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UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Leonardo Santos
Leonardo Santos
14-3-1 · BRA
VS
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee
11-1 · USA
December 12, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Leonardo Santos def. Kevin Lee by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:26
Santos32/481/110:30
Lee10/460/000:00
Total
Santos32/481/110:30
Lee10/460/000:00

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
SantosWin probabilityLee
13.8%86.2%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
23%
Decision
41%
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 Santos, blue toward Lee. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Santos14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%39%
Submission4%32%
Decision4%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 32
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Lee86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%35%
Submission19%22%
Decision37%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 10
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R220%
R36%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Santos
39.3%+151
Lee
-15159.2%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Santos
14.7%+336
Lee
-33649.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Santos
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
42.6%
+135
Under 31.5
57.4%
-135
04079
Lee
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
42.2%
+137
Under 39.5
57.8%
-137
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Santos
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.4%
+294
Under 0.5
74.6%
-294
035
Lee
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.3%
+113
Exactly 1
18.5%
push
Under 1
43.2%
-113
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
Santos13.8%16.7%−2.9+475
Lee86.2%83.3%+2.9-650

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
59.9Striking67.6
Lee +7.6
48.5Grappling70.8
Lee +22.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SantosLee
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1571
1556
Divisional
1572
1487
Striking offense
1495
1503
Striking defense
1501
1534
Grappling offense
1531
1527
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
35 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.03
Strikes landed / min
3.70
38%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
2.64
59%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.27
Takedowns / 15 min
3.34
22%
Takedown accuracy
39%
87%
Takedown defense
67%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+2
Win/loss streak
+4
75%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
150
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Leonardo Santos
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R2
    Close +1409mo before
  • WEfrain EscuderoU-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 3mo before
  • DNorman ParkeM-DEC R3
    Close +2601y 9mo before
  • WWilliam MacarioSUB R2
    Close -1702y 6mo before
Kevin Lee
  • WJames MoontasriSUB R1
    Close -3155mo before
  • WMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    Close -15510mo before
  • WJon TuckU-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 2mo before
  • WJesse RonsonS-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 5mo before
  • LAl IaquintaU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 10mo before
Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-1

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(67%) 2
1 (9%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Lee — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Santos
Lee
4
UFC fights
5
47.2 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
62.9 min · 12.6 avg
24y 1m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Santos
Lee
37W–10L · 78.7%
Overall
54W–10L · 84.4%
37W–10L · 78.7%
Wins
47W–8L · 85.5%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Santos
Lee
125W–61L · 67.2%
Overall
42W–15L · 73.7%
96W–54L · 64.0%
Wins
42W–15L · 73.7%
29W–7L · 80.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Santos
Lee
3.61
Landed / min
4.58
32.6%
Accuracy
29.2%
66.4%
Defense
60.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.9%
Time at distance
45.1%
Grappling & control
Santos
Lee
1.27
Takedowns / 15 min
3.34
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
38.9%
86.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.43
39.2%
Control share
81.2%
Strike target map
Santos
  • Head61%(59)div 63%
  • Body19%(18)div 20%
  • Legs20%(19)div 17%
Lee
  • Head70%(164)div 63%
  • Body28%(66)div 20%
  • Legs1%(3)div 17%

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

Leonardo Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Lee
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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