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UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Derrick Lewis
Derrick Lewis
12-4 · USA
VS
Viktor Pesta
Viktor Pesta
10-1 · CZE
October 3, 2015 · Houston, Texas, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.0lb
Weigh-in
237.0lb
Derrick Lewis def. Viktor Pesta by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lewis2/50/300:13
Pesta4/53/704:05
R2
Lewis24/350/000:40
Pesta4/72/503:05
R3 · 1:15
Lewis15/230/000:36
Pesta0/10/100:01
Total
Lewis41/630/301:29
Pesta8/135/1307:11

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
LewisWin probabilityPesta
35.4%64.6%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
51%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 6.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lewis35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%42%
Submission16%45%
Decision4%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 41
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Pesta65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%19%
Submission36%55%
Decision17%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 8
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 5
Combined totals~40 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R162%
R210%
R36%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.6%
Lewis
52.2%-116
Pesta
+11645.2%
Most takedownstie 53.4%
Lewis
5.0%+832
Pesta
-83241.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 20.9
21
Over 21
40.6%
+139
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.3%
-139
02753
Pesta
Expected: 19.3
19.5
Over 19.5
41.8%
+139
Under 19.5
58.2%
-139
02549
Takedowns — over/under
Lewis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.6%
Exactly 0
92.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Pesta
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
43.6%
+130
Under 0.5
56.4%
-130
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 6.3 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
Lewis35.4%38.8%−3.4+150
Pesta64.6%61.2%+3.4-170

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
69.6Striking64.1
Lewis +5.5
38.7Grappling22.8
Lewis +15.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LewisPesta
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1530
1533
Divisional
1530
1511
Striking offense
1489
1497
Striking defense
1504
1509
Grappling offense
1502
1492
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
79"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.88
Strikes landed / min
2.03
59%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.12
Strikes absorbed / min
2.13
36%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.32
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
40%
Takedown accuracy
23%
50%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derrick Lewis
  • LShawn JordanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1054mo before
  • WRuan PottsKO/TKO R2
    Close -7057mo before
  • LMatt MitrioneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1261y 1mo before
  • WGuto InocenteKO/TKO R1
    Close -1851y 3mo before
  • WJack MayKO/TKO R1
    Close -2901y 5mo before
Viktor Pesta
  • WKonstantin ErokhinU-DEC R3
    Close +3808mo before
  • LRuslan MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 4mo before
Lewis — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0, 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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
92% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (89%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Pesta — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lewis
Pesta
5
UFC fights
2
22.7 min · 4.5 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 4m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lewis
Pesta
45W–14L · 76.3%
Overall
20W–2L · 90.9%
21W–5L · 80.8%
Wins
9W–1L · 90.0%
24W–9L · 72.7%
Losses
11W–1L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lewis
Pesta
44W–11L · 80.0%
Overall
25W–26L · 49.0%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
25W–26L · 49.0%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lewis
Pesta
1.17
Landed / min
1.49
19.4%
Accuracy
26.4%
48.3%
Defense
60.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
22.7%
Time at distance
53.5%
Grappling & control
Lewis
Pesta
1.32
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
22.7%
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.2%
Control share
99.3%
Strike target map
Lewis
  • Head90%(79)div 67%
  • Body9%(8)div 18%
  • Legs1%(1)div 15%
Pesta
  • Head74%(45)div 67%
  • Body18%(11)div 18%
  • Legs8%(5)div 15%

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

Derrick Lewis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Viktor Pesta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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