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UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
24-7 · USA
VS
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
15-6 · GBR
June 7, 2014 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Diego Sanchez def. Ross Pearson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sanchez8/390/000:00
Pearson13/340/000:00
R2
Sanchez13/510/100:02
Pearson17/411/110:03
R3
Sanchez12/440/000:00
Pearson21/470/000:03
Total
Sanchez33/1340/100:02
Pearson51/1221/110:06

Scorecards

Sanchez vs Pearson

RdChris TellezJeff CollinsMarcos RosalesCommunity
R110-910-99-109.1-9.9
R29-1010-99-109-10
R310-910-99-109.1-9.9
Total29-2830-2727-3027.2-29.8

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 14 Sanchez · 0 Pearson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sanchez-Pearson.

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
SanchezWin probabilityPearson
44.8%55.2%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
1%
Decision
78%
Expected fight time: 13.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sanchez45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%22%
Submission0%1%
Decision35%77%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 33
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Pearson55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%21%
Submission1%1%
Decision43%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 51
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~125 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R25%
R313%
Distance78%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Sanchez
44.7%+122
Pearson
-12254.5%
Most takedownstie 71.9%
Sanchez
21.8%-343
Pearson
+3436.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 59.5
59.5
Over 59.5
42.5%
+136
Under 59.5
57.5%
-136
075149
Pearson
Expected: 66.0
66
Over 66
42.0%
+136
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
57.0%
-136
083166
Takedowns — over/under
Sanchez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.8%
+339
Under 0.5
77.2%
-339
035
Pearson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.7%
Exactly 0
92.3%
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 13.8 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
Sanchez44.8%44.6%+0.2+120
Pearson55.2%55.4%−0.2-130

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
60.7Striking70.3
Pearson +9.5
42.4Grappling42.2
Sanchez +0.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SanchezPearson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1597
Pound-for-pound
1572
1548
Divisional
1574
1476
Striking offense
1512
1516
Striking defense
1519
1484
Grappling offense
1486
1521
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
32 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.74
Strikes landed / min
4.12
35%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.96
Strikes absorbed / min
3.09
59%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.11
19%
Takedown accuracy
31%
50%
Takedown defense
81%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
64%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
38%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Sanchez
  • LMyles JuryU-DEC R3
    Close +1603mo before
  • LGilbert MelendezU-DEC R3
    Close +4658mo before
  • WTakanori GomiS-DEC R3
    Close -2311y 3mo before
  • LJake EllenbergerU-DEC R3
    Close +3202y 4mo before
  • WMartin KampmannU-DEC R3
    Close +1253y 3mo before
Ross Pearson
  • WRyan CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -3401y 2mo before
  • WGeorge SotiropoulosKO/TKO R3
    Close -2101y 6mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2151y 11mo before
  • WJunior AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close -3252y 5mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaS-DEC R3
    Close +2482y 9mo before
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 24-7-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 6 losses
W
38% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
13win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (62%)Decision(86%) 6
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0, 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
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sanchez
Pearson
20
UFC fights
11
262.9 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
122.1 min · 11.1 avg
24y 1m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sanchez
Pearson
345W–88L · 79.7%
Overall
151W–43L · 77.8%
233W–72L · 76.4%
Wins
111W–34L · 76.6%
112W–16L · 87.5%
Losses
40W–9L · 81.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sanchez
Pearson
54W–57L · 48.6%
Overall
59W–53L · 52.7%
54W–57L · 48.6%
Wins
43W–47L · 47.8%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Sanchez
Pearson
2.91
Landed / min
4.72
28.0%
Accuracy
36.5%
63.3%
Defense
73.2%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
55.9%
Time at distance
64.2%
Grappling & control
Sanchez
Pearson
1.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.11
18.8%
Takedown accuracy
31.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
81.3%
1.03
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
61.0%
Control share
41.4%
Strike target map
Sanchez
  • Head73%(522)div 63%
  • Body22%(160)div 20%
  • Legs5%(38)div 17%
Pearson
  • Head62%(312)div 63%
  • Body22%(113)div 20%
  • Legs16%(78)div 17%

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

Diego Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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