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UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson
Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar
17-4-1 · USA
VS
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
21-5 · USA
November 22, 2014 · Austin, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.8lb
Frankie Edgar def. Cub Swanson by SUB (Neck Crank), R5 4:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edgar13/602/500:28
Swanson15/460/000:00
R2
Edgar12/301/303:31
Swanson6/150/000:00
R3
Edgar14/281/104:21
Swanson2/20/000:00
R4
Edgar21/382/203:53
Swanson5/140/000:00
R5 · 4:56
Edgar33/461/203:57
Swanson3/90/000:00
Total
Edgar93/2027/13016:10
Swanson31/860/000:00

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
EdgarWin probabilitySwanson
46.6%53.4%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
2%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 18.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edgar47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%30%
Submission1%2%
Decision32%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes91 (52119)act 93
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 7
Swanson53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%47%
Submission1%3%
Decision27%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes113 (65147)act 31
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~205 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R214%
R37%
R44%
R53%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Edgar
39.7%+151
Swanson
-15159.8%
Most takedownstie 55.4%
Edgar
39.5%-772
Swanson
+7725.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 91.4
91.5
Over 91.5
42.5%
+136
Under 91.5
57.5%
-136
0115229
Swanson
Expected: 113.3
113.5
Over 113.5
42.4%
+136
Under 113.5
57.6%
-136
0142284
Takedowns — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.2%
+143
Under 0.5
58.8%
-143
035
Swanson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.6%
Exactly 0
92.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 18.5 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
Edgar46.6%62.1%−15.5-170
Swanson53.4%37.9%+15.5+160

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
71.1Striking70.7
Edgar +0.4
51.2Grappling51.9
Swanson +0.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdgarSwanson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1625
Pound-for-pound
1617
1541
Divisional
1614
1497
Striking offense
1527
1544
Striking defense
1518
1505
Grappling offense
1491
1550
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.50
Strikes landed / min
3.83
40%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.17
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
72%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.58
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
37%
Takedown accuracy
86%
64%
Takedown defense
68%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
86%
+2
Win/loss streak
+6
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
36%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
139
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frankie Edgar
  • WBJ PennKO/TKO R3
    Close -3705mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close -6401y 5mo before
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R5
    Close +1651y 10mo before
  • LBenson HendersonS-DEC R5
    Close +1702y 3mo before
  • LBenson HendersonU-DEC R5
    Close -1302y 9mo before
Cub Swanson
  • WJeremy StephensU-DEC R5
    Close -2255mo before
  • WDennis SiverKO/TKO R3
    Close -1781y 5mo before
  • WDustin PoirierU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 9mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +2152y 2mo before
  • WRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1952y 5mo before
Edgar — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-1

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
53% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
11win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (64%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Edgar
Swanson
16
UFC fights
7
285.4 min · 17.8 avg
Octagon time
78.9 min · 11.3 avg
21y 1m
Career length
22y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edgar
Swanson
224W–40L · 84.8%
Overall
108W–36L · 75.0%
168W–35L · 82.8%
Wins
98W–34L · 74.2%
56W–5L · 91.8%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edgar
Swanson
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
126W–37L · 77.3%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
84W–28L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
42W–9L · 82.4%
Distance striking
Edgar
Swanson
3.43
Landed / min
4.61
33.4%
Accuracy
41.2%
73.8%
Defense
70.9%
0.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
68.5%
Time at distance
68.4%
Grappling & control
Edgar
Swanson
2.58
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
36.6%
Takedown accuracy
85.7%
63.9%
Takedown defense
67.6%
0.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
80.7%
Control share
27.1%
Strike target map
Edgar
  • Head66%(658)div 64%
  • Body20%(200)div 19%
  • Legs14%(140)div 17%
Swanson
  • Head69%(208)div 64%
  • Body14%(41)div 19%
  • Legs18%(53)div 17%

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

Frankie Edgar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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