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UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
15-3 · USA
VS
Danny Castillo
Danny Castillo
17-6 · USA
August 30, 2014 · Sacramento, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Tony Ferguson def. Danny Castillo by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferguson11/330/000:02
Castillo11/480/202:31
R2
Ferguson10/320/000:05
Castillo12/440/302:32
R3
Ferguson2/150/000:00
Castillo0/132/304:26
Total
Ferguson23/800/000:07
Castillo23/1052/809:29

Scorecards

Ferguson vs Castillo

RdDerek ClearyLarry LandlessMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-99-1010-99.6-9.4
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2828-2929-2828.7-28.3

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.128 · 16 Ferguson · 0 Castillo · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ferguson-Castillo.

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
FergusonWin probabilityCastillo
41.6%58.4%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
18%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%35%
Submission9%22%
Decision18%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 23
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Castillo58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%22%
Submission9%15%
Decision36%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 23
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 2
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R28%
R313%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Ferguson
55.9%-130
Castillo
+13042.9%
Most takedownstie 44.5%
Ferguson
5.1%+981
Castillo
-98150.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 49.5
49.5
Over 49.5
42.4%
+136
Under 49.5
57.6%
-136
062124
Castillo
Expected: 43.0
43
Over 43
41.7%
+136
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.8%
-136
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.7%
Exactly 0
91.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Castillo
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.8%
+144
Exactly 1
20.1%
push
Under 1
47.1%
-144
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 11.1 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
Ferguson41.6%71.5%−29.9-265
Castillo58.4%28.5%+29.9+245

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
66.0Striking72.0
Castillo +6.0
69.2Grappling56.6
Ferguson +12.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonCastillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1584
1569
Divisional
1584
1516
Striking offense
1480
1506
Striking defense
1520
1503
Grappling offense
1520
1537
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
76"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.48
Strikes landed / min
2.76
33%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.59
Strikes absorbed / min
1.72
67%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.34
Takedowns / 15 min
3.34
57%
Takedown accuracy
40%
100%
Takedown defense
67%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
70%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
80%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • WKatsunori KikunoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3153mo before
  • WMike RioSUB R1
    Close -42010mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3152y 4mo before
  • WYves EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -3502y 9mo before
  • WAaron RileyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3402y 11mo before
Danny Castillo
  • WCharlie BrennemanKO/TKO R2
    Close -3554mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaM-DEC R3
    Close +2559mo before
  • WTim MeansU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2651y 1mo before
  • WPaul SassU-DEC R3
    Close -1031y 6mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1701y 11mo before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Castillo — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Castillo
6
UFC fights
10
44.9 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
121.3 min · 12.1 avg
18y 3m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Castillo
112W–41L · 73.2%
Overall
150W–42L · 78.1%
102W–35L · 74.5%
Wins
115W–33L · 77.7%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Losses
35W–9L · 79.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Castillo
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
76W–36L · 67.9%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
54W–33L · 62.1%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
22W–3L · 88.0%
Distance striking
Ferguson
Castillo
4.49
Landed / min
2.80
31.4%
Accuracy
32.9%
67.0%
Defense
66.6%
0.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
90.8%
Time at distance
41.5%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Castillo
1.34
Takedowns / 15 min
3.34
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
40.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
76.8%
Control share
75.1%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head70%(140)div 63%
  • Body11%(22)div 20%
  • Legs19%(39)div 17%
Castillo
  • Head63%(211)div 63%
  • Body16%(53)div 20%
  • Legs21%(71)div 17%

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Danny Castillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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