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James Krause
James Krause
21-7 · USA
VS
July 25, 2015 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
James Krause def. Daron Cruickshank by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:27
Krause10/151/100:10
Cruickshank6/190/000:03
Total
Krause10/151/100:10
Cruickshank6/190/000:03

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
KrauseWin probabilityCruickshank
60.6%39.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
18%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Krause61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%
Submission16%26%
Decision27%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3068)act 10
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Cruickshank39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%34%
Submission2%5%
Decision24%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R213%
R315%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Krause
60.0%-155
Cruickshank
+15538.8%
Most takedownstie 50.9%
Krause
31.8%-184
Cruickshank
+18417.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Krause
Expected: 52.6
52.5
Over 52.5
42.6%
+135
Under 52.5
57.4%
-135
066132
Cruickshank
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
42.9%
+133
Under 41.5
57.1%
-133
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Krause
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.0%
+170
Under 0.5
63.0%
-170
035
Cruickshank
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.7%
+322
Under 0.5
76.3%
-322
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 11.0 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
Krause60.6%35.7%+24.9+170
Cruickshank39.4%64.3%−24.9-200

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
68.4Striking62.3
Krause +6.1
15.5Grappling50.8
Cruickshank +35.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KrauseCruickshank
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1549
1525
Divisional
1550
1514
Striking offense
1504
1495
Striking defense
1521
1491
Grappling offense
1480
1502
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
5.32
Strikes landed / min
2.93
43%
Strike accuracy
37%
4.77
Strikes absorbed / min
2.89
64%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.28
Takedowns / 15 min
1.92
6%
Takedown accuracy
43%
29%
Takedown defense
67%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
55%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Krause
  • LValmir LazaroS-DEC R3
    Close -2005mo before
  • LJorge MasvidalU-DEC R3
    Close +29010mo before
  • WJamie VarnerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1951y 2mo before
  • LKing GreenKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 9mo before
  • WSam StoutSUB R3
    Close +2602y 1mo before
Daron Cruickshank
  • LBeneil DariushSUB R2
    Close -1204mo before
  • WAnthony NjokuaniU-DEC R3
    Close -11010mo before
  • LJorge MasvidalU-DEC R3
    Close +2151y before
  • WErik KochKO/TKO R1
    Close +2651y 2mo before
  • WMike RioKO/TKO R2
    Close -2401y 6mo before
Krause — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
62% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
10% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
19win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (26%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (63%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(50%) 2
Cruickshank — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0, 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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Krause
Cruickshank
5
UFC fights
11
53.6 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
117.1 min · 10.6 avg
18y 8m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Krause
Cruickshank
99W–33L · 75.0%
Overall
166W–55L · 75.1%
40W–17L · 70.2%
Wins
97W–38L · 71.9%
59W–16L · 78.7%
Losses
69W–17L · 80.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Krause
Cruickshank
268W–140L · 65.7%
Overall
69W–31L · 69.0%
210W–118L · 64.0%
Wins
42W–22L · 65.6%
58W–22L · 72.5%
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Krause
Cruickshank
7.00
Landed / min
3.28
43.3%
Accuracy
31.5%
66.7%
Defense
61.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.64
72.3%
Time at distance
64.9%
Grappling & control
Krause
Cruickshank
0.28
Takedowns / 15 min
1.92
5.9%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
28.6%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.26
59.3%
Control share
40.0%
Strike target map
Krause
  • Head69%(196)div 63%
  • Body15%(42)div 20%
  • Legs16%(47)div 17%
Cruickshank
  • Head57%(195)div 63%
  • Body27%(91)div 20%
  • Legs17%(57)div 17%

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

James Krause
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daron Cruickshank
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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