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Paul Felder
Paul Felder
8-0 · USA
VS
Jason Saggo
Jason Saggo
10-1 · CAN
October 4, 2014 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Paul Felder def. Jason Saggo by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Felder17/250/000:00
Saggo8/142/503:53
R2
Felder23/380/002:31
Saggo11/191/600:51
R3
Felder11/211/101:10
Saggo10/173/512:33
Total
Felder51/841/103:41
Saggo29/506/1617:17

Scorecards

Felder vs Saggo

RdChris LeeCraig SmithRobert MacAvoyCommunity
R1---9.7-9.3
R2---10-9
R3---9.1-9.9
Total28-2929-2829-2828.8-28.2

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Felder · 0 Saggo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Felder-Saggo.

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
FelderWin probabilitySaggo
46.4%53.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
17%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Felder46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%34%
Submission3%7%
Decision27%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 51
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Saggo54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission14%27%
Decision26%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 29
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 6
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R212%
R311%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Felder
49.4%-100
Saggo
+10049.3%
Most takedownstie 47.0%
Felder
17.2%+208
Saggo
-20835.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Felder
Expected: 43.0
43
Over 43
41.7%
+136
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.8%
-136
054108
Saggo
Expected: 42.9
43
Over 43
41.6%
+137
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.9%
-137
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Felder
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.4%
+309
Under 0.5
75.6%
-309
035
Saggo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.2%
+137
Under 0.5
57.8%
-137
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 10.8 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
Felder46.4%39.4%+7.0+150
Saggo53.6%60.6%−7.0-160

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FelderSaggo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1539
1527
Divisional
1539
1500
Striking offense
1492
1533
Striking defense
1501
1494
Grappling offense
1505
1500
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.02
Strike accuracy
42%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.21
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
6.06
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Felder
No prior UFC fights.
Jason Saggo
  • WJosh ShockleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1054mo before
Felder — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Saggo — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (89%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Felder
Saggo
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
5.0 min · 5.0 avg
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Felder
Saggo
Overall
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
11W–2L · 84.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Felder
Saggo
33W–19L · 63.5%
Overall
40W–22L · 64.5%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
34W–20L · 63.0%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–2L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Felder
Saggo
Landed / min
1.59
Accuracy
20.0%
Defense
57.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
12.7%
Grappling & control
Felder
Saggo
Takedowns / 15 min
6.06
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
87.0%
Strike target map
Felder
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Saggo
  • Head90%(9)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs10%(1)div 17%

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

Paul Felder

No UFC fights on record.

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

Jason Saggo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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