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Al Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta
10-3-1 · USA
VS
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
24-9 · USA
January 31, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Al Iaquinta def. Joe Lauzon by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Iaquinta21/811/300:14
Lauzon21/520/000:08
R2 · 3:34
Iaquinta38/730/010:08
Lauzon11/340/100:00
Total
Iaquinta59/1541/310:22
Lauzon32/860/100:08

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
IaquintaWin probabilityLauzon
59.4%40.6%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
11%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Iaquinta59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%42%
Submission2%3%
Decision32%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes74 (4296)act 59
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Lauzon41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%44%
Submission9%23%
Decision14%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 32
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R215%
R315%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Iaquinta
71.9%-263
Lauzon
+26327.3%
Most takedownstie 38.5%
Iaquinta
3.3%+1766
Lauzon
-176658.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Iaquinta
Expected: 73.7
73.5
Over 73.5
42.7%
+134
Under 73.5
57.3%
-134
093185
Lauzon
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
42.3%
+136
Under 44.5
57.7%
-136
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Iaquinta
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.6%
Exactly 0
93.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lauzon
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
43.1%
+132
Under 1.5
56.9%
-132
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 10.5 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
Iaquinta59.4%63.7%−4.3-185
Lauzon40.6%36.3%+4.3+170

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
72.7Striking52.8
Iaquinta +19.9
59.6Grappling74.1
Lauzon +14.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
IaquintaLauzon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1587
1559
Divisional
1586
1518
Striking offense
1464
1503
Striking defense
1479
1496
Grappling offense
1556
1514
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.93
Strikes landed / min
2.35
42%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.35
Strikes absorbed / min
4.52
67%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.70
47%
Takedown accuracy
43%
84%
Takedown defense
57%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.1
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
65%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
91%
Recent opp. quality
85
Days since last fight
148
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Al Iaquinta
  • WRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1203mo before
  • WRodrigo DammKO/TKO R3
    Close -6005mo before
  • LMitch ClarkeSUB R2
    Close -4308mo before
  • WKevin LeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y before
  • WPiotr HallmannU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 3mo before
Joe Lauzon
  • WMichael ChiesaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1905mo before
  • WMac DanzigU-DEC R3
    Close -1751y 2mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 5mo before
  • LJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 1mo before
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R3
    Close -1152y 6mo before
Iaquinta — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-1

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 24-9-0

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, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 3 losses
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
4% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
7 (64%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Iaquinta
Lauzon
7
UFC fights
17
72.8 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
127.7 min · 7.5 avg
17y 5m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Iaquinta
Lauzon
70W–19L · 78.7%
Overall
271W–82L · 76.8%
55W–17L · 76.4%
Wins
189W–58L · 76.5%
15W–2L · 88.2%
Losses
82W–24L · 77.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Iaquinta
Lauzon
19W–11L · 63.3%
Overall
63W–21L · 75.0%
10W–9L · 52.6%
Wins
36W–16L · 69.2%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Iaquinta
Lauzon
5.88
Landed / min
2.27
40.4%
Accuracy
23.4%
68.4%
Defense
61.0%
0.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
73.3%
Time at distance
49.4%
Grappling & control
Iaquinta
Lauzon
1.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.70
46.7%
Takedown accuracy
43.4%
84.4%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.62
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.05
58.8%
Control share
57.1%
Strike target map
Iaquinta
  • Head74%(266)div 63%
  • Body17%(61)div 20%
  • Legs9%(32)div 17%
Lauzon
  • Head87%(262)div 63%
  • Body10%(31)div 20%
  • Legs2%(7)div 17%

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

Al Iaquinta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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