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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee
12-2 · USA
VS
Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
11-1 · AUS
July 8, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Kevin Lee def. Jake Matthews by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:06
Lee24/381/202:35
Matthews5/130/000:00
Total
Lee24/381/202:35
Matthews5/130/000:00

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
LeeWin probabilityMatthews
38.4%61.6%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
12%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lee38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%
Submission3%8%
Decision28%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 24
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Matthews62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%42%
Submission8%14%
Decision28%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R223%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Lee
44.8%+120
Matthews
-12053.9%
Most takedownstie 39.9%
Lee
35.5%-144
Matthews
+14424.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lee
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
42.0%
+134
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.3%
-134
051101
Matthews
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
42.3%
+136
Under 44.5
57.7%
-136
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Lee
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.0%
+195
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
54.8%
-195
035
Matthews
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.1%
+185
Under 0.5
64.9%
-185
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 11.2 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
Lee38.4%40.4%−2.0+140
Matthews61.6%59.6%+2.0-160

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
62.3Striking74.1
Matthews +11.8
66.4Grappling64.4
Lee +2.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LeeMatthews
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1571
1570
Divisional
1572
1499
Striking offense
1488
1491
Striking defense
1512
1508
Grappling offense
1537
1506
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
23 yrs
Age
21 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.77
Strikes landed / min
3.78
39%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.29
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
53%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.11
38%
Takedown accuracy
32%
70%
Takedown defense
88%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
20%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
76
Days since last fight
111
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kevin Lee
  • WEfrain EscuderoU-DEC R3
    Close -3602mo before
  • LLeonardo SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close -6507mo before
  • WJames MoontasriSUB R1
    Close -3151y before
  • WMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 5mo before
  • WJon TuckU-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 9mo before
Jake Matthews
  • WJohnny CaseSUB R3
    Close +1054mo before
  • WAkbarh ArreolaKO/TKO R2
    Close -10008mo before
  • LJames VickSUB R1
    Close -1901y 2mo before
  • WVagner RochaSUB R2
    Close -4751y 8mo before
  • WDashon JohnsonSUB R3
    Close -1652y before
Lee — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lee
Matthews
7
UFC fights
5
81.4 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
49.8 min · 10.0 avg
14y 4m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lee
Matthews
92W–23L · 80.0%
Overall
74W–16L · 82.2%
71W–18L · 79.8%
Wins
67W–16L · 80.7%
21W–5L · 80.8%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lee
Matthews
42W–15L · 73.7%
Overall
18W–10L · 64.3%
42W–15L · 73.7%
Wins
18W–10L · 64.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lee
Matthews
4.74
Landed / min
3.16
29.4%
Accuracy
30.3%
56.3%
Defense
62.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
47.7%
Time at distance
43.8%
Grappling & control
Lee
Matthews
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.11
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
31.8%
70.0%
Takedown defense
87.5%
1.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.21
77.6%
Control share
76.2%
Strike target map
Lee
  • Head69%(213)div 63%
  • Body29%(88)div 20%
  • Legs2%(6)div 17%
Matthews
  • Head75%(141)div 63%
  • Body11%(21)div 20%
  • Legs14%(26)div 17%

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

Kevin Lee
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jake Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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