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UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II
Zak Cummings
Zak Cummings
17-4 · USA
VS
Dominique Steele
Dominique Steele
13-5 · USA
July 25, 2015 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Zak Cummings def. Dominique Steele by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:43
Cummings14/300/010:01
Steele2/20/000:00
Total
Cummings14/300/010:01
Steele2/20/000:00

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
CummingsWin probabilitySteele
46.1%53.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
15%
Decision
62%
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 Cummings, blue toward Steele. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Cummings46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%20%
Submission12%25%
Decision25%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 14
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Steele54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%25%
Submission4%7%
Decision37%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 2
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R27%
R311%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Cummings
56.8%-137
Steele
+13741.6%
Most takedownstie 39.2%
Cummings
32.7%-116
Steele
+11628.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cummings
Expected: 35.9
36
Over 36
41.5%
+137
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.7%
-137
04590
Steele
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.3%
+137
Under 30.5
57.7%
-137
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Cummings
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.9%
+133
Under 0.5
57.1%
-133
035
Steele
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.7%
+152
Under 0.5
60.3%
-152
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
Cummings46.1%77.7%−31.6-380
Steele53.9%22.3%+31.6+340

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CummingsSteele
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1514
1531
Divisional
1514
1475
Striking offense
1482
1516
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.75
Strikes landed / min
30%
Strike accuracy
1.44
Strikes absorbed / min
41%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.58
Takedowns / 15 min
71%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Zak Cummings
  • LGunnar NelsonSUB R2
    Close +6601y before
  • WYan CabralU-DEC R3
    Close +4751y 2mo before
  • WBen AllowaySUB R1
    Close -1251y 11mo before
Dominique Steele
No prior UFC fights.
Cummings — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (53%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (20%)Decision(67%) 2
Steele — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
38% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
54% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (54%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Cummings
Steele
3
UFC fights
0
29.1 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
18y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Cummings
Steele
35W–4L · 89.7%
Overall
23W–4L · 85.2%
Wins
12W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cummings
Steele
187W–115L · 61.9%
Overall
143W–61L · 70.1%
157W–110L · 58.8%
Wins
107W–48L · 69.0%
30W–5L · 85.7%
Losses
36W–13L · 73.5%
Distance striking
Cummings
Steele
1.94
Landed / min
18.6%
Accuracy
57.4%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
38.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Cummings
Steele
2.58
Takedowns / 15 min
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
1.03
Sub attempts / 15 min
68.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Cummings
  • Head55%(28)div 63%
  • Body20%(10)div 19%
  • Legs25%(13)div 18%
Steele
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Zak Cummings
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dominique Steele

No UFC fights on record.

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