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UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
Drew Dober
Drew Dober
14-6 · USA
VS
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
21-10-1 · USA
December 13, 2014 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Drew Dober def. Jamie Varner by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:52
Dober5/120/000:40
Varner4/100/200:00
Total
Dober5/120/000:40
Varner4/100/200:00

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
DoberWin probabilityVarner
39.4%60.6%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
46%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 7.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dober39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%32%
Submission17%43%
Decision10%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Varner61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%32%
Submission29%49%
Decision12%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 4
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R27%
R322%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Dober
58.4%-146
Varner
+14640.1%
Most takedownstie 39.2%
Dober
3.9%+1446
Varner
-144656.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dober
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
42.4%
+136
Under 39.5
57.6%
-136
05099
Varner
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
42.0%
+133
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.0%
-133
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Dober
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.6%
Exactly 0
92.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Varner
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
33.2%
+122
Exactly 1
26.2%
push
Under 1
40.6%
-122
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 7.8 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
Dober39.4%19.6%+19.8+400
Varner60.6%80.4%−19.8-450

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
53.1Striking64.4
Varner +11.3
19.8Grappling82.2
Varner +62.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DoberVarner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1492
Pound-for-pound
1508
1508
Divisional
1508
1499
Striking offense
1490
1520
Striking defense
1494
1488
Grappling offense
1523
1499
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
26 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.67
Strikes landed / min
3.24
31%
Strike accuracy
38%
5.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.71
59%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.68
0%
Takedown accuracy
64%
71%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
38%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Drew Dober
  • LNick HeinU-DEC R3
    Close +1306mo before
  • LSean SpencerU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y before
Jamie Varner
  • LJames KrauseKO/TKO R1
    Close -2157mo before
  • LAbel TrujilloKO/TKO R2
    Close -11510mo before
  • LGleison TibauS-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 3mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardS-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 11mo before
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R3
    Close +1052y 4mo before
Dober — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
43% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
29% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (29%)Decision(75%) 3
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-1, 2 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, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (33%)Submission(40%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
18win5loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Dober
Varner
2
UFC fights
8
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
73.7 min · 9.2 avg
17y 0m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dober
Varner
20W–3L · 87.0%
Overall
146W–42L · 77.7%
0W–0L
Wins
51W–11L · 82.3%
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
95W–31L · 75.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dober
Varner
159W–104L · 60.5%
Overall
169W–55L · 75.4%
140W–101L · 58.1%
Wins
129W–47L · 73.3%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Losses
40W–8L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Dober
Varner
4.73
Landed / min
4.19
25.9%
Accuracy
35.6%
61.2%
Defense
62.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.41
56.4%
Time at distance
50.9%
Grappling & control
Dober
Varner
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.68
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
63.9%
71.4%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.22
54.0%
Control share
62.0%
Strike target map
Dober
  • Head59%(65)div 63%
  • Body20%(22)div 20%
  • Legs21%(23)div 17%
Varner
  • Head76%(181)div 63%
  • Body20%(47)div 20%
  • Legs5%(11)div 17%

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

Drew Dober
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jamie Varner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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