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UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
17-2 · IRL
VS
Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
17-2 · USA
July 11, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
145.0lb
Weigh-in
144.5lb
Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
McGregor19/510/000:00
Mendes15/283/401:45
R2 · 4:57
McGregor27/410/010:04
Mendes16/201/303:34
Total
McGregor46/920/010:04
Mendes31/484/705:19

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
McGregorWin probabilityMendes
43.2%56.8%
KO / TKO
66%
Submission
11%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 16.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McGregor43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%78%
Submission4%9%
Decision6%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes89 (51116)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Mendes57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%56%
Submission7%12%
Decision18%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4397)act 31
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.9)act 4
Combined totals~163 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R24%
R328%
R417%
R512%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
McGregor
57.8%-139
Mendes
+13941.5%
Most takedownstie 34.6%
McGregor
6.8%+858
Mendes
-85858.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 88.9
89
Over 89
42.0%
+136
Exactly 89
0.8%
push
Under 89
57.2%
-136
0112223
Mendes
Expected: 74.6
74.5
Over 74.5
42.6%
+135
Under 74.5
57.4%
-135
094187
Takedowns — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.2%
Exactly 0
86.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mendes
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.9%
+123
Under 1.5
55.1%
-123
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 16.5 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
McGregor43.2%63.5%−20.3-190
Mendes56.8%36.5%+20.3+165

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
77.4Striking73.1
McGregor +4.3
63.0Grappling65.6
Mendes +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McGregorMendes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1611
Pound-for-pound
1628
1609
Divisional
1626
1529
Striking offense
1515
1509
Striking defense
1522
1506
Grappling offense
1505
1524
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
26 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
74"
Reach
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.72
Strikes landed / min
3.27
43%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.98
Strikes absorbed / min
2.35
69%
Strike defense
72%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
3.27
83%
Takedown accuracy
44%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
174
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Conor McGregor
  • WDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -9756mo before
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close -2609mo before
  • WDiego BrandaoKO/TKO R1
    Close -6901y before
  • WMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 11mo before
  • WMarcus BrimageKO/TKO R1
    Close -1502y 3mo before
Chad Mendes
  • WRicardo LamasKO/TKO R1
    Close -4603mo before
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R5
    Close +1859mo before
  • WNik LentzU-DEC R3
    Close -9001y 7mo before
  • WClay GuidaKO/TKO R3
    Close -5001y 10mo before
  • WDarren ElkinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -6152y 3mo before
McGregor — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
15 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (92%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Mendes — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
5 (56%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
McGregor
Mendes
5
UFC fights
10
28.9 min · 5.8 avg
Octagon time
91.8 min · 9.2 avg
18y 5m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

McGregor
Mendes
69W–24L · 74.2%
Overall
190W–48L · 79.8%
69W–24L · 74.2%
Wins
146W–46L · 76.0%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–2L · 95.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McGregor
Mendes
72W–26L · 73.5%
Overall
87W–35L · 71.3%
61W–21L · 74.4%
Wins
87W–35L · 71.3%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
McGregor
Mendes
6.57
Landed / min
3.35
38.1%
Accuracy
42.7%
70.3%
Defense
73.4%
2.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.98
63.3%
Time at distance
69.9%
Grappling & control
McGregor
Mendes
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
3.27
83.3%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
95.7%
Control share
92.5%
Strike target map
McGregor
  • Head76%(126)div 64%
  • Body13%(21)div 19%
  • Legs11%(18)div 17%
Mendes
  • Head65%(196)div 64%
  • Body9%(26)div 19%
  • Legs26%(78)div 17%

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

Conor McGregor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chad Mendes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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