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UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
Dennis Bermudez
Dennis Bermudez
12-3 · USA
VS
Jimy Hettes
Jimy Hettes
11-1 · USA
March 15, 2014 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Dennis Bermudez def. Jimy Hettes by KO/TKO (Knee), R3 2:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bermudez23/514/902:51
Hettes22/350/300:09
R2
Bermudez18/432/612:57
Hettes7/190/001:16
R3 · 2:57
Bermudez14/320/022:00
Hettes5/100/100:03
Total
Bermudez55/1266/1537:48
Hettes34/640/401:28

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
BermudezWin probabilityHettes
53.9%46.1%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
43%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 6.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bermudez54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%38%
Submission15%29%
Decision18%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 55
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 6
Hettes46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%26%
Submission27%60%
Decision7%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 34
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R155%
R215%
R36%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Bermudez
55.9%-134
Hettes
+13441.8%
Most takedownstie 28.8%
Bermudez
36.5%-105
Hettes
+10534.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bermudez
Expected: 24.4
24.5
Over 24.5
42.2%
+137
Under 24.5
57.8%
-137
03161
Hettes
Expected: 20.8
21
Over 21
40.5%
+140
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.5%
-140
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Bermudez
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.6%
+133
Exactly 1
23.9%
push
Under 1
43.4%
-133
035
Hettes
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.5%
+144
Exactly 1
23.2%
push
Under 1
45.3%
-144
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 6.9 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
Bermudez53.9%71.1%−17.2-260
Hettes46.1%28.9%+17.2+240

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
69.4Striking72.4
Hettes +3.0
93.4Grappling97.5
Hettes +4.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BermudezHettes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1553
1577
Divisional
1554
1496
Striking offense
1480
1501
Striking defense
1498
1526
Grappling offense
1521
1509
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
66"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.59
Strikes landed / min
3.85
44%
Strike accuracy
58%
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
3.41
58%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.31
Takedowns / 15 min
6.93
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
89%
Takedown defense
100%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
75%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
75%
20%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
129
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dennis Bermudez
  • WSteven SilerU-DEC R3
    Close -1904mo before
  • WMax HollowayS-DEC R3
    Close -29510mo before
  • WMatt GriceS-DEC R3
    Close -4101y 1mo before
  • WTommy HaydenSUB R1
    Close -3151y 7mo before
  • WPablo GarzaU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 10mo before
Jimy Hettes
  • WRobert WhitefordSUB R2
    Close -4405mo before
  • LMarcus BrimageU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 6mo before
  • WNam PhanU-DEC R3
    Close +1552y 2mo before
  • WAlex CaceresSUB R2
    Close -4202y 7mo before
Bermudez — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (80%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(100%) 2
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0
Hettes — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
91% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bermudez
Hettes
6
UFC fights
4
69.6 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
45.5 min · 11.4 avg
16y 9m
Career length
17y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bermudez
Hettes
78W–25L · 75.7%
Overall
37W–14L · 72.5%
64W–18L · 78.0%
Wins
32W–13L · 71.1%
14W–7L · 66.7%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bermudez
Hettes
76W–40L · 65.5%
Overall
39W–23L · 62.9%
36W–27L · 57.1%
Wins
39W–23L · 62.9%
40W–13L · 75.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bermudez
Hettes
5.01
Landed / min
5.73
31.4%
Accuracy
48.0%
63.9%
Defense
60.0%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
39.6%
Time at distance
36.4%
Grappling & control
Bermudez
Hettes
4.31
Takedowns / 15 min
6.93
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
89.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.94
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.98
88.7%
Control share
84.8%
Strike target map
Bermudez
  • Head75%(238)div 64%
  • Body12%(37)div 19%
  • Legs14%(44)div 17%
Hettes
  • Head89%(156)div 64%
  • Body9%(15)div 19%
  • Legs2%(4)div 17%

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

Dennis Bermudez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jimy Hettes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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