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The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
19-3 · USA
VS
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
16-3 · BRA
December 11, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Tony Ferguson def. Edson Barboza by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R2 2:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferguson36/750/100:04
Barboza30/581/101:21
R2 · 2:54
Ferguson25/410/100:16
Barboza11/271/200:36
Total
Ferguson61/1160/200:20
Barboza41/852/301:57

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
FergusonWin probabilityBarboza
44.3%55.7%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
1%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%34%
Submission1%1%
Decision28%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes90 (52117)act 61
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Barboza56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%
Submission0%0%
Decision37%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes83 (48108)act 41
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 2
Combined totals~173 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R215%
R36%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Ferguson
53.3%-116
Barboza
+11646.0%
Most takedownstie 84.2%
Ferguson
8.9%-130
Barboza
+1306.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 89.8
90
Over 90
42.0%
+136
Exactly 90
0.8%
push
Under 90
57.2%
-136
0113225
Barboza
Expected: 83.1
83
Over 83
42.2%
+135
Exactly 83
0.8%
push
Under 83
57.0%
-135
0104208
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.4%
Exactly 0
90.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Barboza
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.3%
Exactly 0
92.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.1 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
Ferguson44.3%58.0%−13.7-150
Barboza55.7%42.0%+13.7+130

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
68.9Striking68.0
Ferguson +0.8
72.3Grappling46.9
Ferguson +25.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonBarboza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1638
Pound-for-pound
1618
1629
Divisional
1618
1516
Striking offense
1528
1517
Striking defense
1516
1516
Grappling offense
1447
1543
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.89
Strikes landed / min
3.85
36%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.70
Strikes absorbed / min
3.28
70%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
60%
Takedown accuracy
44%
81%
Takedown defense
83%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
90%
UFC win rate
77%
+6
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
149
Days since last fight
139
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • WJosh ThomsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2705mo before
  • WGleison TibauSUB R1
    Close -2409mo before
  • WAbel TrujilloSUB R2
    Close -3251y before
  • WDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 3mo before
  • WKatsunori KikunoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3151y 7mo before
Edson Barboza
  • WPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close -1555mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -13510mo before
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 1mo before
  • WEvan DunhamKO/TKO R1
    Close -3201y 5mo before
  • LDonald CerroneSUB R1
    Close -1701y 8mo before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Barboza
10
UFC fights
13
86.8 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
131.6 min · 10.1 avg
18y 3m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Barboza
193W–69L · 73.7%
Overall
195W–53L · 78.6%
183W–63L · 74.4%
Wins
139W–33L · 80.8%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Losses
56W–20L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Barboza
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
43W–32L · 57.3%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
43W–32L · 57.3%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ferguson
Barboza
4.62
Landed / min
4.15
33.6%
Accuracy
39.7%
70.2%
Defense
67.4%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.91
72.1%
Time at distance
87.4%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Barboza
1.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
81.5%
Takedown defense
82.9%
1.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.11
32.3%
Control share
49.4%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head64%(218)div 63%
  • Body14%(48)div 20%
  • Legs21%(72)div 17%
Barboza
  • Head41%(206)div 63%
  • Body27%(136)div 20%
  • Legs33%(165)div 17%

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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