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UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum
10-0 · USA
VS
Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
29-8 · USA
November 15, 2014 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Kelvin Gastelum def. Jake Ellenberger by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:46
Gastelum16/361/201:56
Ellenberger10/241/100:03
Total
Gastelum16/361/201:56
Ellenberger10/241/100:03

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
GastelumWin probabilityEllenberger
67.0%33.0%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
5%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 12.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gastelum67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%25%
Submission4%6%
Decision46%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 16
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Ellenberger33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%51%
Submission1%2%
Decision15%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 10
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~111 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R25%
R324%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Gastelum
65.6%-196
Ellenberger
+19633.4%
Most takedownstie 51.3%
Gastelum
12.4%+293
Ellenberger
-29336.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gastelum
Expected: 65.2
65
Over 65
42.2%
+135
Exactly 65
1.0%
push
Under 65
56.8%
-135
082163
Ellenberger
Expected: 45.7
45.5
Over 45.5
42.8%
+134
Under 45.5
57.2%
-134
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Gastelum
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.5%
Exactly 0
82.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ellenberger
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.6%
+146
Under 0.5
59.4%
-146
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 12.9 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
Gastelum67.0%59.8%+7.2-155
Ellenberger33.0%40.2%−7.2+145

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
69.7Striking66.1
Gastelum +3.7
51.3Grappling68.0
Ellenberger +16.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GastelumEllenberger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1584
Pound-for-pound
1596
1570
Divisional
1591
1497
Striking offense
1515
1505
Striking defense
1523
1524
Grappling offense
1510
1530
Grappling defense
1560
Physical
23 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.61
Strikes landed / min
2.44
42%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.78
Strikes absorbed / min
2.31
66%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.58
Takedowns / 15 min
2.65
50%
Takedown accuracy
57%
60%
Takedown defense
94%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
25%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kelvin Gastelum
  • WNicholas MusokeU-DEC R3
    Close -2755mo before
  • WRick StoryS-DEC R3
    Close -1708mo before
  • WBrian MelanconSUB R1
    Close -3101y 3mo before
  • WUriah HallS-DEC R3
    Close +2581y 7mo before
Jake Ellenberger
  • LRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R3
    Close +1606mo before
  • LRory MacDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y 4mo before
  • WNate MarquardtKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 8mo before
  • WJay HieronU-DEC R3
    Close -3102y 1mo before
  • LMartin KampmannKO/TKO R2
    Close -1782y 5mo before
Gastelum — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
3 (75%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Ellenberger — win / loss by method
Record: 29-8-0

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
20 wins, 2 losses
W
69% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
21% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
21win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (14%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Gastelum
Ellenberger
4
UFC fights
12
47.4 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
119.1 min · 9.9 avg
17y 4m
Career length
21y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gastelum
Ellenberger
42W–13L · 76.4%
Overall
234W–60L · 79.6%
42W–13L · 76.4%
Wins
156W–39L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
78W–21L · 78.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gastelum
Ellenberger
6W–7L · 46.2%
Overall
189W–109L · 63.4%
6W–7L · 46.2%
Wins
145W–93L · 60.9%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Gastelum
Ellenberger
5.05
Landed / min
2.50
39.2%
Accuracy
32.9%
69.5%
Defense
69.3%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.01
55.5%
Time at distance
59.4%
Grappling & control
Gastelum
Ellenberger
1.58
Takedowns / 15 min
2.65
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
56.8%
60.0%
Takedown defense
93.8%
0.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.38
53.6%
Control share
74.6%
Strike target map
Gastelum
  • Head63%(108)div 62%
  • Body21%(36)div 21%
  • Legs16%(27)div 16%
Ellenberger
  • Head72%(210)div 62%
  • Body18%(51)div 21%
  • Legs10%(30)div 16%

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

Kelvin Gastelum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jake Ellenberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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