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UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
18-6-2 · USA
VS
Kenny Robertson
Kenny Robertson
15-3 · USA
July 25, 2015 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Ben Saunders def. Kenny Robertson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Saunders28/640/000:00
Robertson24/541/212:10
R2
Saunders48/960/000:00
Robertson61/1110/000:29
R3
Saunders22/440/000:00
Robertson6/211/103:42
Total
Saunders98/2040/000:00
Robertson91/1862/316:21

Scorecards

Saunders vs Robertson

RdKelvin CaldwellRick WinterSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.4-9.7
R29-109-109-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-910-8.7
Total29-2829-2828-2928.5-28.3

Media (15 cards) · avg 28.928 · 13 Saunders · 0 Robertson · 2 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Saunders-Robertson.

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
SaundersWin probabilityRobertson
28.9%71.1%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
20%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Saunders29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%38%
Submission5%15%
Decision13%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 98
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Robertson71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%
Submission15%21%
Decision36%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 91
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 2
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R214%
R39%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Saunders
38.7%+155
Robertson
-15559.9%
Most takedownstie 45.8%
Saunders
9.8%+455
Robertson
-45544.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saunders
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
42.5%
+135
Under 33.5
57.5%
-135
04284
Robertson
Expected: 42.3
42.5
Over 42.5
42.1%
+137
Under 42.5
57.9%
-137
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Saunders
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.3%
Exactly 0
84.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Robertson
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.3%
+160
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
51.7%
-160
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 10.2 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
Saunders28.9%44.7%−15.8+115
Robertson71.1%55.3%+15.8-135

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
70.9Striking72.5
Robertson +1.6
57.7Grappling49.2
Saunders +8.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SaundersRobertson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1556
1561
Divisional
1554
1512
Striking offense
1501
1523
Striking defense
1504
1517
Grappling offense
1511
1493
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
77"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.80
Strikes landed / min
3.59
67%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.12
Strikes absorbed / min
2.32
49%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
25%
Takedown accuracy
22%
76%
Takedown defense
55%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
57%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
83%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ben Saunders
  • WJoe RiggsSUB R1
    Close -2507mo before
  • WChris HeatherlySUB R1
    Close -38511mo before
  • LDennis HallmanU-DEC R3
    Close -3005y before
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    Close +2955y 4mo before
  • WMarcus DavisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2105y 8mo before
Kenny Robertson
  • WSultan AlievKO/TKO R1
    Close +1656mo before
  • WIldemar AlcantaraU-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 1mo before
  • WThiago PerpetuoSUB R1
    Close +1251y 4mo before
  • LSean PiersonM-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 1mo before
  • WBrock JardineSUB R1
    Close +1352y 5mo before
Saunders — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-2

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
12win3loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(33%) 1
Robertson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (64%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Saunders
Robertson
9
UFC fights
7
69.7 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
57.9 min · 8.3 avg
22y 3m
Career length
18y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Saunders
Robertson
162W–40L · 80.2%
Overall
86W–23L · 78.9%
80W–23L · 77.7%
Wins
51W–11L · 82.3%
82W–17L · 82.8%
Losses
35W–12L · 74.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saunders
Robertson
214W–63L · 77.3%
Overall
60W–28L · 68.2%
153W–51L · 75.0%
Wins
60W–28L · 68.2%
61W–12L · 83.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Saunders
Robertson
7.92
Landed / min
6.26
53.9%
Accuracy
46.7%
70.6%
Defense
66.5%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
14.8%
Time at distance
27.1%
Grappling & control
Saunders
Robertson
0.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
22.2%
75.7%
Takedown defense
54.5%
1.94
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.30
25.7%
Control share
54.6%
Strike target map
Saunders
  • Head52%(102)div 63%
  • Body37%(73)div 21%
  • Legs10%(20)div 16%
Robertson
  • Head63%(130)div 63%
  • Body18%(38)div 21%
  • Legs19%(40)div 16%

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

Ben Saunders
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kenny Robertson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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