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UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
26-11-1 · USA
VS
Sean Spencer
Sean Spencer
12-4 · USA
February 6, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Mike Pyle def. Sean Spencer by KO/TKO (Elbow), R3 4:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pyle22/580/100:05
Spencer21/780/010:26
R2
Pyle26/651/100:18
Spencer15/840/000:00
R3 · 4:25
Pyle27/540/201:30
Spencer14/460/000:06
Total
Pyle75/1771/401:53
Spencer50/2080/010:32

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
PyleWin probabilitySpencer
12.0%88.0%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
12%
Decision
59%
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 Pyle, blue toward Spencer. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pyle12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%38%
Submission4%31%
Decision4%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 75
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Spencer88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%28%
Submission9%10%
Decision55%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 50
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R213%
R37%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Pyle
30.8%+221
Spencer
-22168.1%
Most takedownstie 59.8%
Pyle
26.5%-194
Spencer
+19413.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 37.6
37.5
Over 37.5
42.6%
+135
Under 37.5
57.4%
-135
04794
Spencer
Expected: 57.1
57
Over 57
42.0%
+135
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
56.8%
-135
072143
Takedowns — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
29.5%
+239
Under 0.5
70.5%
-239
035
Spencer
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
17.0%
+487
Under 0.5
83.0%
-487
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
Pyle12.0%41.2%−29.2+135
Spencer88.0%58.8%+29.2-155

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
64.1Striking63.9
Pyle +0.2
67.8Grappling35.0
Pyle +32.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PyleSpencer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1525
1567
Divisional
1537
1499
Striking offense
1505
1499
Striking defense
1499
1504
Grappling offense
1485
1496
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
40 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.41
Strikes landed / min
4.46
46%
Strike accuracy
35%
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
3.90
57%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
0.17
38%
Takedown accuracy
33%
77%
Takedown defense
69%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
259
Days since last fight
384
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Pyle
  • LColby CovingtonU-DEC R3
    Close +2659mo before
  • LJordan MeinKO/TKO R1
    Close +2451y 5mo before
  • WTJ WaldburgerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1651y 11mo before
  • LMatt BrownKO/TKO R1
    Close +1152y 6mo before
  • WRick StoryS-DEC R3
    Close +1502y 8mo before
Sean Spencer
  • LCathal PendredU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 1mo before
  • WPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close -2351y 5mo before
  • LAlex GarciaS-DEC R3
    Close +2901y 11mo before
  • WDrew DoberU-DEC R3
    Close -2302y 2mo before
  • WYuri VillefortS-DEC R3
    Close +2002y 5mo before
Pyle — win / loss by method
Record: 26-11-1

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
6 wins, 5 losses
W
23% of wins
L
45% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 4 losses
W
62% of wins
L
36% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
18% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
2 (22%)Submission(17%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
17win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
14 (82%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (6%)Decision(20%) 1
Spencer — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (56%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pyle
Spencer
15
UFC fights
6
123.3 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
87.2 min · 14.5 avg
26y 8m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pyle
Spencer
250W–69L · 78.4%
Overall
75W–20L · 78.9%
138W–41L · 77.1%
Wins
35W–13L · 72.9%
112W–28L · 80.0%
Losses
40W–7L · 85.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pyle
Spencer
218W–85L · 71.9%
Overall
47W–13L · 78.3%
157W–66L · 70.4%
Wins
46W–12L · 79.3%
61W–19L · 76.3%
Losses
1W–1L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Pyle
Spencer
3.38
Landed / min
5.91
34.6%
Accuracy
32.4%
66.2%
Defense
65.1%
0.49
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.34
37.9%
Time at distance
63.4%
Grappling & control
Pyle
Spencer
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
0.17
38.5%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
77.1%
Takedown defense
68.5%
1.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
38.0%
Control share
23.5%
Strike target map
Pyle
  • Head67%(199)div 63%
  • Body18%(52)div 21%
  • Legs15%(46)div 16%
Spencer
  • Head77%(299)div 63%
  • Body16%(63)div 21%
  • Legs7%(27)div 16%

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

Mike Pyle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sean Spencer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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