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UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
15-6 · USA
VS
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
17-8 · GBR
July 18, 2015 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Evan Dunham def. Ross Pearson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dunham5/132/203:09
Pearson3/70/000:09
R2
Dunham14/202/404:38
Pearson3/40/000:00
R3
Dunham7/151/703:14
Pearson10/170/000:00
Total
Dunham26/485/13011:01
Pearson16/280/000:09

Scorecards

Dunham vs Pearson

RdAndy HaighAndy RobertsGarth HarrimanCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-99-1010-99.9-9.2
Total30-2729-2830-2729.9-27.1

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 17 Dunham · 0 Pearson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dunham-Pearson.

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
DunhamWin probabilityPearson
67.6%32.4%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
2%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dunham68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%30%
Submission2%3%
Decision45%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4092)act 26
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 5
Pearson32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%44%
Submission1%2%
Decision17%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3275)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R216%
R311%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Dunham
59.2%-148
Pearson
+14840.0%
Most takedownstie 55.3%
Dunham
37.2%-502
Pearson
+5027.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 70.4
70.5
Over 70.5
42.4%
+136
Under 70.5
57.6%
-136
089177
Pearson
Expected: 57.3
57.5
Over 57.5
42.3%
+137
Under 57.5
57.7%
-137
072144
Takedowns — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.5%
+153
Under 0.5
60.5%
-153
035
Pearson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.6%
Exactly 0
89.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.2 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
Dunham67.6%31.6%+36.0+205
Pearson32.4%68.4%−36.0-245

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
71.1Striking69.7
Dunham +1.4
59.5Grappling41.7
Dunham +17.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DunhamPearson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1557
Pound-for-pound
1572
1555
Divisional
1573
1517
Striking offense
1523
1488
Striking defense
1519
1510
Grappling offense
1472
1516
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.42
Strikes landed / min
3.98
38%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.60
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
64%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
34%
Takedown accuracy
32%
79%
Takedown defense
80%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
38%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Dunham
  • WRodrigo DammU-DEC R3
    Close -7056mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2601y before
  • LDonald CerroneSUB R2
    Close +1151y 8mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close +1902y 2mo before
  • WGleison TibauS-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 5mo before
Ross Pearson
  • WSam StoutKO/TKO R2
    Close -3704mo before
  • LAl IaquintaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1308mo before
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R2
    Close -16011mo before
  • LDiego SanchezS-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 1mo before
  • WRyan CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -3402y 3mo before
Dunham — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
1 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
5 (63%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-8-0, 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
7 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dunham
Pearson
14
UFC fights
15
159.1 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
156.8 min · 10.5 avg
19y 3m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dunham
Pearson
261W–66L · 79.8%
Overall
215W–66L · 76.5%
130W–35L · 78.8%
Wins
142W–47L · 75.1%
131W–31L · 80.9%
Losses
73W–19L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dunham
Pearson
26W–14L · 65.0%
Overall
59W–53L · 52.7%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Wins
43W–47L · 47.8%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Dunham
Pearson
7.50
Landed / min
4.33
35.6%
Accuracy
36.5%
66.1%
Defense
73.7%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.57
62.8%
Time at distance
70.1%
Grappling & control
Dunham
Pearson
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
34.0%
Takedown accuracy
32.3%
78.8%
Takedown defense
80.0%
1.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
55.6%
Control share
40.3%
Strike target map
Dunham
  • Head85%(733)div 63%
  • Body11%(95)div 20%
  • Legs4%(35)div 17%
Pearson
  • Head62%(388)div 63%
  • Body24%(148)div 20%
  • Legs14%(89)div 17%

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

Evan Dunham
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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