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UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
James Krause
James Krause
20-5 · USA
VS
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
21-9-1 · USA
May 24, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
James Krause def. Jamie Varner by KO/TKO (to Ankle Injury), R1 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Krause22/510/002:19
Varner7/301/100:35
Total
Krause22/510/002:19
Varner7/301/100:35

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
KrauseWin probabilityVarner
45.2%54.8%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
39%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Krause45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%26%
Submission21%46%
Decision12%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 22
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Varner55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%35%
Submission18%33%
Decision18%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 7
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 1
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R212%
R316%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Krause
65.6%-200
Varner
+20032.9%
Most takedownstie 37.5%
Krause
16.5%+279
Varner
-27946.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Krause
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
42.2%
+137
Under 41.5
57.8%
-137
052104
Varner
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.7%
+134
Under 28.5
57.3%
-134
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Krause
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.9%
+272
Under 0.5
73.1%
-272
035
Varner
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.4%
+143
Exactly 1
23.8%
push
Under 1
44.8%
-143
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 8.4 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
Krause45.2%33.2%+12.0+195
Varner54.8%66.8%−12.0-215

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
73.1Striking65.8
Krause +7.3
36.8Grappling83.9
Varner +47.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KrauseVarner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1523
1542
Divisional
1523
1505
Striking offense
1496
1492
Striking defense
1501
1507
Grappling offense
1525
1501
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.34
Strikes landed / min
3.38
47%
Strike accuracy
39%
5.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
67%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
4.80
50%
Takedown accuracy
63%
0%
Takedown defense
67%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
43%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
199
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Krause
  • LKing GreenKO/TKO R1
    Close -1207mo before
  • WSam StoutSUB R3
    Close +26011mo before
Jamie Varner
  • LAbel TrujilloKO/TKO R2
    Close -1154mo before
  • LGleison TibauS-DEC R3
    Close -1059mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardS-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 5mo before
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R3
    Close +1051y 10mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R1
    Close +4602y before
Krause — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
65% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (26%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (63%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(50%) 2
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 21-9-1, 2 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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
18win5loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Krause
Varner
2
UFC fights
7
18.6 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
68.7 min · 9.8 avg
18y 8m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Krause
Varner
39W–13L · 75.0%
Overall
126W–37L · 77.3%
19W–8L · 70.4%
Wins
51W–11L · 82.3%
20W–5L · 80.0%
Losses
75W–26L · 74.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Krause
Varner
268W–140L · 65.7%
Overall
169W–55L · 75.4%
210W–118L · 64.0%
Wins
129W–47L · 73.3%
58W–22L · 72.5%
Losses
40W–8L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Krause
Varner
7.48
Landed / min
4.31
46.5%
Accuracy
36.5%
67.8%
Defense
63.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
80.4%
Time at distance
52.0%
Grappling & control
Krause
Varner
0.81
Takedowns / 15 min
4.80
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
62.9%
0.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.81
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.31
60.6%
Control share
66.1%
Strike target map
Krause
  • Head69%(82)div 64%
  • Body13%(15)div 20%
  • Legs18%(21)div 17%
Varner
  • Head75%(175)div 64%
  • Body20%(46)div 20%
  • Legs5%(11)div 17%

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

James Krause
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jamie Varner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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