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UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
13-3 · USA
VS
Mike Rio
Mike Rio
9-2 · USA
October 19, 2013 · Houston, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Tony Ferguson def. Mike Rio by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 1:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:52
Ferguson5/150/000:18
Rio4/80/200:16
Total
Ferguson5/150/000:18
Rio4/80/200:16

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
FergusonWin probabilityRio
48.9%51.1%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
49%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%
Submission20%40%
Decision16%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Rio51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%16%
Submission30%58%
Decision13%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 4
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R154%
R25%
R312%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Ferguson
64.8%-194
Rio
+19433.5%
Most takedownstie 39.6%
Ferguson
5.5%+1006
Rio
-100654.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 35.8
36
Over 36
41.2%
+138
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
57.0%
-138
04590
Rio
Expected: 25.1
25
Over 25
41.6%
+134
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
55.8%
-134
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.2%
Exactly 0
89.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Rio
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
32.1%
+130
Exactly 1
26.3%
push
Under 1
41.7%
-130
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 7.6 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
Ferguson48.9%79.3%−30.4-420
Rio51.1%20.7%+30.4+375

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
63.6Striking60.6
Ferguson +3.0
60.6Grappling48.7
Ferguson +11.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonRio
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1549
Pound-for-pound
1519
1537
Divisional
1519
1505
Striking offense
1477
1506
Striking defense
1504
1515
Grappling offense
1556
1549
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.06
Strikes landed / min
2.02
30%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.47
Strikes absorbed / min
2.08
69%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
4.33
60%
Takedown accuracy
36%
100%
Takedown defense
0%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
50%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
532
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3151y 5mo before
  • WYves EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -3501y 11mo before
  • WAaron RileyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3402y 1mo before
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R1
    Close -1152y 5mo before
Mike Rio
  • LFrancisco TrinaldoSUB R1
    Close +2905mo before
  • WJohn CoferSUB R3
    Close +10010mo before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Rio — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
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
Ferguson
Rio
4
UFC fights
2
38.9 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
17.3 min · 8.7 avg
18y 3m
Career length
18y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Rio
85W–35L · 70.8%
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
75W–29L · 72.1%
Wins
7W–3L · 70.0%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Rio
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
50W–17L · 74.6%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
31W–14L · 68.9%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
19W–3L · 86.4%
Distance striking
Ferguson
Rio
3.90
Landed / min
4.15
28.3%
Accuracy
34.5%
68.9%
Defense
52.1%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
93.6%
Time at distance
27.8%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Rio
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
4.33
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
35.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.87
95.6%
Control share
63.3%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head65%(102)div 64%
  • Body13%(20)div 20%
  • Legs23%(36)div 17%
Rio
  • Head46%(16)div 64%
  • Body26%(9)div 20%
  • Legs29%(10)div 17%

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

Tony Ferguson
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.