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UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
11-3 · USA
VS
Lorenz Larkin
Lorenz Larkin
14-3 · USA
August 30, 2014 · Sacramento, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Derek Brunson def. Lorenz Larkin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brunson9/171/603:38
Larkin7/140/000:00
R2
Brunson1/72/303:08
Larkin5/130/000:00
R3
Brunson2/61/303:56
Larkin8/130/000:00
Total
Brunson12/304/12010:42
Larkin20/400/000:00

Scorecards

Brunson vs Larkin

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellMike BeltranCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (16 cards) · avg 3027.1 · 16 Brunson · 0 Larkin

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Brunson-Larkin.

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
BrunsonWin probabilityLarkin
45.1%54.9%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
18%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brunson45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%
Submission12%27%
Decision20%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 12
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.1)act 4
Larkin55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%35%
Submission6%11%
Decision30%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 20
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R29%
R39%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Brunson
56.2%-133
Larkin
+13342.4%
Most takedownstie 36.2%
Brunson
55.7%-686
Larkin
+6868.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
41.4%
+138
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
57.0%
-138
054107
Larkin
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.3%
+138
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.9%
-138
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.2%
+103
Exactly 1
22.5%
push
Under 1
39.3%
-103
035
Larkin
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.6%
Exactly 0
84.4%
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 10.1 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
Brunson45.1%60.4%−15.3-165
Larkin54.9%39.6%+15.3+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
54.1Striking64.5
Larkin +10.4
73.5Grappling22.2
Brunson +51.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrunsonLarkin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1521
1538
Divisional
1522
1489
Striking offense
1491
1492
Striking defense
1499
1546
Grappling offense
1483
1545
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
77"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.74
Strikes landed / min
2.73
35%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
2.79
47%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
39%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
80%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
25%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
67%
Last-5 win rate
25%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
227
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derek Brunson
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close +1907mo before
  • WBrian HoustonSUB R1
    Close -17010mo before
  • WChris LebenU-DEC R3
    Close +1341y 8mo before
Lorenz Larkin
  • LConstantinos PhilippouKO/TKO R1
    Close -1704mo before
  • LBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -2607mo before
  • WChris CamozziU-DEC R3
    Close -42010mo before
  • LFrancis CarmontU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 4mo before
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Larkin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0, 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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
5 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Brunson
Larkin
3
UFC fights
4
29.2 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
48.8 min · 12.2 avg
16y 2m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brunson
Larkin
32W–10L · 76.2%
Overall
62W–17L · 78.5%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Wins
19W–6L · 76.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
43W–11L · 79.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brunson
Larkin
84W–46L · 64.6%
Overall
86W–57L · 60.1%
53W–33L · 61.6%
Wins
86W–57L · 60.1%
31W–13L · 70.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Brunson
Larkin
3.99
Landed / min
2.66
34.0%
Accuracy
31.2%
55.0%
Defense
65.3%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
55.9%
Time at distance
63.9%
Grappling & control
Brunson
Larkin
3.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
38.9%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
1.03
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
92.5%
Control share
14.0%
Strike target map
Brunson
  • Head64%(51)div 63%
  • Body6%(5)div 19%
  • Legs30%(24)div 18%
Larkin
  • Head50%(67)div 63%
  • Body9%(12)div 19%
  • Legs41%(54)div 18%

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lorenz Larkin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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