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UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
25-9-1 · USA
VS
TJ Waldburger
TJ Waldburger
16-8 · USA
February 22, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Mike Pyle def. TJ Waldburger by KO/TKO (Elbows), R3 4:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pyle11/222/201:09
Waldburger13/220/201:06
R2
Pyle8/262/201:17
Waldburger13/350/000:35
R3 · 4:03
Pyle37/530/000:52
Waldburger12/320/200:45
Total
Pyle56/1014/403:18
Waldburger38/890/402:26

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
PyleWin probabilityWaldburger
15.9%84.1%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
29%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pyle16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%31%
Submission4%22%
Decision7%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 56
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 4
Waldburger84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%18%
Submission26%30%
Decision43%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 38
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.2)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R210%
R36%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Pyle
34.4%+186
Waldburger
-18664.0%
Most takedownstie 45.2%
Pyle
13.9%+293
Waldburger
-29340.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
41.2%
+137
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.4%
-137
03468
Waldburger
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
42.5%
+135
Under 37.5
57.5%
-135
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.6%
+385
Under 0.5
79.4%
-385
035
Waldburger
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
31.8%
+170
Exactly 1
14.1%
push
Under 1
54.1%
-170
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 9.9 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
Pyle15.9%61.4%−45.5-165
Waldburger84.1%38.6%+45.5+155

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
63.1Striking61.8
Pyle +1.3
64.6Grappling84.8
Waldburger +20.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PyleWaldburger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1589
Pound-for-pound
1530
1590
Divisional
1530
1501
Striking offense
1488
1500
Striking defense
1507
1510
Grappling offense
1522
1497
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
38 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
1.80
44%
Strike accuracy
57%
2.86
Strikes absorbed / min
1.89
59%
Strike defense
37%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
3.96
33%
Takedown accuracy
55%
74%
Takedown defense
55%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.9
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
57%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
63%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Pyle
  • LMatt BrownKO/TKO R1
    Close +1156mo before
  • WRick StoryS-DEC R3
    Close +1509mo before
  • WJames HeadKO/TKO R1
    Close -1301y 2mo before
  • WJosh NeerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1901y 8mo before
  • WRicardo FunchKO/TKO R1
    Close -5302y 1mo before
TJ Waldburger
  • LAdlan AmagovKO/TKO R1
    Close +1754mo before
  • WNick CatoneSUB R2
    Close -1051y 2mo before
  • LBrian EbersoleU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 8mo before
  • WJake HechtSUB R1
    Close -1402y before
  • WMike StumpfSUB R1
    Close -2302y 5mo before
Pyle — win / loss by method
Record: 25-9-1

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
5 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 4 losses
W
64% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
2 (25%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
14 (82%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (6%)Decision(20%) 1
Waldburger — win / loss by method
Record: 16-8-0

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
1 win, 6 losses
W
6% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
81% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
10 (83%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pyle
Waldburger
12
UFC fights
7
93.0 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
45.4 min · 6.5 avg
26y 8m
Career length
20y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pyle
Waldburger
199W–52L · 79.3%
Overall
112W–24L · 82.4%
122W–33L · 78.7%
Wins
42W–7L · 85.7%
77W–19L · 80.2%
Losses
70W–17L · 80.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pyle
Waldburger
218W–85L · 71.9%
Overall
169W–156L · 52.0%
157W–66L · 70.4%
Wins
126W–137L · 47.9%
61W–19L · 76.3%
Losses
43W–19L · 69.4%
Distance striking
Pyle
Waldburger
3.51
Landed / min
3.03
34.0%
Accuracy
41.8%
67.5%
Defense
56.9%
0.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.66
39.2%
Time at distance
20.3%
Grappling & control
Pyle
Waldburger
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
3.96
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
73.5%
Takedown defense
54.5%
1.61
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.94
43.4%
Control share
56.6%
Strike target map
Pyle
  • Head65%(145)div 62%
  • Body18%(40)div 22%
  • Legs17%(38)div 16%
Waldburger
  • Head67%(55)div 62%
  • Body16%(13)div 22%
  • Legs17%(14)div 16%

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

Mike Pyle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

TJ Waldburger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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