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Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
22-9 · USA
VS
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
21-11-1 · USA
December 14, 2013 · Sacramento, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Joe Lauzon def. Mac Danzig by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lauzon4/142/201:47
Danzig8/160/101:58
R2
Lauzon15/290/002:19
Danzig22/380/000:10
R3
Lauzon24/321/102:50
Danzig22/380/000:25
Total
Lauzon43/753/306:56
Danzig52/920/102:33

Scorecards

Lauzon vs Danzig

RdEdward CollantesMarcos RosalesMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.9

Media (11 cards) · avg 3027 · 11 Lauzon · 0 Danzig

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Lauzon-Danzig.

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
LauzonWin probabilityDanzig
42.6%57.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
36%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lauzon43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%
Submission21%48%
Decision8%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 43
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.5)act 3
Danzig57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%29%
Submission15%27%
Decision25%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 52
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R216%
R38%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Lauzon
30.5%+223
Danzig
-22368.2%
Most takedownstie 27.4%
Lauzon
68.8%-1790
Danzig
+17903.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
41.3%
+137
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.5%
-137
03875
Danzig
Expected: 45.8
46
Over 46
41.5%
+137
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
57.0%
-137
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.9%
+130
Exactly 2
17.5%
push
Under 2
46.6%
-130
036
Danzig
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.0%
Exactly 0
90.0%
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 8.2 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
Lauzon42.6%62.8%−20.2-175
Danzig57.4%37.2%+20.2+165

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
50.9Striking67.0
Danzig +16.1
71.3Grappling47.9
Lauzon +23.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LauzonDanzig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1505
1557
Divisional
1496
1468
Striking offense
1515
1482
Striking defense
1499
1552
Grappling offense
1500
1514
Grappling defense
1486
Physical
29 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.24
Strikes landed / min
3.50
34%
Strike accuracy
49%
4.69
Strikes absorbed / min
3.45
59%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.43
42%
Takedown accuracy
39%
52%
Takedown defense
51%
3.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
42%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Lauzon
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2454mo before
  • LJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +17011mo before
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R3
    Close -1151y 4mo before
  • LAnthony PettisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2581y 10mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close +4352y 2mo before
Mac Danzig
  • LMelvin GuillardKO/TKO R2
    Close +1455mo before
  • LTakanori GomiS-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 1mo before
  • WEfrain EscuderoU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 8mo before
  • LMatt WimanU-DEC R3
    Close +2002y 2mo before
  • WJoe StevensonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2203y before
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 22-9-0

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, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 3 losses
W
77% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
7 (78%)Submission(17%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Danzig — win / loss by method
Record: 21-11-1

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, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
18% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
18% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 7 losses
W
29% of wins
L
64% of losses
UFC
5win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(29%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
16win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lauzon
Danzig
15
UFC fights
12
105.5 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
125.8 min · 10.5 avg
22y 5m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lauzon
Danzig
241W–70L · 77.5%
Overall
219W–70L · 75.8%
159W–46L · 77.6%
Wins
74W–21L · 77.9%
82W–24L · 77.4%
Losses
145W–49L · 74.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lauzon
Danzig
63W–21L · 75.0%
Overall
145W–86L · 62.8%
36W–16L · 69.2%
Wins
95W–66L · 59.0%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Losses
50W–20L · 71.4%
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Lauzon
Danzig
2.34
Landed / min
5.95
23.8%
Accuracy
43.3%
62.4%
Defense
67.7%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
53.4%
Time at distance
39.8%
Grappling & control
Lauzon
Danzig
2.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.43
41.9%
Takedown accuracy
38.7%
52.2%
Takedown defense
51.1%
3.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.72
52.9%
Control share
41.5%
Strike target map
Lauzon
  • Head90%(212)div 64%
  • Body7%(17)div 20%
  • Legs3%(7)div 17%
Danzig
  • Head69%(303)div 64%
  • Body19%(83)div 20%
  • Legs12%(54)div 17%

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mac Danzig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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