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UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
23-9 · USA
VS
Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa
9-1 · USA
September 5, 2014 · Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Joe Lauzon def. Michael Chiesa by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R2 2:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lauzon9/211/502:31
Chiesa19/351/300:59
R2 · 2:14
Lauzon12/201/200:12
Chiesa11/220/100:24
Total
Lauzon21/412/702:43
Chiesa30/571/401:23

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
LauzonWin probabilityChiesa
12.9%87.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
39%
Decision
31%
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 Lauzon, blue toward Chiesa. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lauzon13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%41%
Submission6%42%
Decision2%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 21
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 2
Chiesa87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%28%
Submission33%39%
Decision29%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 30
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.1)act 1
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R256%
R35%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lauzon
20.2%+388
Chiesa
-38878.4%
Most takedownstie 35.5%
Lauzon
23.6%+174
Chiesa
-17440.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 20.0
20
Over 20
41.0%
+136
Exactly 20
3.2%
push
Under 20
55.8%
-136
02651
Chiesa
Expected: 40.9
41
Over 41
41.6%
+137
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.8%
-137
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.0%
+177
Under 0.5
64.0%
-177
035
Chiesa
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.3%
+140
Exactly 1
17.6%
push
Under 1
48.1%
-140
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
Lauzon12.9%33.7%−20.8+190
Chiesa87.1%66.3%+20.8-210

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
52.4Striking59.6
Chiesa +7.2
73.9Grappling58.6
Lauzon +15.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LauzonChiesa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1572
Pound-for-pound
1564
1570
Divisional
1563
1457
Striking offense
1485
1480
Striking defense
1519
1553
Grappling offense
1534
1521
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
30 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
71"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.32
Strikes landed / min
1.53
36%
Strike accuracy
31%
4.54
Strikes absorbed / min
1.60
58%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
46%
Takedown accuracy
32%
54%
Takedown defense
33%
3.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
90%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
265
Days since last fight
104
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Lauzon
  • WMac DanzigU-DEC R3
    Close -1759mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 1mo before
  • LJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1701y 8mo before
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R3
    Close -1152y 1mo before
  • LAnthony PettisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2582y 6mo before
Michael Chiesa
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -1503mo before
  • WColton SmithSUB R2
    Close -12010mo before
  • LJorge MasvidalSUB R2
    Close +2551y 1mo before
  • WAnton KuivanenSUB R2
    missedClose -1901y 6mo before
  • WAl IaquintaSUB R1
    Close +2402y 3mo before
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 23-9-0

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 3 losses
W
74% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
4% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
10win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
7 (70%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Chiesa — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
78% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (80%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lauzon
Chiesa
16
UFC fights
5
120.5 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
41.9 min · 8.4 avg
22y 5m
Career length
15y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lauzon
Chiesa
262W–81L · 76.4%
Overall
63W–18L · 77.8%
180W–57L · 75.9%
Wins
39W–11L · 78.0%
82W–24L · 77.4%
Losses
24W–7L · 77.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lauzon
Chiesa
63W–21L · 75.0%
Overall
12W–13L · 48.0%
36W–16L · 69.2%
Wins
12W–13L · 48.0%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Losses
0W–0L
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Lauzon
Chiesa
2.19
Landed / min
2.96
22.7%
Accuracy
29.1%
61.3%
Defense
65.0%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
50.3%
Time at distance
41.8%
Grappling & control
Lauzon
Chiesa
2.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
45.7%
Takedown accuracy
31.8%
54.2%
Takedown defense
33.3%
3.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.79
56.4%
Control share
69.1%
Strike target map
Lauzon
  • Head88%(245)div 63%
  • Body10%(27)div 20%
  • Legs3%(7)div 17%
Chiesa
  • Head70%(45)div 63%
  • Body20%(13)div 20%
  • Legs9%(6)div 17%

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael Chiesa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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