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Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal
26-8 · USA
VS
July 26, 2014 · San Jose, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Jorge Masvidal def. Daron Cruickshank by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Masvidal23/471/100:07
Cruickshank14/510/110:01
R2
Masvidal17/261/104:07
Cruickshank3/111/100:14
R3
Masvidal11/190/203:15
Cruickshank2/211/100:10
Total
Masvidal51/922/407:29
Cruickshank19/832/310:25

Scorecards

Masvidal vs Cruickshank

RdDerek ClearyMarcos RosalesWade VierraCommunity
R19-109-109-109-9.9
R210-910-910-810-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2729-27.9

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 14 Masvidal · 0 Cruickshank

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Masvidal-Cruickshank.

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
MasvidalWin probabilityCruickshank
72.4%27.6%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
17%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Masvidal72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%21%
Submission13%18%
Decision44%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 51
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Cruickshank28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%32%
Submission4%15%
Decision15%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 19
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 2
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R28%
R312%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Masvidal
58.2%-143
Cruickshank
+14340.6%
Most takedownstie 53.9%
Masvidal
28.1%-156
Cruickshank
+15618.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 51.3
51.5
Over 51.5
42.2%
+137
Under 51.5
57.8%
-137
065129
Cruickshank
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
42.3%
+136
Under 42.5
57.7%
-136
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.1%
+202
Under 0.5
66.9%
-202
035
Cruickshank
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.6%
Exactly 0
76.4%
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 11.5 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
Masvidal72.4%68.8%+3.6-235
Cruickshank27.6%31.2%−3.6+215

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
73.8Striking66.1
Masvidal +7.7
65.0Grappling48.1
Masvidal +16.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MasvidalCruickshank
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1568
1568
Divisional
1569
1496
Striking offense
1515
1504
Striking defense
1517
1514
Grappling offense
1482
1506
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
74"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.29
Strikes landed / min
3.27
51%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.74
66%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.18
Takedowns / 15 min
1.01
73%
Takedown accuracy
42%
80%
Takedown defense
78%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jorge Masvidal
  • WPat HealyU-DEC R3
    Close -2653mo before
  • LRustam KhabilovU-DEC R3
    Close +1259mo before
  • WMichael ChiesaSUB R2
    Close -2801y before
  • WTim MeansU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 3mo before
Daron Cruickshank
  • WErik KochKO/TKO R1
    Close +2653mo before
  • WMike RioKO/TKO R2
    Close -2406mo before
  • LAdriano MartinsSUB R2
    Close -1409mo before
  • WYves EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close -1901y before
  • LJohn MakdessiU-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 4mo before
Masvidal — win / loss by method
Record: 26-8-0

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, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 5 losses
W
54% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
23win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (43%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(29%) 2
12 (52%)Decision(57%) 4
Cruickshank — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Masvidal
Cruickshank
4
UFC fights
7
55.0 min · 13.7 avg
Octagon time
74.0 min · 10.6 avg
23y 2m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Masvidal
Cruickshank
70W–22L · 76.1%
Overall
115W–38L · 75.2%
54W–21L · 72.0%
Wins
81W–30L · 73.0%
16W–1L · 94.1%
Losses
34W–8L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Masvidal
Cruickshank
393W–164L · 70.6%
Overall
69W–31L · 69.0%
299W–129L · 69.9%
Wins
42W–22L · 65.6%
94W–35L · 72.9%
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Masvidal
Cruickshank
4.38
Landed / min
3.51
47.0%
Accuracy
31.8%
69.7%
Defense
63.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.81
45.7%
Time at distance
65.4%
Grappling & control
Masvidal
Cruickshank
2.18
Takedowns / 15 min
1.01
72.7%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
80.0%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
57.3%
Control share
46.6%
Strike target map
Masvidal
  • Head61%(110)div 63%
  • Body27%(48)div 20%
  • Legs13%(23)div 17%
Cruickshank
  • Head58%(140)div 63%
  • Body29%(70)div 20%
  • Legs13%(32)div 17%

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

Jorge Masvidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daron Cruickshank
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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