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UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou
5-1 · FRA
VS
Luis Henrique
Luis Henrique
8-1 · BRA
December 19, 2015 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
254.0lb
Weigh-in
248.0lb
Francis Ngannou def. Luis Henrique by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ngannou13/210/000:00
Henrique4/71/403:30
R2 · 2:53
Ngannou12/240/010:01
Henrique1/30/201:18
Total
Ngannou25/450/010:01
Henrique5/101/604:48

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
NgannouWin probabilityHenrique
86.6%13.4%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
23%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ngannou87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%38%
Submission21%24%
Decision33%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 25
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Henrique13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%36%
Submission2%17%
Decision6%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 5
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R220%
R38%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Ngannou
77.7%-377
Henrique
+37720.6%
Most takedownstie 40.4%
Ngannou
24.7%+142
Henrique
-14235.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ngannou
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
42.9%
+133
Under 34.5
57.1%
-133
04487
Henrique
Expected: 17.2
17
Over 17
41.3%
+133
Exactly 17
3.7%
push
Under 17
55.0%
-133
02243
Takedowns — over/under
Ngannou
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.2%
+184
Under 0.5
64.8%
-184
035
Henrique
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
45.6%
+120
Under 0.5
54.4%
-120
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 9.3 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
Ngannou86.6%56.2%+30.4-140
Henrique13.4%43.8%−30.4+120

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1520
1511
Divisional
1520
1500
Striking offense
1482
1533
Striking defense
1500
1494
Grappling offense
1561
1500
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
29 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
83"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Francis Ngannou
No prior UFC fights.
Luis Henrique
No prior UFC fights.
Ngannou — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Henrique — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0, 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ngannou
Henrique
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Ngannou
Henrique
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ngannou
Henrique
15W–4L · 78.9%
Overall
19W–12L · 61.3%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Wins
15W–12L · 55.6%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Ngannou
Henrique
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Ngannou
Henrique
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Ngannou
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Henrique
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Francis Ngannou

No UFC fights on record.

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

Luis Henrique

No UFC fights on record.

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