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UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
Travis Browne
Travis Browne
16-2-1 · USA
VS
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
10-4 · USA
December 6, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Travis Browne def. Brendan Schaub by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:50
Browne25/371/101:41
Schaub5/131/300:49
Total
Browne25/371/101:41
Schaub5/131/300:49

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
BrowneWin probabilitySchaub
46.1%53.9%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
15%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Browne46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%54%
Submission7%15%
Decision14%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 25
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Schaub54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%45%
Submission8%15%
Decision22%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 5
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R220%
R311%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Browne
43.1%+128
Schaub
-12855.2%
Most takedownstie 49.0%
Browne
12.9%+296
Schaub
-29638.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Browne
Expected: 31.0
31
Over 31
41.4%
+137
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.5%
-137
03978
Schaub
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Browne
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.5%
Exactly 0
81.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Schaub
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.8%
+133
Under 0.5
57.2%
-133
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 9.1 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
Browne46.1%80.4%−34.3-450
Schaub53.9%19.6%+34.3+400

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
55.0Striking67.0
Schaub +12.0
60.7Grappling60.4
Browne +0.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrowneSchaub
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1603
Pound-for-pound
1551
1602
Divisional
1551
1513
Striking offense
1507
1507
Striking defense
1520
1514
Grappling offense
1518
1525
Grappling defense
1532
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'4"
79"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.76
Strikes landed / min
3.05
43%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.02
43%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.38
Takedowns / 15 min
2.27
70%
Takedown accuracy
48%
86%
Takedown defense
80%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
86%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Travis Browne
  • LFabricio WerdumU-DEC R5
    Close -2208mo before
  • WJosh BarnettKO/TKO R1
    Close +12511mo before
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 4mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2451y 8mo before
  • LAntonio SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1852y 2mo before
Brendan Schaub
  • LAndrei ArlovskiS-DEC R3
    Close -1506mo before
  • WMatt MitrioneSUB R1
    Close +1451y 2mo before
  • WLavar JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 9mo before
  • LBen RothwellKO/TKO R1
    Close -2152y 8mo before
  • LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2553y 3mo before
Browne — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-1

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Schaub — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
7 wins, 3 losses
W
70% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Browne
Schaub
10
UFC fights
10
76.0 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
72.8 min · 7.3 avg
17y 6m
Career length
18y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Browne
Schaub
167W–47L · 78.0%
Overall
181W–52L · 77.7%
134W–38L · 77.9%
Wins
88W–24L · 78.6%
33W–9L · 78.6%
Losses
93W–28L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Browne
Schaub
37W–30L · 55.2%
Overall
5W–12L · 29.4%
37W–30L · 55.2%
Wins
5W–12L · 29.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Browne
Schaub
2.97
Landed / min
3.25
33.2%
Accuracy
27.6%
49.2%
Defense
69.9%
0.79
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.82
54.5%
Time at distance
47.3%
Grappling & control
Browne
Schaub
1.38
Takedowns / 15 min
2.27
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
47.8%
85.7%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.41
48.4%
Control share
75.7%
Strike target map
Browne
  • Head60%(125)div 66%
  • Body20%(43)div 18%
  • Legs20%(42)div 15%
Schaub
  • Head85%(188)div 66%
  • Body14%(32)div 18%
  • Legs1%(2)div 15%

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

Travis Browne
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brendan Schaub
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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