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Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard
30-12-2 · USA
VS
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
21-10-1 · USA
July 27, 2013 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Melvin Guillard def. Mac Danzig by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Guillard23/560/000:30
Danzig13/330/000:05
R2 · 2:47
Guillard16/320/010:10
Danzig10/230/100:08
Total
Guillard39/880/010:40
Danzig23/560/100:13

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
GuillardWin probabilityDanzig
53.1%46.9%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
14%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Guillard53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%44%
Submission3%5%
Decision27%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 39
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Danzig47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission11%24%
Decision25%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 23
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R218%
R35%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Guillard
66.6%-208
Danzig
+20831.9%
Most takedownstie 48.9%
Guillard
18.9%+170
Danzig
-17032.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Guillard
Expected: 41.7
41.5
Over 41.5
42.8%
+134
Under 41.5
57.2%
-134
053105
Danzig
Expected: 28.2
28
Over 28
41.8%
+133
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
55.8%
-133
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Guillard
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.2%
+282
Under 0.5
73.8%
-282
035
Danzig
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.9%
+157
Under 0.5
61.1%
-157
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 10.4 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
Guillard53.1%59.8%−6.7-155
Danzig46.9%40.2%+6.7+145

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
72.7Striking67.9
Guillard +4.8
54.6Grappling49.5
Guillard +5.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GuillardDanzig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1519
1561
Divisional
1509
1523
Striking offense
1516
1563
Striking defense
1506
1497
Grappling offense
1511
1463
Grappling defense
1480
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.11
Strikes landed / min
3.53
42%
Strike accuracy
50%
1.59
Strikes absorbed / min
3.35
69%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.73
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
74%
Takedown accuracy
40%
64%
Takedown defense
51%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
45%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
20%
Last-5 win rate
40%
64%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Melvin Guillard
  • LJamie VarnerS-DEC R3
    Close -1407mo before
  • LDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +30511mo before
  • WFabricio CamoesU-DEC R3
    Close -2901y 1mo before
  • LJim MillerSUB R1
    Close +1401y 6mo before
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R1
    Close -5001y 10mo before
Mac Danzig
  • LTakanori GomiS-DEC R3
    Close -1859mo before
  • WEfrain EscuderoU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 3mo before
  • LMatt WimanU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y 10mo before
  • WJoe StevensonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2202y 8mo before
  • LMatt WimanSUB R1
    Close -1023y 1mo before
Guillard — win / loss by method
Record: 30-12-2, 1 NC

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
19 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 9 losses
W
7% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
11win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 6
4 (36%)Decision(13%) 1
Non-UFC
19win4loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (11%)Submission(75%) 3
5 (26%)Decision(25%) 1
Danzig — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-1

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, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 7 losses
W
29% of wins
L
70% of losses
UFC
5win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(33%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
16win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Guillard
Danzig
19
UFC fights
11
121.6 min · 6.4 avg
Octagon time
118.1 min · 10.7 avg
23y 8m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Guillard
Danzig
281W–78L · 78.3%
Overall
189W–58L · 76.5%
122W–32L · 79.2%
Wins
74W–21L · 77.9%
159W–46L · 77.6%
Losses
115W–37L · 75.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Guillard
Danzig
86W–59L · 59.3%
Overall
145W–86L · 62.8%
59W–49L · 54.6%
Wins
95W–66L · 59.0%
27W–10L · 73.0%
Losses
50W–20L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Guillard
Danzig
3.78
Landed / min
6.36
37.4%
Accuracy
43.5%
71.1%
Defense
68.5%
1.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
57.5%
Time at distance
36.8%
Grappling & control
Guillard
Danzig
1.73
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
73.7%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
64.3%
Takedown defense
51.1%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.76
27.2%
Control share
41.7%
Strike target map
Guillard
  • Head66%(250)div 64%
  • Body20%(77)div 19%
  • Legs13%(51)div 17%
Danzig
  • Head71%(295)div 64%
  • Body19%(79)div 19%
  • Legs10%(43)div 17%

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

Melvin Guillard
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.