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UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
25-10 · USA
VS
Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald
18-2 · CAN
July 11, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds
169.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Robbie Lawler def. Rory MacDonald by KO/TKO (Punch), R5 1:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lawler9/170/000:00
MacDonald11/410/100:00
R2
Lawler20/430/000:00
MacDonald22/560/000:00
R3
Lawler15/400/000:08
MacDonald26/560/100:01
R4
Lawler15/360/000:00
MacDonald25/560/200:01
R5 · 1:00
Lawler11/200/010:03
MacDonald2/130/000:00
Total
Lawler70/1560/010:11
MacDonald86/2220/400:02

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
LawlerWin probabilityMacDonald
20.6%79.4%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
12%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 19.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lawler21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%42%
Submission1%4%
Decision11%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3989)act 70
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
MacDonald79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%25%
Submission11%14%
Decision48%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes98 (56128)act 86
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~166 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R25%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Lawler
33.1%+200
MacDonald
-20066.3%
Most takedownstie 57.7%
Lawler
12.3%+243
MacDonald
-24330.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 68.2
68
Over 68
42.2%
+135
Exactly 68
1.0%
push
Under 68
56.8%
-135
086171
MacDonald
Expected: 98.1
98
Over 98
42.2%
+135
Exactly 98
0.7%
push
Under 98
57.1%
-135
0123246
Takedowns — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.1%
Exactly 0
83.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
MacDonald
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
33.1%
+203
Under 0.5
66.9%
-203
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 19.2 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
Lawler20.6%39.6%−19.0+145
MacDonald79.4%60.4%+19.0-165

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
68.0Striking73.2
MacDonald +5.2
50.6Grappling68.7
MacDonald +18.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LawlerMacDonald
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1618
Pound-for-pound
1643
1626
Divisional
1637
1504
Striking offense
1520
1518
Striking defense
1530
1498
Grappling offense
1510
1515
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
33 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.96
Strikes landed / min
3.94
46%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.54
Strikes absorbed / min
2.42
61%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.45
Takedowns / 15 min
2.39
80%
Takedown accuracy
55%
66%
Takedown defense
89%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
82%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robbie Lawler
  • WJohny HendricksS-DEC R5
    Close +2007mo before
  • WMatt BrownU-DEC R5
    opp missedClose -32511mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1701y 2mo before
  • LJohny HendricksU-DEC R5
    Close +3281y 4mo before
  • WRory MacDonaldS-DEC R3
    Close +3651y 8mo before
Rory MacDonald
  • WTarec SaffiedineKO/TKO R3
    Close -4309mo before
  • WTyron WoodleyU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 1mo before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -2901y 5mo before
  • LRobbie LawlerS-DEC R3
    Close -4101y 8mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 11mo before
Lawler — win / loss by method
Record: 25-10-0, 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
19 wins, 1 loss
W
76% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
1 win, 5 losses
W
4% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
15win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
14 (93%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (7%)Submission(50%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3
MacDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
39% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lawler
MacDonald
14
UFC fights
11
165.7 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
132.0 min · 12.0 avg
25y 4m
Career length
20y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lawler
MacDonald
234W–71L · 76.7%
Overall
195W–57L · 77.4%
171W–57L · 75.0%
Wins
150W–43L · 77.7%
63W–14L · 81.8%
Losses
45W–14L · 76.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lawler
MacDonald
285W–78L · 78.5%
Overall
52W–32L · 61.9%
176W–56L · 75.9%
Wins
52W–32L · 61.9%
109W–22L · 83.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Lawler
MacDonald
4.40
Landed / min
5.02
39.7%
Accuracy
39.8%
64.7%
Defense
71.8%
0.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.11
60.1%
Time at distance
59.0%
Grappling & control
Lawler
MacDonald
1.45
Takedowns / 15 min
2.39
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.3%
66.1%
Takedown defense
88.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.57
46.8%
Control share
60.4%
Strike target map
Lawler
  • Head76%(501)div 62%
  • Body19%(127)div 21%
  • Legs4%(28)div 16%
MacDonald
  • Head73%(379)div 62%
  • Body20%(102)div 21%
  • Legs8%(39)div 16%

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

Robbie Lawler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rory MacDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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