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UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold
13-2 · USA
VS
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
22-5 · BRA
April 18, 2015 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Luke Rockhold def. Lyoto Machida by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rockhold11/241/102:12
Machida8/120/001:25
R2 · 2:31
Rockhold12/200/000:59
Machida5/150/000:00
Total
Rockhold23/441/103:11
Machida13/270/001:25

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
RockholdWin probabilityMachida
59.2%40.8%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
8%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 20.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rockhold59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%
Submission7%11%
Decision35%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 23
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Machida41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%30%
Submission1%2%
Decision28%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 13
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~133 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R27%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Rockhold
35.8%+177
Machida
-17763.4%
Most takedownstie 55.4%
Rockhold
26.9%-152
Machida
+15217.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rockhold
Expected: 56.4
56.5
Over 56.5
42.4%
+136
Under 56.5
57.6%
-136
071142
Machida
Expected: 76.1
76
Over 76
42.1%
+135
Exactly 76
0.9%
push
Under 76
57.0%
-135
096191
Takedowns — over/under
Rockhold
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.0%
+222
Under 0.5
69.0%
-222
035
Machida
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.6%
+343
Under 0.5
77.4%
-343
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 20.3 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
Rockhold59.2%57.1%+2.1-145
Machida40.8%42.9%−2.1+125

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
74.9Striking75.1
Machida +0.2
50.0Grappling57.8
Machida +7.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RockholdMachida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1581
Pound-for-pound
1651
1579
Divisional
1570
1500
Striking offense
1513
1504
Striking defense
1597
1524
Grappling offense
1490
1536
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
30 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.20
Strikes landed / min
2.56
53%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
1.51
72%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
0%
Takedown accuracy
64%
100%
Takedown defense
79%
3.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
74%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
162
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Luke Rockhold
  • WMichael BispingSUB R2
    Close -5255mo before
  • WTim BoetschSUB R1
    Close -10001y before
  • WConstantinos PhilippouKO/TKO R1
    Close -4051y 3mo before
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -1051y 11mo before
Lyoto Machida
  • WCB DollawayKO/TKO R1
    Close -8604mo before
  • LChris WeidmanU-DEC R5
    Close +1709mo before
  • WGegard MousasiU-DEC R5
    Close -2101y 2mo before
  • WMark MunozKO/TKO R1
    Close -3801y 6mo before
  • LPhil DavisU-DEC R3
    Close -3251y 8mo before
Rockhold — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Machida — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (7%)Submission(20%) 1
7 (50%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rockhold
Machida
4
UFC fights
19
13.1 min · 3.3 avg
Octagon time
233.1 min · 12.3 avg
19y 0m
Career length
23y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rockhold
Machida
76W–25L · 75.2%
Overall
296W–62L · 82.7%
54W–15L · 78.3%
Wins
212W–48L · 81.5%
22W–10L · 68.8%
Losses
84W–14L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rockhold
Machida
98W–33L · 74.8%
Overall
62W–35L · 63.9%
97W–32L · 75.2%
Wins
62W–35L · 63.9%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rockhold
Machida
2.96
Landed / min
2.64
46.9%
Accuracy
47.5%
76.5%
Defense
72.0%
2.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.84
77.3%
Time at distance
65.6%
Grappling & control
Rockhold
Machida
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
100.0%
Takedown defense
78.9%
3.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.51
81.9%
Control share
67.3%
Strike target map
Rockhold
  • Head38%(16)div 62%
  • Body43%(18)div 19%
  • Legs19%(8)div 18%
Machida
  • Head55%(325)div 62%
  • Body26%(154)div 19%
  • Legs20%(117)div 18%

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

Luke Rockhold
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lyoto Machida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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