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UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
James Vick
James Vick
7-0 · USA
VS
Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
9-0 · AUS
May 9, 2015 · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Lightweight · 3 rounds
James Vick def. Jake Matthews by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 4:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:53
Vick10/260/100:08
Matthews4/281/201:30
Total
Vick10/260/100:08
Matthews4/281/201:30

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
VickWin probabilityMatthews
15.1%84.9%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
7%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vick15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%21%
Submission1%4%
Decision11%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 10
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Matthews85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%32%
Submission6%7%
Decision52%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (3068)act 4
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 1
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R222%
R34%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Vick
39.3%+151
Matthews
-15159.5%
Most takedownstie 43.9%
Vick
8.1%+594
Matthews
-59448.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vick
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.8%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.7%
-136
053106
Matthews
Expected: 52.3
52.5
Over 52.5
42.3%
+136
Under 52.5
57.7%
-136
066131
Takedowns — over/under
Vick
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.6%
Exactly 0
86.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Matthews
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
33.5%
+144
Exactly 1
18.1%
push
Under 1
48.4%
-144
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 11.9 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
Vick15.1%36.5%−21.4+165
Matthews84.9%63.5%+21.4-190

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
61.9Striking77.6
Matthews +15.7
23.1Grappling79.7
Matthews +56.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VickMatthews
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1554
1561
Divisional
1555
1498
Striking offense
1480
1520
Striking defense
1508
1485
Grappling offense
1560
1502
Grappling defense
1551
Physical
28 yrs
Age
20 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.78
Strikes landed / min
4.27
32%
Strike accuracy
58%
3.75
Strikes absorbed / min
1.24
64%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.73
0%
Takedown accuracy
38%
62%
Takedown defense
100%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
183
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Vick
  • WNick HeinU-DEC R3
    Close -2806mo before
  • WValmir LazaroU-DEC R3
    Close -1259mo before
  • WRamsey NijemSUB R1
    Close +1751y 9mo before
Jake Matthews
  • WVagner RochaSUB R2
    Close -4756mo before
  • WDashon JohnsonSUB R3
    Close -16510mo before
Vick — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Vick
Matthews
3
UFC fights
2
31.0 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
20.1 min · 10.1 avg
15y 1m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vick
Matthews
30W–6L · 83.3%
Overall
20W–3L · 87.0%
30W–6L · 83.3%
Wins
20W–3L · 87.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vick
Matthews
7W–7L · 50.0%
Overall
18W–10L · 64.3%
7W–7L · 50.0%
Wins
18W–10L · 64.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vick
Matthews
4.08
Landed / min
3.79
31.0%
Accuracy
33.3%
65.2%
Defense
51.3%
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
85.4%
Time at distance
35.3%
Grappling & control
Vick
Matthews
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.73
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
61.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.49
27.8%
Control share
93.6%
Strike target map
Vick
  • Head71%(83)div 63%
  • Body15%(18)div 20%
  • Legs14%(16)div 17%
Matthews
  • Head79%(68)div 63%
  • Body8%(7)div 20%
  • Legs13%(11)div 17%

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

James Vick
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jake Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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