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UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal
29-11 · USA
VS
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
19-11 · GBR
July 30, 2016 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Jorge Masvidal def. Ross Pearson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Masvidal32/770/000:07
Pearson12/431/100:23
R2
Masvidal45/821/110:29
Pearson18/391/100:06
R3
Masvidal36/970/000:00
Pearson22/560/000:00
Total
Masvidal113/2561/110:36
Pearson52/1382/200:29

Scorecards

Masvidal vs Pearson

RdJeff MullenJon MariglianoKen CoffeyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-8.6
R310-99-109-109.7-9.4
Total30-2729-2829-2829.6-27.1

Media (20 cards) · avg 29.826.6 · 20 Masvidal · 0 Pearson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Masvidal-Pearson.

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
MasvidalWin probabilityPearson
83.5%16.5%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
2%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 13.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Masvidal83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%27%
Submission2%2%
Decision58%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes86 (49112)act 113
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Pearson17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%32%
Submission1%4%
Decision11%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3171)act 52
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 2
Combined totals~141 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R29%
R315%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Masvidal
69.9%-238
Pearson
+23829.4%
Most takedownstie 63.4%
Masvidal
25.7%-236
Pearson
+23610.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 86.0
86
Over 86
42.1%
+135
Exactly 86
0.8%
push
Under 86
57.1%
-135
0108216
Pearson
Expected: 54.6
54.5
Over 54.5
42.7%
+134
Under 54.5
57.3%
-134
069137
Takedowns — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+255
Under 0.5
71.8%
-255
035
Pearson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.8%
Exactly 0
86.2%
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 13.2 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
Masvidal83.5%70.2%+13.3-265
Pearson16.5%29.8%−13.3+225

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
71.3Striking67.2
Masvidal +4.1
63.0Grappling41.5
Masvidal +21.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MasvidalPearson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1556
1522
Divisional
1509
1503
Striking offense
1508
1511
Striking defense
1524
1514
Grappling offense
1468
1525
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
74"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.61
Strikes landed / min
3.61
48%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
62%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.45
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
54%
Takedown accuracy
35%
80%
Takedown defense
77%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
55%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
33%
Finish rate
45%
Recent opp. quality
62
Days since last fight
22
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jorge Masvidal
  • LLorenz LarkinS-DEC R3
    Close -1152mo before
  • LBenson HendersonS-DEC R5
    Close +1908mo before
  • WCezar FerreiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y 1mo before
  • LAl IaquintaS-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 4mo before
  • WJames KrauseU-DEC R3
    Close -3201y 10mo before
Ross Pearson
  • LWill BrooksU-DEC R3
    Close +30522d before
  • WChad LapriseS-DEC R3
    Close -1054mo before
  • LFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -1506mo before
  • WPaul FelderS-DEC R3
    Close +35011mo before
  • LEvan DunhamU-DEC R3
    Close -2451y before
Masvidal — win / loss by method
Record: 29-11-0

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
38% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
18% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 8 losses
W
55% of wins
L
73% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
23win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (43%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(29%) 2
12 (52%)Decision(57%) 4
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-11-0, 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
7 wins, 3 losses
W
37% of wins
L
27% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
18% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
37% of wins
L
55% of losses
UFC
11win8loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(25%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(13%) 1
6 (55%)Decision(63%) 5
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Masvidal
Pearson
10
UFC fights
20
144.3 min · 14.4 avg
Octagon time
231.8 min · 11.6 avg
23y 2m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Masvidal
Pearson
163W–48L · 77.3%
Overall
285W–79L · 78.3%
98W–34L · 74.2%
Wins
162W–49L · 76.8%
65W–14L · 82.3%
Losses
123W–30L · 80.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Masvidal
Pearson
393W–164L · 70.6%
Overall
59W–53L · 52.7%
299W–129L · 69.9%
Wins
43W–47L · 47.8%
94W–35L · 72.9%
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Masvidal
Pearson
4.48
Landed / min
4.19
43.1%
Accuracy
37.1%
64.4%
Defense
70.8%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.39
54.2%
Time at distance
66.4%
Grappling & control
Masvidal
Pearson
1.45
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
53.8%
Takedown accuracy
35.1%
79.7%
Takedown defense
76.6%
0.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
57.6%
Control share
34.0%
Strike target map
Masvidal
  • Head63%(326)div 63%
  • Body26%(138)div 21%
  • Legs11%(57)div 16%
Pearson
  • Head56%(471)div 63%
  • Body27%(227)div 21%
  • Legs17%(139)div 16%

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

Jorge Masvidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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