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UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
15-7 · GBR
VS
Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard
11-3-1 · USA
August 16, 2014 · Bangor, Maine, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Ross Pearson def. Gray Maynard by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pearson11/370/000:00
Maynard13/382/300:53
R2 · 1:35
Pearson15/180/010:07
Maynard2/90/100:19
Total
Pearson26/550/010:07
Maynard15/472/401:12

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
PearsonWin probabilityMaynard
39.7%60.3%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
1%
Decision
75%
Expected fight time: 13.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pearson40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%33%
Submission1%3%
Decision26%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 26
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Maynard60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%18%
Submission0%0%
Decision49%82%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 15
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.8)act 2
Combined totals~108 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R29%
R312%
Distance75%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Pearson
54.4%-122
Maynard
+12244.6%
Most takedownstie 31.3%
Pearson
2.5%+2608
Maynard
-260866.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 57.1
57
Over 57
42.0%
+135
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
56.8%
-135
072143
Maynard
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
42.3%
+136
Under 51.5
57.7%
-136
065129
Takedowns — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.0%
Exactly 0
94.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Maynard
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
47.3%
+112
Under 1.5
52.7%
-112
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 13.5 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
Pearson39.7%60.6%−20.9-160
Maynard60.3%39.4%+20.9+150

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
70.4Striking60.5
Pearson +9.9
43.3Grappling68.3
Maynard +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PearsonMaynard
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1596
1557
Divisional
1595
1511
Striking offense
1466
1523
Striking defense
1506
1481
Grappling offense
1503
1533
Grappling defense
1554
Physical
29 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.04
Strikes landed / min
2.09
41%
Strike accuracy
31%
2.99
Strikes absorbed / min
2.50
69%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
2.60
33%
Takedown accuracy
48%
82%
Takedown defense
87%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
69%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
20%
43%
Finish rate
11%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ross Pearson
  • LDiego SanchezS-DEC R3
    Close -1302mo before
  • WRyan CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -3401y 4mo before
  • WGeorge SotiropoulosKO/TKO R3
    Close -2101y 8mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2152y 2mo before
  • WJunior AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close -3252y 8mo before
Gray Maynard
  • LNate DiazKO/TKO R1
    Close -1209mo before
  • LTJ GrantKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 3mo before
  • WClay GuidaS-DEC R5
    Close -2202y 2mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R4
    Close +1152y 10mo before
  • DFrankie EdgarS-DEC R5
    Close -1503y 7mo before
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0, 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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Maynard — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-1, 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
2 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
82% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win3loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (89%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pearson
Maynard
12
UFC fights
14
137.1 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
184.4 min · 13.2 avg
21y 7m
Career length
20y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pearson
Maynard
175W–50L · 77.8%
Overall
193W–55L · 77.8%
111W–34L · 76.6%
Wins
143W–40L · 78.1%
64W–16L · 80.0%
Losses
50W–15L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pearson
Maynard
59W–53L · 52.7%
Overall
2W–0L · 100.0%
43W–47L · 47.8%
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
16W–6L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pearson
Maynard
4.52
Landed / min
2.14
37.0%
Accuracy
25.1%
73.5%
Defense
73.5%
0.44
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
67.4%
Time at distance
64.9%
Grappling & control
Pearson
Maynard
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
2.60
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
48.5%
81.6%
Takedown defense
86.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.73
41.5%
Control share
84.6%
Strike target map
Pearson
  • Head61%(339)div 63%
  • Body25%(136)div 20%
  • Legs14%(79)div 17%
Maynard
  • Head79%(305)div 63%
  • Body18%(68)div 20%
  • Legs3%(13)div 17%

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gray Maynard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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