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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
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Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa
14-0 · GBR
March 8, 2014 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Alexander Gustafsson def. Jimi Manuwa by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 1:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gustafsson11/201/203:23
Manuwa7/100/000:00
R2 · 1:18
Gustafsson10/230/010:01
Manuwa6/130/000:00
Total
Gustafsson21/431/213:24
Manuwa13/230/000:00

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
GustafssonWin probabilityManuwa
65.9%34.1%
KO / TKO
71%
Submission
10%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 11.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gustafsson66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%64%
Submission8%12%
Decision16%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 21
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Manuwa34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%85%
Submission2%5%
Decision3%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~101 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R220%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Gustafsson
59.9%-153
Manuwa
+15339.0%
Most takedownstie 62.4%
Gustafsson
26.1%-226
Manuwa
+22611.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 56.3
56.5
Over 56.5
42.2%
+137
Under 56.5
57.8%
-137
071141
Manuwa
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
41.6%
+137
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
57.0%
-137
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
035
Manuwa
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.5%
Exactly 0
85.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.3 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
Gustafsson65.9%82.2%−16.3-525
Manuwa34.1%17.8%+16.3+450

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
61.5Striking69.6
Manuwa +8.1
63.0Grappling57.8
Gustafsson +5.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GustafssonManuwa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1611
Pound-for-pound
1583
1609
Divisional
1583
1515
Striking offense
1522
1516
Striking defense
1511
1515
Grappling offense
1504
1522
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'1"
79"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.11
Strikes landed / min
4.82
37%
Strike accuracy
64%
3.21
Strikes absorbed / min
2.96
49%
Strike defense
35%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.98
Takedowns / 15 min
1.82
39%
Takedown accuracy
43%
87%
Takedown defense
78%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
71%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Gustafsson
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +6606mo before
  • WMauricio RuaU-DEC R3
    Close -2801y 3mo before
  • WThiago SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 11mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3302y 2mo before
  • WMatt HamillKO/TKO R2
    Close -1502y 7mo before
Jimi Manuwa
  • WRyan JimmoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1504mo before
  • WCyrille DiabateKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y 1mo before
  • WKyle KingsburyKO/TKO R2
    Close -2451y 5mo before
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Manuwa — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
93% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (91%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gustafsson
Manuwa
9
UFC fights
3
83.5 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
24.7 min · 8.2 avg
18y 8m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gustafsson
Manuwa
133W–28L · 82.6%
Overall
48W–14L · 77.4%
110W–27L · 80.3%
Wins
48W–14L · 77.4%
23W–1L · 95.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gustafsson
Manuwa
48W–24L · 66.7%
Overall
51W–32L · 61.4%
48W–24L · 66.7%
Wins
51W–32L · 61.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gustafsson
Manuwa
4.49
Landed / min
9.02
32.2%
Accuracy
54.2%
51.1%
Defense
52.4%
0.90
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.61
69.6%
Time at distance
29.2%
Grappling & control
Gustafsson
Manuwa
1.98
Takedowns / 15 min
1.82
39.3%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
86.7%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.61
56.3%
Control share
36.1%
Strike target map
Gustafsson
  • Head70%(240)div 64%
  • Body16%(56)div 19%
  • Legs14%(47)div 18%
Manuwa
  • Head42%(50)div 64%
  • Body20%(24)div 19%
  • Legs38%(45)div 18%

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

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jimi Manuwa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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