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UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
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Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
11-3 · AUS
February 22, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Stephen Thompson def. Robert Whittaker by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:43
Thompson38/800/010:07
Whittaker19/660/000:00
Total
Thompson38/800/010:07
Whittaker19/660/000:00

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
ThompsonWin probabilityWhittaker
23.9%76.1%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
0%
Decision
83%
Expected fight time: 13.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thompson24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%15%
Submission0%0%
Decision20%85%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3785)act 38
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Whittaker76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%17%
Submission0%1%
Decision63%82%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes84 (48109)act 19
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~149 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R13%
R27%
R37%
Distance83%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Thompson
38.2%+160
Whittaker
-16061.1%
Most takedownstie 66.3%
Thompson
5.4%+525
Whittaker
-52528.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 65.5
65.5
Over 65.5
42.5%
+135
Under 65.5
57.5%
-135
082164
Whittaker
Expected: 83.9
84
Over 84
42.0%
+136
Exactly 84
0.8%
push
Under 84
57.2%
-136
0105210
Takedowns — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
7.1%
Exactly 0
92.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Whittaker
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.6%
+238
Under 0.5
70.4%
-238
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 13.9 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
Thompson23.9%55.4%−31.5-130
Whittaker76.1%44.6%+31.5+120

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
72.5Striking64.7
Thompson +7.8
50.2Grappling51.7
Whittaker +1.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThompsonWhittaker
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1532
1548
Divisional
1532
1521
Striking offense
1507
1524
Striking defense
1520
1494
Grappling offense
1484
1511
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
31 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.35
Strikes landed / min
4.52
51%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.88
Strikes absorbed / min
4.33
56%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.37
67%
Takedown accuracy
100%
64%
Takedown defense
89%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
67%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
178
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Stephen Thompson
  • WChris ClementsKO/TKO R2
    Close -4305mo before
  • WNah-Shon BurrellU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1709mo before
  • LMatt BrownU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 10mo before
  • WDan StittgenKO/TKO R1
    Close -3202y 1mo before
Robert Whittaker
  • LCourt McGeeS-DEC R3
    Close -1856mo before
  • WColton SmithKO/TKO R3
    Close +1309mo before
  • WBrad ScottU-DEC R3
    Close -2551y 2mo before
Thompson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Whittaker — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Thompson
Whittaker
4
UFC fights
3
40.7 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
40.7 min · 13.6 avg
16y 6m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thompson
Whittaker
40W–18L · 69.0%
Overall
26W–5L · 83.9%
27W–7L · 79.4%
Wins
11W–2L · 84.6%
13W–11L · 54.2%
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thompson
Whittaker
12W–9L · 57.1%
Overall
64W–29L · 68.8%
12W–9L · 57.1%
Wins
39W–13L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
25W–16L · 61.0%
Distance striking
Thompson
Whittaker
7.76
Landed / min
4.60
48.9%
Accuracy
33.7%
66.3%
Defense
71.3%
1.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.11
47.6%
Time at distance
78.6%
Grappling & control
Thompson
Whittaker
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.37
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
64.3%
Takedown defense
89.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
51.9%
Control share
11.0%
Strike target map
Thompson
  • Head60%(106)div 62%
  • Body29%(52)div 22%
  • Legs11%(19)div 16%
Whittaker
  • Head90%(165)div 62%
  • Body8%(15)div 22%
  • Legs2%(4)div 16%

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

Stephen Thompson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Robert Whittaker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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