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UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
22-10 · USA
VS
Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
29-7 · USA
May 24, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Robbie Lawler def. Jake Ellenberger by KO/TKO (Knee), R3 3:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lawler14/440/000:00
Ellenberger10/340/000:00
R2
Lawler31/700/101:03
Ellenberger13/312/300:46
R3 · 3:06
Lawler23/410/010:08
Ellenberger6/240/000:00
Total
Lawler68/1550/111:11
Ellenberger29/892/300:46

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
LawlerWin probabilityEllenberger
42.5%57.5%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
7%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lawler43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%26%
Submission2%5%
Decision30%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (3581)act 68
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Ellenberger57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission5%8%
Decision39%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 29
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 2
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R26%
R314%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Lawler
59.1%-148
Ellenberger
+14840.0%
Most takedownstie 54.1%
Lawler
11.8%+290
Ellenberger
-29034.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 62.2
62
Over 62
42.2%
+135
Exactly 62
1.1%
push
Under 62
56.8%
-135
078156
Ellenberger
Expected: 50.6
50.5
Over 50.5
42.6%
+135
Under 50.5
57.4%
-135
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Lawler
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.1%
Exactly 0
83.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ellenberger
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.8%
+165
Under 0.5
62.2%
-165
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 12.8 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
Lawler42.5%62.1%−19.6-170
Ellenberger57.5%37.9%+19.6+160

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
67.1Striking68.1
Ellenberger +1.0
53.2Grappling68.8
Ellenberger +15.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LawlerEllenberger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1614
1573
Divisional
1609
1498
Striking offense
1520
1512
Striking defense
1530
1503
Grappling offense
1512
1509
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
32 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.82
Strikes landed / min
2.47
44%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.55
Strikes absorbed / min
1.95
62%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.05
Takedowns / 15 min
2.69
82%
Takedown accuracy
56%
65%
Takedown defense
93%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
73%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
57%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robbie Lawler
  • LJohny HendricksU-DEC R5
    Close +3282mo before
  • WRory MacDonaldS-DEC R3
    Close +3656mo before
  • WBobby VoelkerKO/TKO R2
    Close -34510mo before
  • WJosh KoscheckKO/TKO R1
    Close +2801y 3mo before
  • LEvan TannerSUB R1
    Close +1309y 7mo before
Jake Ellenberger
  • LRory MacDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +21010mo before
  • WNate MarquardtKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 2mo before
  • WJay HieronU-DEC R3
    Close -3101y 8mo before
  • LMartin KampmannKO/TKO R2
    Close -1782y before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -3552y 3mo before
Lawler — win / loss by method
Record: 22-10-0, 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
18 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
1 win, 5 losses
W
5% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (43%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
15win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
14 (93%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (7%)Submission(50%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3
Ellenberger — win / loss by method
Record: 29-7-0

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
20 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
21% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
21win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (14%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lawler
Ellenberger
11
UFC fights
11
102.6 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
106.0 min · 9.6 avg
25y 4m
Career length
21y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lawler
Ellenberger
170W–51L · 76.9%
Overall
212W–50L · 80.9%
107W–37L · 74.3%
Wins
156W–39L · 80.0%
63W–14L · 81.8%
Losses
56W–11L · 83.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lawler
Ellenberger
285W–78L · 78.5%
Overall
189W–109L · 63.4%
176W–56L · 75.9%
Wins
145W–93L · 60.9%
109W–22L · 83.2%
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Lawler
Ellenberger
4.59
Landed / min
2.61
40.1%
Accuracy
34.3%
65.3%
Defense
71.0%
0.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.13
57.1%
Time at distance
57.1%
Grappling & control
Lawler
Ellenberger
2.05
Takedowns / 15 min
2.69
82.4%
Takedown accuracy
55.9%
64.5%
Takedown defense
93.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.42
54.3%
Control share
76.3%
Strike target map
Lawler
  • Head79%(309)div 62%
  • Body15%(58)div 22%
  • Legs6%(25)div 16%
Ellenberger
  • Head72%(188)div 62%
  • Body18%(46)div 22%
  • Legs11%(28)div 16%

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

Robbie Lawler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jake Ellenberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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