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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
13-1 · USA
VS
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
16-2 · USA
April 20, 2013 · San Jose, California, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Chad Mendes def. Darren Elkins by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:08
Mendes7/140/010:03
Elkins2/290/000:00
Total
Mendes7/140/010:03
Elkins2/290/000:00

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
MendesWin probabilityElkins
88.4%11.6%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
16%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mendes88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%42%
Submission14%16%
Decision37%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 7
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Elkins12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%45%
Submission2%17%
Decision5%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1946)act 2
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R240%
R31%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Mendes
59.5%-152
Elkins
+15239.1%
Most takedownstie 37.7%
Mendes
42.8%-220
Elkins
+22019.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mendes
Expected: 43.8
44
Over 44
41.4%
+138
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
57.0%
-138
055110
Elkins
Expected: 35.0
35
Over 35
41.6%
+136
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.5%
-136
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Mendes
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.2%
+152
Exactly 1
21.3%
push
Under 1
47.4%
-152
035
Elkins
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.2%
+221
Under 0.5
68.8%
-221
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 9.8 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
Mendes88.4%84.0%+4.4-615
Elkins11.6%16.0%−4.4+510

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
78.6Striking66.4
Mendes +12.1
61.6Grappling69.5
Elkins +7.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MendesElkins
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1599
1580
Divisional
1600
1495
Striking offense
1504
1512
Striking defense
1521
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
66"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.26
Strikes landed / min
3.08
51%
Strike accuracy
35%
1.26
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
79%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
41%
Takedown accuracy
39%
100%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
86%
+2
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
127
Days since last fight
35
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chad Mendes
  • WYaotzin MezaKO/TKO R1
    Close -16504mo before
  • WCody McKenzieKO/TKO R1
    Close -7059mo before
  • LJose AldoKO/TKO R1
    Close +2101y 3mo before
  • WRani YahyaU-DEC R3
    Close -5401y 8mo before
  • WMichihiro OmigawaU-DEC R3
    Close -3652y 2mo before
Darren Elkins
  • WAntonio CarvalhoKO/TKO R1
    Close -23035d before
  • WSteven SilerU-DEC R3
    Close -1105mo before
  • WDiego BrandaoU-DEC R3
    Close +24011mo before
  • WZhang TiequanU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 6mo before
  • WMichihiro OmigawaU-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 10mo before
Mendes — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
5 (56%)Decision() 0
Elkins — 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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Mendes
Elkins
5
UFC fights
7
37.4 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
64.5 min · 9.2 avg
17y 10m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mendes
Elkins
81W–24L · 77.1%
Overall
109W–41L · 72.7%
61W–23L · 72.6%
Wins
97W–41L · 70.3%
20W–1L · 95.2%
Losses
12W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mendes
Elkins
87W–35L · 71.3%
Overall
56W–47L · 54.4%
87W–35L · 71.3%
Wins
31W–28L · 52.5%
0W–0L
Losses
25W–19L · 56.8%
Distance striking
Mendes
Elkins
3.48
Landed / min
4.55
43.9%
Accuracy
25.1%
81.1%
Defense
62.6%
0.80
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
63.8%
Time at distance
37.5%
Grappling & control
Mendes
Elkins
3.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
40.9%
Takedown accuracy
39.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.32
95.4%
Control share
82.6%
Strike target map
Mendes
  • Head57%(69)div 63%
  • Body10%(12)div 19%
  • Legs34%(41)div 18%
Elkins
  • Head83%(165)div 63%
  • Body15%(29)div 19%
  • Legs3%(5)div 18%

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

Chad Mendes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darren Elkins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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