65.8 min · 13.2 avg
22y 0m
Career length
26y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Swanson
Kawajiri
160W–46L · 77.7%
Overall
90W–30L · 75.0%
121W–37L · 76.6%
Wins
46W–11L · 80.7%
39W–9L · 81.3%
Losses
44W–19L · 69.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Swanson
Kawajiri
126W–37L · 77.3%
Overall
444W–158L · 73.8%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
353W–148L · 70.5%
42W–9L · 82.4%
Losses
91W–10L · 90.1%
Distance striking
Swanson
Kawajiri
4.44
Landed / min
3.51
41.5%
Accuracy
41.0%
68.2%
Defense
60.9%
0.68
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
65.2%
Time at distance
21.7%
Grappling & control
Swanson
Kawajiri
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
3.42
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
32.6%
62.5%
Takedown defense
53.3%
0.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.46
21.2%
Control share
73.0%
Strike target map
Swanson
  • Head63%(298)div 64%
  • Body16%(77)div 19%
  • Legs21%(97)div 17%
Kawajiri
  • Head84%(95)div 64%
  • Body10%(11)div 19%
  • Legs6%(7)div 17%

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tatsuya Kawajiri
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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