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UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
12-2 · IRL
VS
Marcus Brimage
Marcus Brimage
6-1 · USA
April 6, 2013 · Stockholm, Sweden
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Conor McGregor def. Marcus Brimage by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:07
McGregor21/350/010:05
Brimage12/410/000:00
Total
McGregor21/350/010:05
Brimage12/410/000:00

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
McGregorWin probabilityBrimage
82.4%17.6%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
29%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McGregor82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%52%
Submission25%30%
Decision15%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 21
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Brimage18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%26%
Submission4%24%
Decision9%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2250)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R27%
R335%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
McGregor
63.8%-182
Brimage
+18235.0%
Most takedownstie 55.1%
McGregor
25.0%-125
Brimage
+12519.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 53.2
53
Over 53
42.2%
+134
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.6%
-134
067134
Brimage
Expected: 38.7
38.5
Over 38.5
42.9%
+133
Under 38.5
57.1%
-133
04997
Takedowns — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.6%
+237
Under 0.5
70.4%
-237
035
Brimage
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
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 9.4 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
McGregor82.4%59.0%+23.4-150
Brimage17.6%41.0%−23.4+140

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
McGregorBrimage
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1553
1531
Divisional
1553
1500
Striking offense
1498
1533
Striking defense
1524
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
24 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'4"
74"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.96
Strike accuracy
36%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.96
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
89%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+3
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Conor McGregor
No prior UFC fights.
Marcus Brimage
  • WJimy HettesU-DEC R3
    Close +3556mo before
  • WMaximo BlancoS-DEC R3
    Close +21511mo before
  • WStephen BassU-DEC R3
    Close +1041y 4mo before
McGregor — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (92%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Brimage — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
McGregor
Brimage
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
19y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

McGregor
Brimage
Overall
28W–3L · 90.3%
Wins
28W–3L · 90.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
McGregor
Brimage
72W–26L · 73.5%
Overall
17W–10L · 63.0%
61W–21L · 74.4%
Wins
16W–8L · 66.7%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
1W–2L · 33.3%
Distance striking
McGregor
Brimage
Landed / min
5.35
Accuracy
35.8%
Defense
57.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
Time at distance
86.4%
Grappling & control
McGregor
Brimage
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
88.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
24.4%
Strike target map
McGregor
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Brimage
  • Head57%(128)div 63%
  • Body29%(64)div 19%
  • Legs14%(31)div 17%

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

Conor McGregor

No UFC fights on record.

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

Marcus Brimage
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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