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Al Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta
9-3-1 · USA
VS
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
16-7 · GBR
November 7, 2014 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Al Iaquinta def. Ross Pearson by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Iaquinta14/550/100:00
Pearson13/440/100:00
R2 · 1:39
Iaquinta17/380/020:03
Pearson7/160/000:00
Total
Iaquinta31/930/120:03
Pearson20/600/100:00

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
IaquintaWin probabilityPearson
69.0%31.0%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
2%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Iaquinta69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%28%
Submission1%1%
Decision49%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (46105)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Pearson31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%33%
Submission1%4%
Decision20%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~144 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R210%
R314%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Iaquinta
61.2%-161
Pearson
+16138.1%
Most takedownstie 70.9%
Iaquinta
15.6%-115
Pearson
+11513.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Iaquinta
Expected: 81.0
81
Over 81
42.1%
+136
Exactly 81
0.8%
push
Under 81
57.1%
-136
0102203
Pearson
Expected: 63.1
63
Over 63
42.1%
+135
Exactly 63
1.1%
push
Under 63
56.9%
-135
079158
Takedowns — over/under
Iaquinta
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.3%
Exactly 0
82.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Pearson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.4%
Exactly 0
84.6%
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 13.0 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
Iaquinta69.0%44.6%+24.4+120
Pearson31.0%55.4%−24.4-130

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
73.1Striking70.6
Iaquinta +2.5
62.5Grappling42.4
Iaquinta +20.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
IaquintaPearson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1575
1542
Divisional
1575
1511
Striking offense
1518
1500
Striking defense
1525
1502
Grappling offense
1480
1506
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.96
Strikes landed / min
4.04
44%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.96
67%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.59
Takedowns / 15 min
1.04
50%
Takedown accuracy
33%
84%
Takedown defense
79%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
62%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
25%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
83
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Al Iaquinta
  • WRodrigo DammKO/TKO R3
    Close -6002mo before
  • LMitch ClarkeSUB R2
    Close -4305mo before
  • WKevin LeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1509mo before
  • WPiotr HallmannU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y before
  • WRyan CoutureU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 2mo before
Ross Pearson
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R2
    Close -1603mo before
  • LDiego SanchezS-DEC R3
    Close -1305mo before
  • WRyan CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -3401y 7mo before
  • WGeorge SotiropoulosKO/TKO R3
    Close -2101y 11mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2152y 5mo before
Iaquinta — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0, 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, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Iaquinta
Pearson
6
UFC fights
13
66.2 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
143.7 min · 11.1 avg
17y 5m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Iaquinta
Pearson
54W–12L · 81.8%
Overall
186W–53L · 77.8%
39W–10L · 79.6%
Wins
122W–37L · 76.7%
15W–2L · 88.2%
Losses
64W–16L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Iaquinta
Pearson
19W–11L · 63.3%
Overall
59W–53L · 52.7%
10W–9L · 52.6%
Wins
43W–47L · 47.8%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Iaquinta
Pearson
6.13
Landed / min
4.46
41.6%
Accuracy
37.0%
68.6%
Defense
73.5%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
71.0%
Time at distance
67.6%
Grappling & control
Iaquinta
Pearson
1.59
Takedowns / 15 min
1.04
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
83.9%
Takedown defense
79.2%
0.68
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
58.7%
Control share
40.3%
Strike target map
Iaquinta
  • Head73%(241)div 63%
  • Body18%(58)div 20%
  • Legs9%(29)div 17%
Pearson
  • Head62%(359)div 63%
  • Body24%(140)div 20%
  • Legs14%(81)div 17%

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

Al Iaquinta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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