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UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Paul Felder
Paul Felder
10-2 · USA
VS
January 17, 2016 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Paul Felder def. Daron Cruickshank by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 3:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Felder14/320/100:35
Cruickshank18/331/201:52
R2
Felder15/330/002:06
Cruickshank12/202/401:05
R3 · 3:56
Felder17/222/303:28
Cruickshank2/50/200:00
Total
Felder46/872/406:09
Cruickshank32/583/802:57

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 probabilityCruickshank
55.5%44.5%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
10%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 12.4 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 Cruickshank. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Felder56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission5%9%
Decision38%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 46
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 2
Cruickshank44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%
Submission5%11%
Decision29%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 32
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 3
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R29%
R311%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Felder
50.8%-105
Cruickshank
+10548.1%
Most takedownstie 56.7%
Felder
21.0%+106
Cruickshank
-10622.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Felder
Expected: 49.9
50
Over 50
41.8%
+136
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.9%
-136
063125
Cruickshank
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
42.5%
+135
Under 48.5
57.5%
-135
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Felder
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.5%
+293
Under 0.5
74.5%
-293
035
Cruickshank
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.0%
+271
Under 0.5
73.0%
-271
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 12.4 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
Felder55.5%67.9%−12.4-240
Cruickshank44.5%32.1%+12.4+200

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
60.9Striking62.0
Cruickshank +1.0
42.2Grappling49.5
Cruickshank +7.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FelderCruickshank
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1532
1531
Divisional
1533
1502
Striking offense
1503
1514
Striking defense
1518
1481
Grappling offense
1473
1520
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.66
Strikes landed / min
2.94
40%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
2.94
50%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.29
Takedowns / 15 min
1.90
50%
Takedown accuracy
43%
65%
Takedown defense
63%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
50%
Last-5 win rate
20%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
134
Days since last fight
176
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Felder
  • LRoss PearsonS-DEC R3
    Close -4404mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +1356mo before
  • WDanny CastilloKO/TKO R2
    Close +2351y before
  • WJason SaggoS-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 3mo before
Daron Cruickshank
  • LJames KrauseSUB R1
    Close -2006mo before
  • LBeneil DariushSUB R2
    Close -12010mo before
  • WAnthony NjokuaniU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 3mo before
  • LJorge MasvidalU-DEC R3
    Close +2151y 6mo before
  • WErik KochKO/TKO R1
    Close +2651y 8mo before
Felder — 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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Cruickshank — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0, 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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
1 win, 4 losses
W
6% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(60%) 3
3 (50%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Felder
Cruickshank
4
UFC fights
12
52.1 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
118.5 min · 9.9 avg
14y 8m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Felder
Cruickshank
59W–20L · 74.7%
Overall
187W–62L · 75.1%
27W–8L · 77.1%
Wins
97W–38L · 71.9%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Losses
90W–24L · 78.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Felder
Cruickshank
33W–19L · 63.5%
Overall
69W–31L · 69.0%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
42W–22L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Felder
Cruickshank
3.81
Landed / min
3.29
32.8%
Accuracy
31.4%
50.9%
Defense
60.7%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.63
63.4%
Time at distance
65.0%
Grappling & control
Felder
Cruickshank
0.29
Takedowns / 15 min
1.90
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
65.0%
Takedown defense
62.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
36.5%
Control share
39.9%
Strike target map
Felder
  • Head58%(111)div 63%
  • Body17%(33)div 20%
  • Legs25%(47)div 17%
Cruickshank
  • Head57%(198)div 63%
  • Body27%(94)div 20%
  • Legs16%(57)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.

Daron Cruickshank
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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