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UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Jason Saggo
Jason Saggo
10-2 · CAN
VS
Justin Salas
Justin Salas
12-6 · USA
March 5, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Jason Saggo def. Justin Salas by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:31
Saggo20/350/002:21
Salas1/31/100:41
Total
Saggo20/350/002:21
Salas1/31/100:41

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
SaggoWin probabilitySalas
62.9%37.1%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
25%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Saggo63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%30%
Submission20%31%
Decision24%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 20
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Salas37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%28%
Submission5%14%
Decision21%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 1
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R217%
R39%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Saggo
60.4%-159
Salas
+15937.9%
Most takedownstie 43.0%
Saggo
35.1%-161
Salas
+16121.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saggo
Expected: 35.9
36
Over 36
41.5%
+137
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.7%
-137
04590
Salas
Expected: 28.0
28
Over 28
41.4%
+136
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.3%
-136
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Saggo
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.1%
+132
Under 0.5
56.9%
-132
035
Salas
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.1%
+222
Under 0.5
68.9%
-222
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 10.0 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
Saggo62.9%63.5%−0.6-190
Salas37.1%36.5%+0.6+165

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
58.2Striking70.7
Salas +12.5
44.1Grappling20.1
Saggo +24.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SaggoSalas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1514
1523
Divisional
1516
1494
Striking offense
1492
1503
Striking defense
1498
1509
Grappling offense
1479
1499
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.95
Strikes landed / min
3.74
53%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.81
41%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.02
Takedowns / 15 min
2.34
42%
Takedown accuracy
18%
0%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
518
Days since last fight
598
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason Saggo
  • LPaul FelderS-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 5mo before
  • WJosh ShockleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1051y 9mo before
Justin Salas
  • LJoe ProctorKO/TKO R2
    Close -1351y 8mo before
  • WBen WallKO/TKO R1
    Close -2901y 10mo before
  • LThiago TavaresSUB R1
    Close +2252y 4mo before
  • WAaron RileyS-DEC R3
    Close -2402y 7mo before
  • LTim MeansKO/TKO R1
    Close +1203y 9mo before
Saggo — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (89%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Salas — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Saggo
Salas
2
UFC fights
6
19.9 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
44.9 min · 7.5 avg
16y 11m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Saggo
Salas
19W–2L · 90.5%
Overall
96W–28L · 77.4%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
53W–18L · 74.6%
8W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
43W–10L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saggo
Salas
40W–22L · 64.5%
Overall
62W–32L · 66.0%
34W–20L · 63.0%
Wins
43W–22L · 66.2%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Losses
19W–10L · 65.5%
Distance striking
Saggo
Salas
4.50
Landed / min
3.37
44.1%
Accuracy
35.4%
54.5%
Defense
77.3%
0.75
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
16.7%
Time at distance
74.1%
Grappling & control
Saggo
Salas
6.02
Takedowns / 15 min
2.34
42.1%
Takedown accuracy
18.4%
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
72.1%
Control share
78.3%
Strike target map
Saggo
  • Head77%(30)div 63%
  • Body8%(3)div 20%
  • Legs15%(6)div 17%
Salas
  • Head58%(97)div 63%
  • Body20%(33)div 20%
  • Legs23%(38)div 17%

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

Jason Saggo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Salas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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