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UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
18-2 · IRL
VS
Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
25-1 · BRA
December 12, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Conor McGregor def. Jose Aldo by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:13
McGregor5/60/010:02
Aldo1/30/000:00
Total
McGregor5/60/010:02
Aldo1/30/000:00

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
McGregorWin probabilityAldo
60.4%39.6%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
3%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 17.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McGregor60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%65%
Submission2%4%
Decision19%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes111 (64144)act 5
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Aldo40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%42%
Submission1%3%
Decision22%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes91 (52118)act 1
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~201 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R212%
R316%
R49%
R57%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
McGregor
58.9%-145
Aldo
+14540.6%
Most takedownstie 67.9%
McGregor
13.8%+134
Aldo
-13418.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 110.6
110.5
Over 110.5
42.5%
+135
Under 110.5
57.5%
-135
0139277
Aldo
Expected: 90.9
91
Over 91
42.1%
+136
Exactly 91
0.7%
push
Under 91
57.2%
-136
0114228
Takedowns — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.0%
Exactly 0
84.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Aldo
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.5%
+388
Under 0.5
79.5%
-388
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 17.1 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
McGregor60.4%48.9%+11.5-105
Aldo39.6%51.1%−11.5-115

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
76.5Striking68.7
McGregor +7.8
53.2Grappling59.6
Aldo +6.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McGregorAldo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1628
Pound-for-pound
1670
1626
Divisional
1662
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'7"
74"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.44
Strikes landed / min
2.91
44%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.01
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
64%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
83%
Takedown accuracy
71%
67%
Takedown defense
89%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+6
Win/loss streak
+7
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
83%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
413
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Conor McGregor
  • WChad MendesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1905mo before
  • WDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -97511mo before
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close -2601y 2mo before
  • WDiego BrandaoKO/TKO R1
    Close -6901y 5mo before
  • WMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close -2452y 4mo before
Jose Aldo
  • WChad MendesU-DEC R5
    Close -2001y 2mo before
  • WRicardo LamasU-DEC R5
    Close -7501y 10mo before
  • WChan Sung JungKO/TKO R4
    Close -8752y 4mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarU-DEC R5
    Close -1752y 10mo before
  • WChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -2303y 11mo before
McGregor — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
16 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (92%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Aldo — win / loss by method
Record: 25-1-0

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
15 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
5 (71%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (72%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
McGregor
Aldo
6
UFC fights
7
38.8 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
147.0 min · 21.0 avg
18y 5m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

McGregor
Aldo
86W–26L · 76.8%
Overall
102W–22L · 82.3%
86W–26L · 76.8%
Wins
102W–22L · 82.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
McGregor
Aldo
72W–26L · 73.5%
Overall
159W–48L · 76.8%
61W–21L · 74.4%
Wins
154W–46L · 77.0%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Distance striking
McGregor
Aldo
7.00
Landed / min
3.68
39.8%
Accuracy
37.0%
68.0%
Defense
73.3%
1.93
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
58.5%
Time at distance
66.8%
Grappling & control
McGregor
Aldo
1.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
83.3%
Takedown accuracy
70.6%
66.7%
Takedown defense
88.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.31
62.2%
Control share
58.8%
Strike target map
McGregor
  • Head74%(157)div 64%
  • Body17%(36)div 19%
  • Legs9%(18)div 17%
Aldo
  • Head73%(314)div 64%
  • Body11%(48)div 19%
  • Legs15%(66)div 17%

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

Conor McGregor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jose Aldo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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