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UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos
21-7 · BRA
VS
Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson
21-3 · USA
August 23, 2014 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Benson Henderson by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:31
Dos Anjos18/300/010:02
Henderson10/270/100:02
Total
Dos Anjos18/300/010:02
Henderson10/270/100:02

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
Dos AnjosWin probabilityHenderson
35.4%64.6%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
23%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 15.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Anjos35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%41%
Submission9%24%
Decision12%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Henderson65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%39%
Submission14%22%
Decision26%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3683)act 10
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~110 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R28%
R313%
R47%
R55%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Dos Anjos
34.5%+187
Henderson
-18764.5%
Most takedownstie 49.6%
Dos Anjos
20.6%+144
Henderson
-14429.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
41.9%
+135
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.7%
-135
058116
Henderson
Expected: 64.0
64
Over 64
42.0%
+135
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
56.9%
-135
081161
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.0%
+270
Under 0.5
73.0%
-270
035
Henderson
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.7%
+180
Under 0.5
64.3%
-180
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 15.1 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
Dos Anjos35.4%18.1%+17.3+440
Henderson64.6%81.9%−17.3-510

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
64.9Striking74.1
Henderson +9.2
59.2Grappling61.7
Henderson +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos AnjosHenderson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1612
Pound-for-pound
1660
1612
Divisional
1660
1489
Striking offense
1484
1524
Striking defense
1548
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.63
Strikes landed / min
3.07
36%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.49
Strikes absorbed / min
1.51
69%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.36
Takedowns / 15 min
2.04
37%
Takedown accuracy
57%
64%
Takedown defense
64%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
90%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
40%
Finish rate
11%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafael Dos Anjos
  • WJason HighKO/TKO R2
    Close -2803mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +2754mo before
  • WDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y before
  • WEvan DunhamU-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 3mo before
  • WMark BocekU-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 9mo before
Benson Henderson
  • WRustam KhabilovSUB R4
    Close -2253mo before
  • WJosh ThomsonS-DEC R5
    Close -3107mo before
  • LAnthony PettisSUB R1
    Close +1001y before
  • WGilbert MelendezS-DEC R5
    Close -3101y 4mo before
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R5
    Close -2251y 8mo before
Dos Anjos — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
48% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(20%) 1
6 (60%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(100%) 2
Henderson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
48% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(100%) 1
8 (89%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dos Anjos
Henderson
15
UFC fights
10
178.3 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
190.9 min · 19.1 avg
21y 10m
Career length
19y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Anjos
Henderson
235W–64L · 78.6%
Overall
178W–36L · 83.2%
136W–41L · 76.8%
Wins
162W–34L · 82.7%
99W–23L · 81.1%
Losses
16W–2L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Anjos
Henderson
49W–32L · 60.5%
Overall
94W–30L · 75.8%
47W–29L · 61.8%
Wins
77W–25L · 75.5%
2W–3L · 40.0%
Losses
17W–5L · 77.3%
Distance striking
Dos Anjos
Henderson
3.31
Landed / min
3.20
29.9%
Accuracy
34.9%
72.6%
Defense
73.2%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.24
51.9%
Time at distance
51.4%
Grappling & control
Dos Anjos
Henderson
2.36
Takedowns / 15 min
2.04
37.3%
Takedown accuracy
56.5%
64.0%
Takedown defense
63.6%
1.01
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.71
56.8%
Control share
68.3%
Strike target map
Dos Anjos
  • Head57%(268)div 63%
  • Body17%(82)div 20%
  • Legs25%(119)div 17%
Henderson
  • Head47%(278)div 63%
  • Body31%(181)div 20%
  • Legs22%(128)div 17%

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

Rafael Dos Anjos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Benson Henderson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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