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UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
19-4 · USA
VS
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott
10-4-1 · USA
April 26, 2014 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Joseph Benavidez def. Tim Elliott by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 4:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:08
Benavidez9/230/001:34
Elliott16/213/301:16
Total
Benavidez9/230/001:34
Elliott16/213/301:16

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
BenavidezWin probabilityElliott
41.1%58.9%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
9%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Benavidez41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%60%
Submission4%10%
Decision12%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Elliott59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%58%
Submission5%8%
Decision20%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1946)act 16
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 3
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R243%
R36%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Benavidez
56.0%-132
Elliott
+13242.6%
Most takedownstie 41.0%
Benavidez
14.5%+307
Elliott
-30744.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
42.8%
+134
Under 40.5
57.2%
-134
051102
Elliott
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
41.8%
+135
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.3%
-135
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.3%
Exactly 0
76.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Elliott
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
52.0%
-108
Under 0.5
48.0%
+108
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 9.3 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
Benavidez41.1%80.4%−39.3-450
Elliott58.9%19.6%+39.3+400

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
63.8Striking72.7
Elliott +8.9
41.5Grappling82.7
Elliott +41.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenavidezElliott
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1514
1567
Divisional
1515
1509
Striking offense
1494
1521
Striking defense
1502
1490
Grappling offense
1525
1518
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'7"
65"
Reach
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.48
Strikes landed / min
4.65
32%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
3.12
58%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
3.75
21%
Takedown accuracy
52%
68%
Takedown defense
67%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joseph Benavidez
  • LDemetrious JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1254mo before
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R1
    Close -7208mo before
  • WDarren UyenoyamaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5701y before
  • WIan McCallU-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 3mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonS-DEC R5
    Close -2451y 7mo before
Tim Elliott
  • LAli BagautinovU-DEC R3
    Close -1605mo before
  • WLouis GaudinotU-DEC R3
    Close -2308mo before
  • WJared PapazianU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 4mo before
  • LJohn DodsonU-DEC R3
    Close +4402y before
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2
Elliott — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-1

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Benavidez
Elliott
8
UFC fights
4
90.3 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
20y 2m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benavidez
Elliott
104W–30L · 77.6%
Overall
43W–17L · 71.7%
85W–26L · 76.6%
Wins
20W–10L · 66.7%
19W–4L · 82.6%
Losses
23W–7L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benavidez
Elliott
154W–33L · 82.4%
Overall
61W–42L · 59.2%
126W–31L · 80.3%
Wins
58W–37L · 61.1%
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
3W–5L · 37.5%
Distance striking
Benavidez
Elliott
3.94
Landed / min
4.64
29.7%
Accuracy
35.1%
62.9%
Defense
67.5%
0.66
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
74.0%
Time at distance
60.7%
Grappling & control
Benavidez
Elliott
1.33
Takedowns / 15 min
3.75
21.1%
Takedown accuracy
51.7%
68.4%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
71.9%
Control share
84.6%
Strike target map
Benavidez
  • Head51%(159)div 58%
  • Body26%(83)div 24%
  • Legs23%(72)div 18%
Elliott
  • Head70%(194)div 58%
  • Body18%(49)div 24%
  • Legs13%(36)div 18%

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

Joseph Benavidez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tim Elliott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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