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UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
Michael Graves
Michael Graves
6-0 · USA
VS
Bojan Velickovic
Bojan Velickovic
14-3 · SRB
July 30, 2016 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Draw
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Graves6/110/100:13
Velickovic10/260/000:37
R2
Graves3/52/204:34
Velickovic1/20/000:04
R3
Graves0/41/302:17
Velickovic6/291/200:42
Total
Graves9/203/607:04
Velickovic17/571/201:23

Scorecards

Graves vs Velickovic

RdDerek ClearyJames CorbettJeff MullenCommunity
R19-1010-99-109.2-9.9
R210-810-910-810-8.7
R39-1010-99-109.4-9.6
Total28-2830-2728-2828.6-28.2

Media (20 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 Graves · 0 Velickovic · 3 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Graves-Velickovic.

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
GravesWin probabilityVelickovic
42.3%57.7%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
16%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Graves42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission5%12%
Decision25%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1536)act 9
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.3)act 3
Velickovic58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%
Submission11%19%
Decision33%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 17
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R216%
R38%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Graves
48.6%+102
Velickovic
-10249.4%
Most takedownstie 18.7%
Graves
75.9%-1402
Velickovic
+14025.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Graves
Expected: 27.4
27.5
Over 27.5
42.3%
+136
Under 27.5
57.7%
-136
03569
Velickovic
Expected: 27.6
27.5
Over 27.5
42.8%
+133
Under 27.5
57.2%
-133
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Graves
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
45.6%
+119
Under 2.5
54.4%
-119
048
Velickovic
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.4%
Exactly 0
83.6%
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 11.4 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
Graves42.3%67.9%−25.6-240
Velickovic57.7%32.1%+25.6+200

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
67.3Striking53.9
Graves +13.4
82.4Grappling35.9
Graves +46.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GravesVelickovic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1539
1545
Divisional
1523
1488
Striking offense
1498
1501
Striking defense
1500
1512
Grappling offense
1497
1501
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.69
Strikes landed / min
3.00
57%
Strike accuracy
33%
1.69
Strikes absorbed / min
4.33
50%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
53%
Takedown accuracy
20%
100%
Takedown defense
33%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
111
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Graves
  • WRandy BrownSUB R2
    Close -1453mo before
  • WVicente LuqueU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 1mo before
Bojan Velickovic
  • WAlessio Di ChiricoU-DEC R3
    Close -1754mo before
Graves — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
50% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Velickovic — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Graves
Velickovic
2
UFC fights
1
22.5 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
13y 5m
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Graves
Velickovic
14W–4L · 77.8%
Overall
9W–0L · 100.0%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Wins
9W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Graves
Velickovic
13W–6L · 68.4%
Overall
121W–41L · 74.7%
13W–6L · 68.4%
Wins
89W–34L · 72.4%
0W–0L
Losses
32W–7L · 82.1%
Distance striking
Graves
Velickovic
4.39
Landed / min
3.21
48.0%
Accuracy
32.8%
62.7%
Defense
57.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
12.2%
Time at distance
89.3%
Grappling & control
Graves
Velickovic
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
52.9%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
76.2%
Control share
63.5%
Strike target map
Graves
  • Head84%(32)div 63%
  • Body11%(4)div 21%
  • Legs5%(2)div 16%
Velickovic
  • Head36%(16)div 63%
  • Body20%(9)div 21%
  • Legs44%(20)div 16%

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

Michael Graves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bojan Velickovic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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