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UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan McCrory
13-3 · USA
VS
Josh Samman
Josh Samman
12-2 · USA
December 19, 2015 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Tamdan McCrory def. Josh Samman by SUB (Triangle Choke), R3 4:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
McCrory3/51/301:33
Samman6/81/103:13
R2
McCrory17/260/003:14
Samman4/81/101:40
R3 · 4:10
McCrory19/221/102:30
Samman0/30/201:28
Total
McCrory39/532/407:17
Samman10/192/406:21

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
McCroryWin probabilitySamman
47.4%52.6%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
22%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McCrory47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%29%
Submission11%23%
Decision23%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 39
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 2
Samman53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%32%
Submission11%22%
Decision25%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 10
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 2
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R218%
R39%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
McCrory
38.1%+158
Samman
-15860.0%
Most takedownstie 36.5%
McCrory
40.8%-180
Samman
+18022.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
McCrory
Expected: 24.4
24.5
Over 24.5
42.2%
+137
Under 24.5
57.8%
-137
03161
Samman
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.7%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.1%
-135
03978
Takedowns — over/under
McCrory
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
34.9%
+141
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
49.2%
-141
035
Samman
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.1%
+193
Under 0.5
65.9%
-193
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 10.2 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
McCrory47.4%34.2%+13.2+180
Samman52.6%65.8%−13.2-220

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
63.7Striking72.2
Samman +8.6
67.6Grappling46.3
McCrory +21.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McCrorySamman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1566
1527
Divisional
1566
1484
Striking offense
1517
1508
Striking defense
1518
1508
Grappling offense
1504
1492
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
79"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.95
Strikes landed / min
3.23
47%
Strike accuracy
56%
1.62
Strikes absorbed / min
1.37
47%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
47%
Takedown accuracy
50%
30%
Takedown defense
33%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
2324
Days since last fight
160
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tamdan McCrory
  • LJohn HowardS-DEC R3
    Close -1916y 4mo before
  • WRyan MadiganKO/TKO R1
    Close -2936y 9mo before
  • LDustin HazelettSUB R1
    Close +1887y 1mo before
  • WLuke CummoU-DEC R3
    Close +1197y 4mo before
  • LAkihiro GonoSUB R2
    Close +1688y 1mo before
Josh Samman
  • WCaio MagalhaesSUB R1
    Close +1005mo before
  • WEddie GordonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1301y before
  • WKevin CaseyKO/TKO R2
    Close -4552y 8mo before
McCrory — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (30%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Samman — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
McCrory
Samman
6
UFC fights
3
53.0 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
18.3 min · 6.1 avg
20y 2m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

McCrory
Samman
76W–36L · 67.9%
Overall
21W–4L · 84.0%
26W–16L · 61.9%
Wins
21W–4L · 84.0%
50W–20L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
McCrory
Samman
55W–38L · 59.1%
Overall
46W–28L · 62.2%
55W–38L · 59.1%
Wins
34W–24L · 58.6%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Distance striking
McCrory
Samman
3.35
Landed / min
7.07
37.5%
Accuracy
50.0%
51.1%
Defense
73.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.64
22.0%
Time at distance
17.0%
Grappling & control
McCrory
Samman
2.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
47.4%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
30.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
2.83
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.82
53.9%
Control share
27.7%
Strike target map
McCrory
  • Head65%(67)div 63%
  • Body22%(23)div 19%
  • Legs13%(13)div 18%
Samman
  • Head36%(21)div 63%
  • Body46%(27)div 19%
  • Legs19%(11)div 18%

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

Tamdan McCrory
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Samman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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