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Paul Felder
Paul Felder
11-2 · USA
VS
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
28-12 · USA
May 29, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Paul Felder def. Joshua Burkman by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Felder8/290/000:00
Burkman25/421/201:16
R2
Felder17/350/100:39
Burkman5/280/101:01
R3
Felder16/310/100:34
Burkman10/272/301:07
Total
Felder41/950/201:13
Burkman40/973/603:24

Scorecards

Felder vs Burkman

RdChris LeeMarcos RosalesTony WeeksCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.3
Total29-2829-2829-2828.8-28.3

Media (19 cards) · avg 2928 · 19 Felder · 0 Burkman

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Felder-Burkman.

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
FelderWin probabilityBurkman
62.0%38.0%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
9%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Felder62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%40%
Submission4%6%
Decision33%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 41
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Burkman38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%25%
Submission6%14%
Decision23%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 40
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 3
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R218%
R312%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Felder
66.6%-206
Burkman
+20632.3%
Most takedownstie 53.5%
Felder
18.4%+153
Burkman
-15328.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Felder
Expected: 53.3
53.5
Over 53.5
42.2%
+137
Under 53.5
57.8%
-137
067134
Burkman
Expected: 36.3
36.5
Over 36.5
42.2%
+137
Under 36.5
57.8%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Felder
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.4%
+327
Under 0.5
76.6%
-327
035
Burkman
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.3%
+200
Under 0.5
66.7%
-200
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 11.7 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
Felder62.0%72.0%−10.0-290
Burkman38.0%28.0%+10.0+245

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
62.1Striking61.4
Felder +0.7
52.5Grappling55.3
Burkman +2.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FelderBurkman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1509
1547
Divisional
1538
1499
Striking offense
1483
1509
Striking defense
1520
1489
Grappling offense
1514
1517
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
32 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.59
Strikes landed / min
2.67
42%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
49%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
2.73
50%
Takedown accuracy
38%
64%
Takedown defense
72%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
43%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
67%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
113
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Felder
  • WDaron CruickshankSUB R3
    Close -2404mo before
  • LRoss PearsonS-DEC R3
    Close -4409mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +13510mo before
  • WDanny CastilloKO/TKO R2
    Close +2351y 5mo before
  • WJason SaggoS-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 8mo before
Joshua Burkman
  • WKJ NoonsU-DEC R3
    Close -1304mo before
  • LPatrick CoteKO/TKO R3
    Close -1709mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimSUB R3
    Close +1751y before
  • LPete SellU-DEC R3
    Close -2237y 7mo before
  • LDustin HazelettSUB R2
    Close -1907y 11mo before
Felder — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 28-12-0, 1 NC

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 7 losses
W
36% of wins
L
58% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 4 losses
W
39% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(43%) 3
4 (67%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
22win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (41%)Submission(80%) 4
7 (32%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Felder
Burkman
5
UFC fights
14
66.1 min · 13.2 avg
Octagon time
164.8 min · 11.8 avg
14y 8m
Career length
23y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Felder
Burkman
75W–27L · 73.5%
Overall
199W–53L · 79.0%
43W–15L · 74.1%
Wins
104W–25L · 80.6%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Losses
95W–28L · 77.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Felder
Burkman
33W–19L · 63.5%
Overall
307W–93L · 76.8%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
187W–69L · 73.0%
0W–0L
Losses
120W–24L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Felder
Burkman
3.78
Landed / min
3.80
32.5%
Accuracy
37.0%
50.4%
Defense
60.3%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
54.9%
Time at distance
43.4%
Grappling & control
Felder
Burkman
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
2.73
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
64.3%
Takedown defense
72.1%
0.68
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.36
47.6%
Control share
60.1%
Strike target map
Felder
  • Head60%(143)div 63%
  • Body17%(41)div 20%
  • Legs22%(53)div 17%
Burkman
  • Head52%(227)div 63%
  • Body17%(73)div 20%
  • Legs32%(140)div 17%

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

Paul Felder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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