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UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
Chris Beal
Chris Beal
8-0 · USA
VS
April 26, 2014 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Chris Beal def. Patrick Williams by KO/TKO (Flying Knee), R2 1:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Beal13/360/000:03
Williams11/262/300:35
R2 · 1:51
Beal6/130/010:01
Williams3/90/000:00
Total
Beal19/490/010:04
Williams14/352/300:35

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
BealWin probabilityWilliams
62.6%37.4%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
15%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Beal63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%38%
Submission7%11%
Decision32%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 19
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Williams37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%47%
Submission8%21%
Decision12%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 14
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 2
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R219%
R311%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Beal
58.5%-147
Williams
+14739.9%
Most takedownstie 27.6%
Beal
25.9%+179
Williams
-17946.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Beal
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
42.1%
+138
Under 39.5
57.9%
-138
05099
Williams
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
41.5%
+136
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.5%
-136
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Beal
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.4%
+120
Under 0.5
54.6%
-120
035
Williams
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.7%
-113
Exactly 1
21.3%
push
Under 1
37.0%
+113
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 10.0 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
Beal62.6%51.2%+11.4-110
Williams37.4%48.8%−11.4+100

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1505
1527
Divisional
1505
1482
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1561
1558
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Beal
No prior UFC fights.
Patrick Williams
No prior UFC fights.
Beal — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (75%)Decision() 0
Williams — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Beal
Williams
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Beal
Williams
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Beal
Williams
35W–41L · 46.1%
Overall
40W–27L · 59.7%
35W–41L · 46.1%
Wins
24W–14L · 63.2%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–13L · 55.2%
Distance striking
Beal
Williams
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Beal
Williams
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Beal
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Williams
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Chris Beal

No UFC fights on record.

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

Patrick Williams

No UFC fights on record.

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