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UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
9-1 · USA
VS
March 14, 2015 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Beneil Dariush def. Daron Cruickshank by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dariush21/411/100:50
Cruickshank13/310/200:01
R2 · 2:38
Dariush6/100/001:19
Cruickshank4/120/300:22
Total
Dariush27/511/102:09
Cruickshank17/430/500:23

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
DariushWin probabilityCruickshank
79.8%20.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
32%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dariush80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%28%
Submission29%37%
Decision28%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2251)act 27
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.7)act 1
Cruickshank20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%46%
Submission3%13%
Decision8%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R213%
R312%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Dariush
62.2%-171
Cruickshank
+17136.3%
Most takedownstie 25.0%
Dariush
71.1%-1802
Cruickshank
+18023.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
42.5%
+135
Under 39.5
57.5%
-135
05099
Cruickshank
Expected: 29.7
29.5
Over 29.5
42.9%
+133
Under 29.5
57.1%
-133
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.8%
+101
Under 1.5
50.2%
-101
035
Cruickshank
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.0%
Exactly 0
89.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 8.9 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
Dariush79.8%46.6%+33.2+110
Cruickshank20.2%53.4%−33.2-120

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
62.1Striking63.0
Cruickshank +0.9
67.8Grappling56.3
Dariush +11.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DariushCruickshank
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1566
1553
Divisional
1567
1486
Striking offense
1508
1500
Striking defense
1521
1530
Grappling offense
1488
1530
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.56
Strikes landed / min
2.98
45%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
2.85
57%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.52
Takedowns / 15 min
2.06
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
71%
Takedown defense
71%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
92
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Beneil Dariush
  • WDiego FerreiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2255mo before
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R2
    Close +1307mo before
  • LRamsey NijemKO/TKO R1
    Close -25511mo before
  • WCharlie BrennemanSUB R1
    Close +1851y 2mo before
Daron Cruickshank
  • WAnthony NjokuaniU-DEC R3
    Close -1105mo before
  • LJorge MasvidalU-DEC R3
    Close +2158mo before
  • WErik KochKO/TKO R1
    Close +26510mo before
  • WMike RioKO/TKO R2
    Close -2401y 2mo before
  • LAdriano MartinsSUB R2
    Close -1401y 4mo before
Dariush — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Cruickshank — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0, 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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dariush
Cruickshank
4
UFC fights
10
29.7 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
109.5 min · 10.9 avg
16y 8m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dariush
Cruickshank
46W–10L · 82.1%
Overall
157W–54L · 74.4%
38W–6L · 86.4%
Wins
97W–38L · 71.9%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Losses
60W–16L · 78.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dariush
Cruickshank
19W–24L · 44.2%
Overall
69W–31L · 69.0%
19W–24L · 44.2%
Wins
42W–22L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Dariush
Cruickshank
2.97
Landed / min
3.33
33.3%
Accuracy
31.5%
64.8%
Defense
61.6%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.69
39.7%
Time at distance
65.4%
Grappling & control
Dariush
Cruickshank
2.52
Takedowns / 15 min
2.06
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
71.4%
1.01
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.27
69.2%
Control share
42.0%
Strike target map
Dariush
  • Head51%(39)div 63%
  • Body36%(27)div 20%
  • Legs13%(10)div 17%
Cruickshank
  • Head57%(185)div 63%
  • Body27%(89)div 20%
  • Legs16%(52)div 17%

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

Beneil Dariush
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daron Cruickshank
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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