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Scott Holtzman
Scott Holtzman
8-1 · USA
VS
Cody Pfister
Cody Pfister
12-5-1 · USA
July 13, 2016 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Scott Holtzman def. Cody Pfister by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holtzman27/551/100:48
Pfister14/530/400:41
R2
Holtzman12/201/112:40
Pfister6/180/201:48
R3
Holtzman14/241/102:52
Pfister8/221/301:03
Total
Holtzman53/993/316:20
Pfister28/931/903:32

Scorecards

Holtzman vs Pfister

RdDerek ClearyRick WinterTom AllstotCommunity
R110-9-10-910-9
R210-9-10-910-9
R310-9-10-910-9
Total30-2729-2830-2730-27

Media (16 cards) · avg 3027 · 16 Holtzman · 0 Pfister

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Holtzman-Pfister.

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
HoltzmanWin probabilityPfister
57.0%43.0%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
44%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Holtzman57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission27%47%
Decision16%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 53
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 3
Pfister43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%
Submission18%41%
Decision14%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 28
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R152%
R212%
R36%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Holtzman
47.7%+106
Pfister
-10650.4%
Most takedownstie 32.3%
Holtzman
40.2%-146
Pfister
+14627.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.5%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Pfister
Expected: 27.9
28
Over 28
41.0%
+138
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.6%
-138
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Holtzman
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
32.2%
+138
Exactly 1
23.4%
push
Under 1
44.4%
-138
035
Pfister
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
44.8%
+123
Under 0.5
55.2%
-123
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 7.5 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
Holtzman57.0%69.8%−12.8-260
Pfister43.0%30.2%+12.8+220

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
77.0Striking50.4
Holtzman +26.6
49.8Grappling37.8
Holtzman +12.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HoltzmanPfister
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1501
1521
Divisional
1501
1500
Striking offense
1491
1502
Striking defense
1504
1510
Grappling offense
1504
1502
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
69"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.94
Strikes landed / min
1.16
53%
Strike accuracy
23%
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
67%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.63
Takedowns / 15 min
3.82
38%
Takedown accuracy
41%
64%
Takedown defense
0%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
193
Days since last fight
216
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Scott Holtzman
  • LDrew DoberU-DEC R3
    Close -2206mo before
  • WAnthony ChristodoulouSUB R3
    Close -120011mo before
Cody Pfister
  • LSage NorthcuttSUB R2
    Close +6507mo before
  • WYosdenis CedenoU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y before
  • LJames MoontasriSUB R2
    Close +2201y 5mo before
Holtzman — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Pfister — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (36%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Holtzman
Pfister
2
UFC fights
3
27.7 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
27.5 min · 9.2 avg
14y 6m
Career length
16y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Holtzman
Pfister
27W–12L · 69.2%
Overall
23W–6L · 79.3%
12W–5L · 70.6%
Wins
10W–4L · 71.4%
15W–7L · 68.2%
Losses
13W–2L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holtzman
Pfister
52W–32L · 61.9%
Overall
62W–26L · 70.5%
52W–32L · 61.9%
Wins
39W–20L · 66.1%
0W–0L
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%
Distance striking
Holtzman
Pfister
6.34
Landed / min
2.14
45.1%
Accuracy
15.3%
71.6%
Defense
62.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
39.3%
Time at distance
30.6%
Grappling & control
Holtzman
Pfister
1.63
Takedowns / 15 min
3.82
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
41.2%
64.3%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
57.8%
Control share
69.4%
Strike target map
Holtzman
  • Head70%(76)div 63%
  • Body20%(22)div 20%
  • Legs10%(11)div 17%
Pfister
  • Head88%(28)div 63%
  • Body13%(4)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Scott Holtzman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Pfister
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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