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Cortney Casey
Cortney Casey
4-3 · USA
VS
July 13, 2016 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
116.0lb
Weigh-in
114.0lb
Cortney Casey def. Cristina Stanciu by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 2:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:36
Casey19/282/200:57
Stanciu5/120/000:00
Total
Casey19/282/200:57
Stanciu5/120/000:00

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
CaseyWin probabilityStanciu
41.8%58.2%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
24%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Casey42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%21%
Submission10%23%
Decision23%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 19
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.4)act 2
Stanciu58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%16%
Submission15%25%
Decision34%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~117 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R26%
R37%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Casey
49.5%+100
Stanciu
-10049.6%
Most takedownstie 26.9%
Casey
54.6%-296
Stanciu
+29618.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Casey
Expected: 58.5
58.5
Over 58.5
42.5%
+135
Under 58.5
57.5%
-135
074147
Stanciu
Expected: 58.6
58.5
Over 58.5
42.6%
+135
Under 58.5
57.4%
-135
074147
Takedowns — over/under
Casey
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
34.2%
-136
Exactly 1
40.8%
push
Under 1
25.1%
+136
035
Stanciu
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
39.4%
+154
Under 0.5
60.6%
-154
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 10.7 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
Casey41.8%40.4%+1.4+140
Stanciu58.2%59.6%−1.4-160

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
56.3Striking69.3
Stanciu +13.0
13.9Grappling73.5
Stanciu +59.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CaseyStanciu
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1477
Pound-for-pound
1501
1477
Divisional
1501
1489
Striking offense
1498
1495
Striking defense
1503
1533
Grappling offense
1500
1547
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
29 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'3"
67"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.50
Strikes landed / min
2.60
42%
Strike accuracy
51%
5.37
Strikes absorbed / min
2.33
49%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
Takedown accuracy
100%
50%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
228
Days since last fight
94
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cortney Casey
  • LSeo Hee HamU-DEC R3
    Close -1407mo before
  • LJoanne WoodU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y before
Cristina Stanciu
  • LMaryna MorozU-DEC R3
    Close +1503mo before
Casey — win / loss by method
Record: 4-3-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Stanciu — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (60%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Casey
Stanciu
2
UFC fights
1
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
13y 1m
Career length
11y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Casey
Stanciu
25W–7L · 78.1%
Overall
6W–1L · 85.7%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
25W–7L · 78.1%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Casey
Stanciu
13W–9L · 59.1%
Overall
15W–5L · 75.0%
12W–8L · 60.0%
Wins
15W–5L · 75.0%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Casey
Stanciu
6.93
Landed / min
4.18
37.2%
Accuracy
47.6%
49.6%
Defense
69.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
47.7%
Time at distance
47.9%
Grappling & control
Casey
Stanciu
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.00
2.5%
Control share
43.4%
Strike target map
Casey
  • Head74%(100)div 63%
  • Body9%(12)div 22%
  • Legs17%(23)div 15%
Stanciu
  • Head38%(15)div 63%
  • Body36%(14)div 22%
  • Legs26%(10)div 15%

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

Cortney Casey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cristina Stanciu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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