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Sam Patterson
Sam Patterson
12-2-1 · GBR
VS
Danny Barlow
Danny Barlow
9-0 · USA
March 1, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Sam Patterson def. Danny Barlow by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:10
Patterson18/340/010:03
Barlow15/300/000:00
Total
Patterson18/340/010:03
Barlow15/300/000:00

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
PattersonWin probabilityBarlow
42.3%57.7%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
24%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Patterson42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%8%
Submission16%37%17%
Decision14%34%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 18
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 0
Barlow58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%37%46%
Submission8%14%6%
Decision28%49%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 15
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R216%
R311%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Patterson
42.3%+133
Barlow
-13356.2%
Most takedownstie 38.3%
Patterson
45.3%-278
Barlow
+27816.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Patterson
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
39.1%
+151
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.2%
-151
03671
Barlow
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
40.0%
+150
Under 34.5
60.0%
-150
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Patterson
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.9%
+132
Exactly 1
16.8%
push
Under 1
47.3%
-132
035
Barlow
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.5%
+292
Under 0.5
74.5%
-292
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 9.7 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
Patterson42.3%34.2%+8.1+179
Barlow57.7%65.8%−8.1-222
By method
Patterson by KO/TKO14.3%7.5%+6.8+1015
Patterson by submission10.0%17.1%−7.1+390
Patterson by decision18.0%8.3%+9.7+910
Barlow by KO/TKO19.5%46.3%−26.8-124
Barlow by submission13.7%5.8%+7.9+1353
Barlow by decision24.6%15.0%+9.6+459
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.9%64.1%+5.8-119
Over 2.5 rds53.5%31.4%+22.1+197
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision42.5%24.5%+18.0+284

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
50.6Striking72.2
Barlow +21.5
74.5Grappling25.0
Patterson +49.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PattersonBarlow
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1556
1561
Divisional
1555
1495
Striking offense
1505
1500
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
78"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.61
Strikes landed / min
5.40
37%
Strike accuracy
50%
4.08
Strikes absorbed / min
3.38
44%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.89
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0%
Takedown defense
100%
4.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Patterson
  • WKiefer CrosbieSUB R1
    Close -4807mo before
  • WYohan LainesseSUB R1
    Close +1201y 1mo before
  • LYanal AshmouzKO/TKO R1
    Close -2881y 11mo before
Danny Barlow
  • WNikolay VeretennikovS-DEC R3
    missedClose -4257mo before
  • WJosh QuinlanKO/TKO R3
    Close -2001y before
Patterson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-1

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Barlow — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Patterson
Barlow
3
UFC fights
2
6.1 min · 2.0 avg
Octagon time
26.3 min · 13.2 avg
9y 3m
Career length
4y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Patterson
Barlow
25W–6L · 80.6%
Overall
18W–5L · 78.3%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Wins
18W–5L · 78.3%
6W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Patterson
Barlow
75W–42L · 64.1%
Overall
18W–17L · 51.4%
74W–42L · 63.8%
Wins
18W–17L · 51.4%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Patterson
Barlow
3.93
Landed / min
5.55
37.2%
Accuracy
49.1%
58.6%
Defense
52.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.57
66.3%
Time at distance
91.8%
Grappling & control
Patterson
Barlow
4.89
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
4.89
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
78.2%
Control share
90.8%
Strike target map
Patterson
  • Head88%(14)div 63%
  • Body6%(1)div 21%
  • Legs6%(1)div 16%
Barlow
  • Head72%(102)div 63%
  • Body14%(20)div 21%
  • Legs14%(20)div 16%

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

Sam Patterson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Danny Barlow
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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