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UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
14-3 · USA
VS
Katsunori Kikuno
Katsunori Kikuno
18-4 · JPN
May 24, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Tony Ferguson def. Katsunori Kikuno by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:06
Ferguson38/671/210:37
Kikuno22/440/000:23
Total
Ferguson38/671/210:37
Kikuno22/440/000:23

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
FergusonWin probabilityKikuno
59.4%40.6%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
36%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%
Submission25%42%
Decision19%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 38
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Kikuno41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%21%
Submission11%28%
Decision21%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 22
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R25%
R312%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Ferguson
59.5%-151
Kikuno
+15139.2%
Most takedownstie 40.6%
Ferguson
5.0%+1079
Kikuno
-107954.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
42.0%
+135
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.6%
-135
058116
Kikuno
Expected: 37.0
37
Over 37
41.6%
+136
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.6%
-136
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.3%
Exactly 0
90.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Kikuno
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.2%
+129
Exactly 1
24.0%
push
Under 1
42.7%
-129
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 9.0 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
Ferguson59.4%74.5%−15.1-315
Kikuno40.6%25.5%+15.1+285

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
63.7Striking71.4
Kikuno +7.7
64.7Grappling65.0
Kikuno +0.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonKikuno
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1561
1552
Divisional
1562
1506
Striking offense
1496
1509
Striking defense
1532
1513
Grappling offense
1499
1547
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
30 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
76"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.00
Strikes landed / min
1.53
30%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.41
Strikes absorbed / min
1.07
69%
Strike defense
75%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
60%
Takedown accuracy
75%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
75%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • WMike RioSUB R1
    Close -4207mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3152y 1mo before
  • WYves EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -3502y 6mo before
  • WAaron RileyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3402y 8mo before
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R1
    Close -1153y before
Katsunori Kikuno
  • WQuinn MulhernU-DEC R3
    Close -1655mo before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Kikuno — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(25%) 1
7 (41%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Kikuno
5
UFC fights
1
40.8 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 3m
Career length
19y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Kikuno
94W–37L · 71.8%
Overall
18W–3L · 85.7%
84W–31L · 73.0%
Wins
18W–3L · 85.7%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Kikuno
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
262W–135L · 66.0%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
189W–115L · 62.2%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
73W–20L · 78.5%
Distance striking
Ferguson
Kikuno
3.88
Landed / min
2.81
28.3%
Accuracy
45.9%
68.7%
Defense
74.6%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
92.3%
Time at distance
40.4%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Kikuno
1.10
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
84.0%
Control share
99.8%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head64%(105)div 64%
  • Body13%(21)div 20%
  • Legs23%(37)div 17%
Kikuno
  • Head70%(16)div 64%
  • Body22%(5)div 20%
  • Legs9%(2)div 17%

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Katsunori Kikuno
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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