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UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
20-3 · USA
VS
Lando Vannata
Lando Vannata
8-0 · USA
July 13, 2016 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Tony Ferguson def. Lando Vannata by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R2 2:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferguson41/720/000:00
Vannata34/820/210:53
R2 · 2:22
Ferguson25/470/000:00
Vannata6/280/000:16
Total
Ferguson66/1190/000:00
Vannata40/1100/211:09

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
FergusonWin probabilityVannata
29.2%70.8%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
6%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%43%
Submission2%7%
Decision14%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3375)act 66
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Vannata71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%38%
Submission4%6%
Decision40%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 40
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R224%
R36%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Ferguson
50.7%-105
Vannata
+10548.3%
Most takedownstie 67.0%
Ferguson
13.5%+144
Vannata
-14419.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 57.5
57.5
Over 57.5
42.5%
+135
Under 57.5
57.5%
-135
072144
Vannata
Expected: 56.0
56
Over 56
41.9%
+136
Exactly 56
1.2%
push
Under 56
56.9%
-136
070140
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.9%
Exactly 0
84.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Vannata
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.8%
+359
Under 0.5
78.2%
-359
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 11.0 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
Ferguson29.2%85.2%−56.0-800
Vannata70.8%14.8%+56.0+550

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonVannata
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1653
Pound-for-pound
1527
1645
Divisional
1527
1519
Striking offense
1482
1515
Striking defense
1500
1523
Grappling offense
1561
1537
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
32 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
76"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.21
Strikes landed / min
38%
Strike accuracy
2.90
Strikes absorbed / min
69%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
77%
Takedown defense
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
91%
UFC win rate
+7
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
70%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
215
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • WEdson BarbozaSUB R2
    Close -1507mo before
  • WJosh ThomsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2701y before
  • WGleison TibauSUB R1
    Close -2401y 4mo before
  • WAbel TrujilloSUB R2
    Close -3251y 7mo before
  • WDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 10mo before
Lando Vannata
No prior UFC fights.
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Vannata — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
38% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Vannata
11
UFC fights
0
94.7 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
18y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Vannata
209W–72L · 74.4%
Overall
199W–66L · 75.1%
Wins
10W–6L · 62.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Vannata
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
37W–32L · 53.6%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
37W–32L · 53.6%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ferguson
Vannata
4.90
Landed / min
34.8%
Accuracy
68.6%
Defense
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
71.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Vannata
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
76.7%
Takedown defense
1.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
30.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head65%(260)div 63%
  • Body15%(58)div 20%
  • Legs20%(81)div 17%
Vannata
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lando Vannata

No UFC fights on record.

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