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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
VS
Mike Rio
Mike Rio
9-3 · USA
January 25, 2014 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Daron Cruickshank def. Mike Rio by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 4:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cruickshank18/470/010:18
Rio9/270/100:01
R2 · 4:56
Cruickshank28/571/111:09
Rio1/110/100:01
Total
Cruickshank46/1041/121:27
Rio10/380/200:02

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
CruickshankWin probabilityRio
58.6%41.4%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
18%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cruickshank59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%
Submission6%11%
Decision35%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 46
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Rio41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%26%
Submission11%28%
Decision19%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 10
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R212%
R39%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Cruickshank
64.8%-193
Rio
+19333.6%
Most takedownstie 32.0%
Cruickshank
12.5%+444
Rio
-44455.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cruickshank
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.5%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.8%
-137
04895
Rio
Expected: 26.7
26.5
Over 26.5
43.0%
+132
Under 26.5
57.0%
-132
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Cruickshank
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.9%
+318
Under 0.5
76.1%
-318
035
Rio
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.0%
-115
Exactly 1
21.5%
push
Under 1
36.5%
+115
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 10.8 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
Cruickshank58.6%69.3%−10.7-240
Rio41.4%30.7%+10.7+220

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
61.4Striking62.0
Rio +0.6
41.3Grappling43.5
Rio +2.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CruickshankRio
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1505
1538
Divisional
1504
1500
Striking offense
1477
1511
Striking defense
1507
1481
Grappling offense
1536
1503
Grappling defense
1517
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.83
Strikes landed / min
2.03
35%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.08
Strikes absorbed / min
2.14
61%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
3.91
36%
Takedown accuracy
31%
71%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daron Cruickshank
  • LAdriano MartinsSUB R2
    Close -1403mo before
  • WYves EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close -1906mo before
  • LJohn MakdessiU-DEC R3
    Close +12010mo before
  • WHenry MartinezKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose -1701y 2mo before
  • WChris TickleU-DEC R3
    Close -1741y 8mo before
Mike Rio
  • LTony FergusonSUB R1
    Close +3753mo before
  • LFrancisco TrinaldoSUB R1
    Close +2908mo before
  • WJohn CoferSUB R3
    Close +1001y 1mo before
Cruickshank — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0
Rio — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Cruickshank
Rio
5
UFC fights
3
60.8 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
19.2 min · 6.4 avg
16y 10m
Career length
18y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cruickshank
Rio
92W–32L · 74.2%
Overall
32W–8L · 80.0%
58W–24L · 70.7%
Wins
7W–3L · 70.0%
34W–8L · 81.0%
Losses
25W–5L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cruickshank
Rio
69W–31L · 69.0%
Overall
50W–17L · 74.6%
42W–22L · 65.6%
Wins
31W–14L · 68.9%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
19W–3L · 86.4%
Distance striking
Cruickshank
Rio
3.55
Landed / min
3.80
31.6%
Accuracy
35.4%
61.9%
Defense
56.5%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
64.9%
Time at distance
31.6%
Grappling & control
Cruickshank
Rio
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
3.91
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
31.3%
71.4%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.78
42.2%
Control share
62.5%
Strike target map
Cruickshank
  • Head51%(87)div 64%
  • Body35%(60)div 20%
  • Legs15%(25)div 17%
Rio
  • Head49%(19)div 64%
  • Body26%(10)div 20%
  • Legs26%(10)div 17%

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

Daron Cruickshank
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Rio
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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