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UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
17-2 · USA
VS
Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez
22-3 · USA
December 6, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds
Anthony Pettis def. Gilbert Melendez by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pettis15/290/000:00
Melendez19/431/603:43
R2 · 1:53
Pettis15/290/000:03
Melendez8/350/200:38
Total
Pettis30/580/000:03
Melendez27/781/804:21

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
PettisWin probabilityMelendez
49.3%50.7%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
7%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 15.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pettis49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%59%
Submission5%11%
Decision15%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes83 (47108)act 30
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Melendez51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%53%
Submission1%2%
Decision23%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 27
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 1
Combined totals~142 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R219%
R313%
R47%
R55%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Pettis
64.8%-188
Melendez
+18834.4%
Most takedownstie 62.1%
Pettis
22.0%-139
Melendez
+13915.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 82.7
82.5
Over 82.5
42.7%
+134
Under 82.5
57.3%
-134
0104207
Melendez
Expected: 59.3
59.5
Over 59.5
42.3%
+136
Under 59.5
57.7%
-136
075149
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.8%
+303
Under 0.5
75.2%
-303
035
Melendez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.1%
+422
Under 0.5
80.9%
-422
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 15.7 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
Pettis49.3%74.5%−25.2-315
Melendez50.7%25.5%+25.2+285

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
69.8Striking65.0
Pettis +4.8
62.4Grappling53.8
Pettis +8.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisMelendez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1603
Pound-for-pound
1582
1603
Divisional
1579
1514
Striking offense
1498
1529
Striking defense
1504
1507
Grappling offense
1494
1496
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.84
Strikes landed / min
3.48
44%
Strike accuracy
32%
1.32
Strikes absorbed / min
2.75
66%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.75
67%
Takedown accuracy
100%
58%
Takedown defense
90%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
50%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
50%
75%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
462
Days since last fight
413
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Pettis
  • WBenson HendersonSUB R1
    Close -1101y 3mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1501y 10mo before
  • WJoe LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2852y 9mo before
  • WJeremy StephensS-DEC R3
    Close -2803y 2mo before
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2203y 6mo before
Gilbert Melendez
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -5451y 2mo before
  • LBenson HendersonS-DEC R5
    Close +2801y 8mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1
Melendez — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
45% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
21win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (43%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Melendez
5
UFC fights
2
38.6 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
40.0 min · 20.0 avg
19y 6m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Melendez
107W–29L · 78.7%
Overall
42W–7L · 85.7%
79W–18L · 81.4%
Wins
24W–5L · 82.8%
28W–11L · 71.8%
Losses
18W–2L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Melendez
116W–70L · 62.4%
Overall
321W–86L · 78.9%
84W–57L · 59.6%
Wins
293W–81L · 78.3%
32W–13L · 71.1%
Losses
28W–5L · 84.8%
Distance striking
Pettis
Melendez
4.45
Landed / min
3.56
40.0%
Accuracy
29.5%
73.0%
Defense
69.3%
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
33.7%
Time at distance
85.0%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Melendez
2.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.75
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
57.9%
Takedown defense
90.0%
0.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
31.3%
Control share
38.7%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head63%(45)div 63%
  • Body15%(11)div 20%
  • Legs21%(15)div 17%
Melendez
  • Head71%(99)div 63%
  • Body18%(25)div 20%
  • Legs11%(15)div 17%

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gilbert Melendez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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