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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson
19-3 · USA
VS
Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson
20-5 · USA
January 25, 2014 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Benson Henderson def. Josh Thomson by S-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Henderson1/61/101:01
Thomson1/21/203:12
R2
Henderson11/240/001:14
Thomson6/151/200:47
R3
Henderson17/302/201:29
Thomson2/100/300:30
R4
Henderson6/101/101:00
Thomson2/112/202:41
R5
Henderson11/210/000:17
Thomson8/200/200:41
Total
Henderson46/914/405:01
Thomson19/584/1107:51

Scorecards

Henderson vs Thomson

RdBrian PuccilloGabriel SabaitisSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R29-1010-910-99.4-9.7
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
R410-99-1010-99.2-9.8
R510-99-1010-99.5-9.5
Total48-4747-4849-4647-48.1

Media (16 cards) · avg 48.446.6 · 16 Henderson · 0 Thomson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Henderson-Thomson.

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
HendersonWin probabilityThomson
67.3%32.7%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
16%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 16.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Henderson67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%33%
Submission10%15%
Decision35%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 46
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.6)act 4
Thomson33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%48%
Submission6%19%
Decision11%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 19
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 4
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R219%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Henderson
71.6%-262
Thomson
+26227.3%
Most takedownstie 36.2%
Henderson
48.3%-314
Thomson
+31415.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Henderson
Expected: 58.7
58.5
Over 58.5
42.7%
+134
Under 58.5
57.3%
-134
074147
Thomson
Expected: 35.4
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Henderson
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.1%
+113
Exactly 1
16.6%
push
Under 1
44.2%
-113
035
Thomson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.4%
+279
Under 0.5
73.6%
-279
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 16.1 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
Henderson67.3%74.2%−6.9-310
Thomson32.7%25.8%+6.9+280

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
74.7Striking75.1
Thomson +0.4
61.6Grappling50.6
Henderson +11.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HendersonThomson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1634
Pound-for-pound
1553
1634
Divisional
1554
1489
Striking offense
1501
1533
Striking defense
1501
1501
Grappling offense
1529
1507
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.44
Strikes landed / min
3.22
44%
Strike accuracy
56%
1.68
Strikes absorbed / min
1.90
68%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.10
Takedowns / 15 min
2.90
54%
Takedown accuracy
75%
69%
Takedown defense
40%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Benson Henderson
  • LAnthony PettisSUB R1
    Close +1005mo before
  • WGilbert MelendezS-DEC R5
    Close -3109mo before
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R5
    Close -2251y 2mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarS-DEC R5
    Close -1851y 5mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarU-DEC R5
    Close +1201y 11mo before
Josh Thomson
  • WNate DiazKO/TKO R2
    Close +1359mo before
  • LYves EdwardsKO/TKO R1
    9y 5mo before
  • WHermes FrancaM-DEC R3
    Close -11510y before
  • WGerald StrebendtKO/TKO R1
    10y 4mo before
Henderson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
32% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
7 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 1
Thomson — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0, 1 NC

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
30% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (29%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Henderson
Thomson
8
UFC fights
4
149.7 min · 18.7 avg
Octagon time
31.0 min · 7.8 avg
19y 8m
Career length
25y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Henderson
Thomson
141W–30L · 82.5%
Overall
56W–18L · 75.7%
125W–28L · 81.7%
Wins
30W–10L · 75.0%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Losses
26W–8L · 76.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Henderson
Thomson
94W–30L · 75.8%
Overall
238W–92L · 72.1%
77W–25L · 75.5%
Wins
158W–78L · 66.9%
17W–5L · 77.3%
Losses
80W–14L · 85.1%
Distance striking
Henderson
Thomson
3.30
Landed / min
4.13
34.1%
Accuracy
47.0%
72.5%
Defense
74.7%
0.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.97
52.9%
Time at distance
36.7%
Grappling & control
Henderson
Thomson
2.10
Takedowns / 15 min
2.90
53.8%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
68.9%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
76.5%
Control share
57.9%
Strike target map
Henderson
  • Head49%(251)div 64%
  • Body30%(152)div 20%
  • Legs22%(112)div 17%
Thomson
  • Head51%(51)div 64%
  • Body16%(16)div 20%
  • Legs33%(33)div 17%

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

Benson Henderson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Thomson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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