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Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell
35-9 · USA
VS
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett
34-7 · USA
January 30, 2016 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.0lb
Weigh-in
241.0lb
Ben Rothwell def. Josh Barnett by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 3:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rothwell18/390/000:03
Barnett20/390/000:00
R2 · 3:48
Rothwell17/520/000:04
Barnett15/290/100:28
Total
Rothwell35/910/000:07
Barnett35/680/100:28

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
RothwellWin probabilityBarnett
37.3%62.7%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
26%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rothwell37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%63%
Submission5%14%
Decision8%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 35
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Barnett63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%38%
Submission21%33%
Decision18%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 35
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R215%
R317%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Rothwell
38.7%+155
Barnett
-15559.8%
Most takedownstie 56.1%
Rothwell
27.7%-171
Barnett
+17116.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.1%
+138
Under 32.5
57.9%
-138
04181
Barnett
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
42.8%
+133
Under 40.5
57.2%
-133
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.7%
+216
Under 0.5
68.3%
-216
035
Barnett
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.9%
+379
Under 0.5
79.1%
-379
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 8.3 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
Rothwell37.3%43.8%−6.5+120
Barnett62.7%56.2%+6.5-140

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
55.2Striking77.0
Barnett +21.8
48.1Grappling56.6
Barnett +8.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RothwellBarnett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1586
Pound-for-pound
1595
1586
Divisional
1583
1507
Striking offense
1523
1493
Striking defense
1507
1503
Grappling offense
1509
1506
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
34 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.77
Strikes landed / min
4.33
49%
Strike accuracy
62%
4.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.09
41%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
33%
Takedown accuracy
80%
52%
Takedown defense
60%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ben Rothwell
  • WMatt MitrioneSUB R1
    Close +1458mo before
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R1
    Close +3001y 5mo before
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R3
    Close -1552y 5mo before
  • LGabriel GonzagaSUB R2
    Close +1053y before
  • WBrendan SchaubKO/TKO R1
    Close +1953y 9mo before
Josh Barnett
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R5
    Close -3454mo before
  • LTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1352y 1mo before
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    Close -1782y 5mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    13y 10mo before
  • WBobby HoffmanKO/TKO R2
    14y 3mo before
Rothwell — win / loss by method
Record: 35-9-0

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
27 wins, 4 losses
W
77% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
30win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
24 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (7%)Decision(33%) 2
Barnett — win / loss by method
Record: 34-7-0

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
10 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
43% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
28win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
17 (61%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (14%)Decision(60%) 3
1 (4%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rothwell
Barnett
8
UFC fights
8
59.3 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
70.2 min · 8.8 avg
25y 7m
Career length
29y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rothwell
Barnett
127W–51L · 71.3%
Overall
124W–36L · 77.5%
102W–38L · 72.9%
Wins
99W–34L · 74.4%
25W–13L · 65.8%
Losses
25W–2L · 92.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rothwell
Barnett
509W–183L · 73.6%
Overall
435W–127L · 77.4%
472W–168L · 73.8%
Wins
351W–114L · 75.5%
37W–15L · 71.2%
Losses
84W–13L · 86.6%
Distance striking
Rothwell
Barnett
3.46
Landed / min
6.37
38.2%
Accuracy
45.3%
48.1%
Defense
61.2%
0.76
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
39.5%
Time at distance
19.5%
Grappling & control
Rothwell
Barnett
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
0.85
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
52.4%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.85
53.4%
Control share
45.4%
Strike target map
Rothwell
  • Head79%(129)div 67%
  • Body17%(28)div 18%
  • Legs4%(7)div 15%
Barnett
  • Head62%(187)div 67%
  • Body30%(92)div 18%
  • Legs8%(25)div 15%

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

Ben Rothwell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Barnett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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