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UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
16-3 · USA
VS
Abel Trujillo
Abel Trujillo
12-5 · USA
December 6, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Tony Ferguson def. Abel Trujillo by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 4:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferguson13/410/000:00
Trujillo14/652/211:06
R2 · 4:19
Ferguson7/141/102:02
Trujillo1/110/300:55
Total
Ferguson20/551/102:02
Trujillo15/762/512:01

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
FergusonWin probabilityTrujillo
44.7%55.3%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
28%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%29%
Submission13%29%
Decision19%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 1
Trujillo55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%27%
Submission15%27%
Decision25%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 15
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 2
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R210%
R311%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Ferguson
47.1%+109
Trujillo
-10951.5%
Most takedownstie 54.9%
Ferguson
11.2%+303
Trujillo
-30333.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 37.8
38
Over 38
41.2%
+138
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
57.0%
-138
04895
Trujillo
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.7%
+134
Under 39.5
57.3%
-134
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.4%
Exactly 0
84.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Trujillo
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+167
Under 0.5
62.5%
-167
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 9.7 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
Ferguson44.7%75.1%−30.4-325
Trujillo55.3%24.9%+30.4+295

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
65.1Striking71.5
Trujillo +6.4
66.6Grappling55.6
Ferguson +11.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonTrujillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1596
Pound-for-pound
1543
1585
Divisional
1543
1516
Striking offense
1513
1506
Striking defense
1514
1501
Grappling offense
1514
1534
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
76"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.74
Strikes landed / min
3.73
32%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.50
69%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
57%
Takedown accuracy
67%
87%
Takedown defense
37%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
60%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • WDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close -2653mo before
  • WKatsunori KikunoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3156mo before
  • WMike RioSUB R1
    Close -4201y 2mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3152y 7mo before
  • WYves EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -3503y before
Abel Trujillo
  • WJamie VarnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +10510mo before
  • WRoger BowlingKO/TKO R2
    Close +1301y before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +2751y 6mo before
  • WMarcus LeVesseurKO/TKO R2
    Close +1202y before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Trujillo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0, 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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (44%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Trujillo
7
UFC fights
5
59.9 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
48.0 min · 9.6 avg
18y 3m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Trujillo
129W–47L · 73.3%
Overall
73W–18L · 80.2%
119W–41L · 74.4%
Wins
54W–18L · 75.0%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Losses
19W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Trujillo
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
139W–103L · 57.4%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
78W–68L · 53.4%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
61W–35L · 63.5%
Distance striking
Ferguson
Trujillo
4.45
Landed / min
4.31
31.2%
Accuracy
29.1%
68.8%
Defense
65.8%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.63
76.9%
Time at distance
32.4%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Trujillo
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
86.7%
Takedown defense
37.2%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.63
19.6%
Control share
30.1%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head67%(150)div 63%
  • Body11%(25)div 20%
  • Legs22%(49)div 17%
Trujillo
  • Head66%(118)div 63%
  • Body26%(46)div 20%
  • Legs8%(15)div 17%

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Abel Trujillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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