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UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
John Dodson
John Dodson
14-6 · USA
VS
Darrell Montague
Darrell Montague
13-2 · USA
October 19, 2013 · Houston, Texas, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
John Dodson def. Darrell Montague by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:13
Dodson28/570/120:21
Montague10/370/100:00
Total
Dodson28/570/120:21
Montague10/370/100:00

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
DodsonWin probabilityMontague
67.9%32.1%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
13%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dodson68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%20%
Submission6%9%
Decision48%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3275)act 28
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Montague32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%17%
Submission6%19%
Decision20%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 10
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R26%
R37%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Dodson
63.9%-183
Montague
+18335.0%
Most takedownstie 50.4%
Dodson
28.1%-130
Montague
+13021.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 57.4
57.5
Over 57.5
42.4%
+136
Under 57.5
57.6%
-136
072144
Montague
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
42.9%
+133
Under 41.5
57.1%
-133
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.7%
+188
Under 0.5
65.3%
-188
035
Montague
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
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 12.1 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
Dodson67.9%78.4%−10.5-400
Montague32.1%21.6%+10.5+355

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DodsonMontague
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1529
1524
Divisional
1529
1512
Striking offense
1500
1516
Striking defense
1500
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1513
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'6"
66"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.44
Strikes landed / min
34%
Strike accuracy
4.21
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
30%
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
75%
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Dodson
  • LDemetrious JohnsonU-DEC R5
    Close +2059mo before
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2551y before
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close -5101y 5mo before
  • WTJ DillashawKO/TKO R1
    Close +1951y 11mo before
Darrell Montague
No prior UFC fights.
Dodson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 6 losses
W
43% 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
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 5
Montague — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (38%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dodson
Montague
4
UFC fights
0
51.5 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
21y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Dodson
Montague
35W–5L · 87.5%
Overall
26W–3L · 89.7%
Wins
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dodson
Montague
48W–15L · 76.2%
Overall
108W–52L · 67.5%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Wins
92W–48L · 65.7%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
16W–4L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Dodson
Montague
3.81
Landed / min
30.2%
Accuracy
69.2%
Defense
1.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
74.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Dodson
Montague
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
35.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Dodson
  • Head59%(105)div 55%
  • Body27%(48)div 25%
  • Legs14%(24)div 20%
Montague
  • Head0%(0)div 55%
  • Body0%(0)div 25%
  • Legs0%(0)div 20%
  • No strike data on record.

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

John Dodson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darrell Montague

No UFC fights on record.

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