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UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
19-4 · USA
VS
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
19-3-1 · USA
October 3, 2015 · Houston, Texas, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Ryan Bader def. Rashad Evans by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bader18/450/100:03
Evans11/360/100:05
R2
Bader11/461/300:54
Evans8/420/100:14
R3
Bader23/420/200:06
Evans6/330/100:37
Total
Bader52/1331/601:03
Evans25/1110/300:56

Scorecards

Bader vs Evans

RdFrank CollazoJJ FerraroPatrick PatlánCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.7-27.4

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 15 Bader · 0 Evans

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Bader-Evans.

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
BaderWin probabilityEvans
76.6%23.4%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
4%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bader77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%37%
Submission4%5%
Decision45%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 52
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Evans23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%43%
Submission0%2%
Decision13%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 25
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R222%
R39%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Bader
71.6%-267
Evans
+26726.8%
Most takedownstie 45.9%
Bader
32.2%-147
Evans
+14721.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bader
Expected: 39.2
39
Over 39
42.0%
+134
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.3%
-134
05099
Evans
Expected: 23.3
23.5
Over 23.5
41.9%
+139
Under 23.5
58.1%
-139
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Bader
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
40.2%
+149
Under 0.5
59.8%
-149
035
Evans
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+227
Under 0.5
69.4%
-227
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 11.7 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
Bader76.6%44.7%+31.9+115
Evans23.4%55.3%−31.9-135

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
70.8Striking65.1
Bader +5.7
64.0Grappling54.7
Bader +9.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaderEvans
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1640
Pound-for-pound
1669
1638
Divisional
1653
1492
Striking offense
1483
1541
Striking defense
1549
1529
Grappling offense
1507
1523
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
32 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
2.12
41%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.21
72%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.59
Takedowns / 15 min
3.11
44%
Takedown accuracy
46%
74%
Takedown defense
66%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
82%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
686
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Bader
  • WPhil DavisS-DEC R3
    Close +1758mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxU-DEC R5
    Close -1851y 2mo before
  • WRafael CavalcanteU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 4mo before
  • WAnthony PeroshU-DEC R3
    Close -5251y 10mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +3002y 1mo before
Rashad Evans
  • WChael SonnenKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y 11mo before
  • WDan HendersonS-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 4mo before
  • LRogerio NogueiraU-DEC R3
    Close -5252y 8mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +4403y 5mo before
  • WPhil DavisU-DEC R5
    Close -1913y 8mo before
Bader — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
37% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
16% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (8%)Submission(50%) 2
8 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Evans — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-1

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
14win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (57%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bader
Evans
16
UFC fights
18
167.3 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
240.9 min · 13.4 avg
19y 4m
Career length
22y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bader
Evans
252W–67L · 79.0%
Overall
276W–62L · 81.7%
188W–53L · 78.0%
Wins
227W–56L · 80.2%
64W–14L · 82.1%
Losses
49W–6L · 89.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bader
Evans
26W–13L · 66.7%
Overall
65W–44L · 59.6%
26W–13L · 66.7%
Wins
65W–44L · 59.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bader
Evans
2.42
Landed / min
2.13
28.4%
Accuracy
29.5%
75.6%
Defense
70.9%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
51.0%
Time at distance
52.9%
Grappling & control
Bader
Evans
3.59
Takedowns / 15 min
3.11
44.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.9%
73.9%
Takedown defense
65.8%
0.45
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
85.6%
Control share
82.3%
Strike target map
Bader
  • Head69%(292)div 64%
  • Body13%(56)div 19%
  • Legs18%(78)div 17%
Evans
  • Head80%(408)div 64%
  • Body13%(66)div 19%
  • Legs7%(37)div 17%

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

Ryan Bader
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rashad Evans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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