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Lorenz Larkin
Lorenz Larkin
14-4 · USA
VS
John Howard
John Howard
22-10 · USA
January 18, 2015 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Lorenz Larkin def. John Howard by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:17
Larkin29/500/010:11
Howard10/150/000:30
Total
Larkin29/500/010:11
Howard10/150/000:30

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
LarkinWin probabilityHoward
81.5%18.5%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
9%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Larkin81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%26%
Submission5%6%
Decision55%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 29
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Howard19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%22%
Submission4%22%
Decision11%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 10
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R213%
R39%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Larkin
60.5%-158
Howard
+15838.3%
Most takedownstie 45.7%
Larkin
20.0%+172
Howard
-17234.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Larkin
Expected: 50.7
50.5
Over 50.5
42.7%
+134
Under 50.5
57.3%
-134
064127
Howard
Expected: 39.8
40
Over 40
41.3%
+138
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
57.0%
-138
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Larkin
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+263
Under 0.5
72.5%
-263
035
Howard
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.4%
+141
Under 0.5
58.6%
-141
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 12.2 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
Larkin81.5%63.1%+18.4-178
Howard18.5%36.9%−18.4+167

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
65.6Striking62.2
Larkin +3.4
20.8Grappling56.3
Howard +35.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LarkinHoward
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1506
Pound-for-pound
1523
1548
Divisional
1511
1489
Striking offense
1490
1507
Striking defense
1506
1481
Grappling offense
1505
1509
Grappling defense
1477
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'7"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
1.95
40%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.32
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
64%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.81
Takedown accuracy
47%
75%
Takedown defense
52%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
20%
UFC win rate
55%
-3
Win/loss streak
-2
20%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
141
Days since last fight
113
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lorenz Larkin
  • LDerek BrunsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1455mo before
  • LConstantinos PhilippouKO/TKO R1
    Close -1708mo before
  • LBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y before
  • WChris CamozziU-DEC R3
    Close -4201y 2mo before
  • LFrancis CarmontU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 9mo before
John Howard
  • LBrian EbersoleS-DEC R3
    Close -2404mo before
  • LRyan LaFlareU-DEC R3
    Close +3659mo before
  • WSiyar BahadurzadaU-DEC R3
    Close +1351y 1mo before
  • WUriah HallS-DEC R3
    Close +4201y 5mo before
  • LMatt BrownU-DEC R3
    Close -2553y 7mo before
Larkin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0, 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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
5 (38%)Decision() 0
Howard — win / loss by method
Record: 22-10-0

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, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 7 losses
W
32% of wins
L
70% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
16win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (44%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (19%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Larkin
Howard
5
UFC fights
11
63.8 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
149.3 min · 13.6 avg
16y 11m
Career length
21y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Larkin
Howard
73W–20L · 78.5%
Overall
221W–64L · 77.5%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Wins
111W–26L · 81.0%
54W–14L · 79.4%
Losses
110W–38L · 74.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Larkin
Howard
86W–57L · 60.1%
Overall
128W–72L · 64.0%
86W–57L · 60.1%
Wins
92W–63L · 59.4%
0W–0L
Losses
36W–9L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Larkin
Howard
2.80
Landed / min
3.72
32.7%
Accuracy
44.8%
66.2%
Defense
61.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
54.9%
Time at distance
30.3%
Grappling & control
Larkin
Howard
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.81
Takedown accuracy
47.5%
75.0%
Takedown defense
51.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
7.8%
Control share
45.5%
Strike target map
Larkin
  • Head48%(74)div 62%
  • Body16%(25)div 21%
  • Legs35%(54)div 16%
Howard
  • Head45%(130)div 62%
  • Body21%(60)div 21%
  • Legs35%(101)div 16%

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

Lorenz Larkin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Howard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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