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UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
16-2 · USA
VS
Ricardo Lamas
Ricardo Lamas
15-3 · USA
April 4, 2015 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Chad Mendes def. Ricardo Lamas by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:45
Mendes27/320/020:41
Lamas8/220/000:00
Total
Mendes27/320/020:41
Lamas8/220/000:00

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
MendesWin probabilityLamas
74.6%25.4%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
11%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 16.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mendes75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%46%
Submission7%9%
Decision34%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes71 (4092)act 27
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 0
Lamas25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%38%
Submission5%19%
Decision11%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3785)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~136 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R220%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Mendes
53.1%-115
Lamas
+11546.1%
Most takedownstie 35.2%
Mendes
52.9%-445
Lamas
+44511.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mendes
Expected: 70.6
70.5
Over 70.5
42.6%
+135
Under 70.5
57.4%
-135
089177
Lamas
Expected: 65.5
65.5
Over 65.5
42.5%
+135
Under 65.5
57.5%
-135
082164
Takedowns — over/under
Mendes
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
41.6%
+141
Under 1.5
58.4%
-141
035
Lamas
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.3%
+370
Under 0.5
78.7%
-370
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 16.3 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
Mendes74.6%79.3%−4.7-460
Lamas25.4%20.7%+4.7+365

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
71.6Striking65.2
Mendes +6.4
66.3Grappling46.7
Mendes +19.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MendesLamas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1607
1610
Divisional
1608
1508
Striking offense
1499
1521
Striking defense
1519
1504
Grappling offense
1516
1529
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
66"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
2.33
47%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.34
Strikes absorbed / min
1.99
72%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.37
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
44%
Takedown accuracy
24%
100%
Takedown defense
40%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
86%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
57%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chad Mendes
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R5
    Close +1855mo before
  • WNik LentzU-DEC R3
    Close -9001y 4mo before
  • WClay GuidaKO/TKO R3
    Close -5001y 7mo before
  • WDarren ElkinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -6151y 11mo before
  • WYaotzin MezaKO/TKO R1
    Close -16502y 4mo before
Ricardo Lamas
  • WDennis BermudezSUB R1
    Close +1555mo before
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -2709mo before
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R5
    Close +6001y 2mo before
  • WErik KochKO/TKO R2
    Close +2052y 2mo before
  • WHatsu HiokiU-DEC R3
    Close +1552y 9mo before
Mendes — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
5 (56%)Decision() 0
Lamas — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Mendes
Lamas
9
UFC fights
7
89.0 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
77.8 min · 11.1 avg
17y 10m
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mendes
Lamas
175W–45L · 79.5%
Overall
126W–18L · 87.5%
131W–43L · 75.3%
Wins
103W–17L · 85.8%
44W–2L · 95.7%
Losses
23W–1L · 95.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mendes
Lamas
87W–35L · 71.3%
Overall
148W–36L · 80.4%
87W–35L · 71.3%
Wins
117W–32L · 78.5%
0W–0L
Losses
31W–4L · 88.6%
Distance striking
Mendes
Lamas
3.36
Landed / min
2.74
42.3%
Accuracy
29.4%
73.7%
Defense
63.0%
0.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.39
70.2%
Time at distance
47.9%
Grappling & control
Mendes
Lamas
3.37
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
24.2%
100.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.34
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.35
92.3%
Control share
52.1%
Strike target map
Mendes
  • Head63%(172)div 64%
  • Body10%(26)div 19%
  • Legs27%(75)div 17%
Lamas
  • Head40%(73)div 64%
  • Body28%(50)div 19%
  • Legs32%(58)div 17%

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

Chad Mendes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ricardo Lamas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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