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UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson
11-1 · USA
VS
Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks
17-3 · USA
February 6, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Stephen Thompson def. Johny Hendricks by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:31
Thompson24/460/010:00
Hendricks7/160/200:29
Total
Thompson24/460/010:00
Hendricks7/160/200:29

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
ThompsonWin probabilityHendricks
51.2%48.8%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
8%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 19.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thompson51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%45%
Submission5%10%
Decision23%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes93 (53121)act 24
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Hendricks49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%39%
Submission3%7%
Decision27%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4397)act 7
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~168 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R24%
R318%
R410%
R57%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Thompson
59.6%-150
Hendricks
+15039.7%
Most takedownstie 38.2%
Thompson
2.3%+2579
Hendricks
-257959.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 92.8
93
Over 93
42.0%
+137
Exactly 93
0.7%
push
Under 93
57.3%
-137
0116232
Hendricks
Expected: 74.9
75
Over 75
42.0%
+136
Exactly 75
0.9%
push
Under 75
57.1%
-136
094188
Takedowns — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.8%
Exactly 0
95.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Hendricks
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
42.9%
+133
Under 1.5
57.1%
-133
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 19.3 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
Thompson51.2%28.0%+23.2+245
Hendricks48.8%72.0%−23.2-290

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
73.8Striking65.6
Thompson +8.2
52.6Grappling69.2
Hendricks +16.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThompsonHendricks
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1657
1595
Divisional
1655
1535
Striking offense
1518
1515
Striking defense
1525
1500
Grappling offense
1527
1530
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.68
Strikes landed / min
3.72
50%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.04
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
58%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
4.29
56%
Takedown accuracy
52%
78%
Takedown defense
66%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
80%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
42%
Recent opp. quality
209
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Stephen Thompson
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -2457mo before
  • WPatrick CoteU-DEC R3
    Close -3801y 4mo before
  • WRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1301y 11mo before
  • WChris ClementsKO/TKO R2
    Close -4302y 5mo before
  • WNah-Shon BurrellU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1702y 8mo before
Johny Hendricks
  • WMatt BrownU-DEC R3
    Close -38011mo before
  • LRobbie LawlerS-DEC R5
    Close -2201y 2mo before
  • WRobbie LawlerU-DEC R5
    Close -3651y 11mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreS-DEC R5
    Close +1772y 3mo before
  • WCarlos ConditU-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 11mo before
Thompson — 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Hendricks — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (58%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Thompson
Hendricks
7
UFC fights
15
63.9 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
188.7 min · 12.6 avg
16y 6m
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thompson
Hendricks
101W–38L · 72.7%
Overall
249W–67L · 78.8%
88W–27L · 76.5%
Wins
190W–52L · 78.5%
13W–11L · 54.2%
Losses
59W–15L · 79.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thompson
Hendricks
12W–9L · 57.1%
Overall
16W–9L · 64.0%
12W–9L · 57.1%
Wins
16W–9L · 64.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Thompson
Hendricks
6.63
Landed / min
5.55
46.9%
Accuracy
39.7%
66.5%
Defense
61.3%
1.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
56.5%
Time at distance
43.8%
Grappling & control
Thompson
Hendricks
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
4.29
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
51.9%
78.3%
Takedown defense
65.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
53.5%
Control share
78.0%
Strike target map
Thompson
  • Head66%(197)div 63%
  • Body23%(70)div 21%
  • Legs11%(32)div 16%
Hendricks
  • Head68%(476)div 63%
  • Body9%(60)div 21%
  • Legs24%(166)div 16%

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

Stephen Thompson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Johny Hendricks
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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