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UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier
14-0 · USA
VS
Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson
29-11 · USA
May 24, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
199.0lb
Daniel Cormier def. Dan Henderson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 3:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cormier11/221/103:44
Henderson5/110/100:04
R2
Cormier25/341/104:20
Henderson0/50/000:00
R3 · 3:53
Cormier14/241/103:10
Henderson1/20/000:00
Total
Cormier50/803/3011:14
Henderson6/180/100:04

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
CormierWin probabilityHenderson
89.8%10.2%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
6%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cormier90%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%49%
Submission6%6%
Decision40%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 50
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 3
Henderson10%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%46%
Submission0%4%
Decision5%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R225%
R312%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Cormier
74.0%-299
Henderson
+29924.8%
Most takedownstie 37.0%
Cormier
59.7%-1784
Henderson
+17843.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 50.1
50
Over 50
41.9%
+135
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.7%
-135
063126
Henderson
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.6%
+135
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.0%
-135
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.3%
+137
Under 1.5
57.7%
-137
035
Henderson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.1%
Exactly 0
92.9%
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 10.5 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
Cormier89.8%84.7%+5.1-750
Henderson10.2%15.3%−5.1+525

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
84.4Striking61.1
Cormier +23.3
54.9Grappling52.4
Cormier +2.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CormierHenderson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1562
1562
Divisional
1511
1489
Striking offense
1472
1508
Striking defense
1516
1544
Grappling offense
1488
1558
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
35 yrs
Age
43 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.82
Strikes landed / min
2.38
54%
Strike accuracy
47%
1.56
Strikes absorbed / min
2.85
70%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.44
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
50%
Takedown accuracy
47%
100%
Takedown defense
70%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
58%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
33%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
62
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Cormier
  • WPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R1
    Close -7503mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -5007mo before
  • WFrank MirU-DEC R3
    Close -3751y 1mo before
Dan Henderson
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1552mo before
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close +2006mo before
  • LRashad EvansS-DEC R3
    Close +17511mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaS-DEC R3
    Close +1771y 3mo before
  • WMauricio RuaU-DEC R5
    Close +1432y 6mo before
Cormier — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0
Henderson — win / loss by method
Record: 29-11-0

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
15 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
3% of wins
L
27% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 7 losses
W
45% of wins
L
64% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
5 (71%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
22win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (59%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (5%)Submission(33%) 2
8 (36%)Decision(67%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Cormier
Henderson
3
UFC fights
12
31.3 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
171.0 min · 14.3 avg
16y 10m
Career length
29y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cormier
Henderson
38W–14L · 73.1%
Overall
206W–46L · 81.7%
38W–14L · 73.1%
Wins
99W–20L · 83.2%
0W–0L
Losses
107W–26L · 80.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cormier
Henderson
168W–41L · 80.4%
Overall
389W–101L · 79.4%
168W–41L · 80.4%
Wins
302W–85L · 78.0%
0W–0L
Losses
87W–16L · 84.5%
Distance striking
Cormier
Henderson
5.02
Landed / min
1.96
40.8%
Accuracy
33.2%
74.8%
Defense
56.7%
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
46.4%
Time at distance
51.4%
Grappling & control
Cormier
Henderson
1.44
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
46.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
70.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.44
97.3%
Control share
46.1%
Strike target map
Cormier
  • Head62%(93)div 64%
  • Body25%(38)div 19%
  • Legs13%(20)div 18%
Henderson
  • Head63%(258)div 64%
  • Body19%(77)div 19%
  • Legs18%(72)div 18%

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

Daniel Cormier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dan Henderson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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