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UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
16-2 · USA
VS
Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson
19-2 · USA
August 31, 2013 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Anthony Pettis def. Benson Henderson by SUB (Armbar), R1 4:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:41
Pettis9/160/000:00
Henderson11/160/303:07
Total
Pettis9/160/000:00
Henderson11/160/303:07

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
PettisWin probabilityHenderson
48.9%51.1%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
17%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 16.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pettis49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%59%
Submission7%14%
Decision13%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Henderson51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%30%
Submission10%19%
Decision26%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 11
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~121 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R29%
R316%
R49%
R56%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Pettis
41.1%+141
Henderson
-14158.0%
Most takedownstie 41.5%
Pettis
8.3%+604
Henderson
-60450.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 55.1
55
Over 55
42.0%
+135
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.8%
-135
069138
Henderson
Expected: 66.0
66
Over 66
42.0%
+136
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
57.0%
-136
083166
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.0%
Exactly 0
86.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Henderson
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
37.7%
+122
Exactly 1
16.3%
push
Under 1
46.0%
-122
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 16.6 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
Pettis48.9%51.2%−2.3-110
Henderson51.1%48.8%+2.3+100

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
69.8Striking74.8
Henderson +5.0
57.7Grappling62.8
Henderson +5.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisHenderson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1584
Pound-for-pound
1653
1584
Divisional
1653
1512
Striking offense
1492
1531
Striking defense
1535
1499
Grappling offense
1502
1495
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.83
Strikes landed / min
3.48
42%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.18
Strikes absorbed / min
1.68
70%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.65
Takedowns / 15 min
2.17
67%
Takedown accuracy
58%
50%
Takedown defense
69%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+7
75%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Pettis
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1507mo before
  • WJoe LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2851y 6mo before
  • WJeremy StephensS-DEC R3
    Close -2801y 11mo before
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2202y 3mo before
Benson Henderson
  • WGilbert MelendezS-DEC R5
    Close -3104mo before
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R5
    Close -2259mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarS-DEC R5
    Close -1851y 1mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarU-DEC R5
    Close +1201y 6mo before
  • WClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 10mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% 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
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1
Henderson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-0

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
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
7 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Henderson
4
UFC fights
7
33.9 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
145.0 min · 20.7 avg
19y 6m
Career length
19y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Henderson
88W–27L · 76.5%
Overall
125W–28L · 81.7%
60W–16L · 78.9%
Wins
125W–28L · 81.7%
28W–11L · 71.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Henderson
116W–70L · 62.4%
Overall
94W–30L · 75.8%
84W–57L · 59.6%
Wins
77W–25L · 75.5%
32W–13L · 71.1%
Losses
17W–5L · 77.3%
Distance striking
Pettis
Henderson
4.17
Landed / min
3.30
38.0%
Accuracy
34.0%
74.5%
Defense
73.2%
0.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
34.6%
Time at distance
53.7%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Henderson
2.65
Takedowns / 15 min
2.17
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
58.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
68.9%
0.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.62
35.8%
Control share
75.3%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head68%(42)div 64%
  • Body8%(5)div 19%
  • Legs24%(15)div 17%
Henderson
  • Head49%(248)div 64%
  • Body30%(149)div 19%
  • Legs21%(107)div 17%

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Benson Henderson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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