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Ricardo Lamas
Ricardo Lamas
12-2 · USA
VS
Erik Koch
Erik Koch
13-1 · USA
January 26, 2013 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Ricardo Lamas def. Erik Koch by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 2:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lamas11/201/702:13
Koch7/250/000:08
R2 · 2:32
Lamas21/361/101:03
Koch7/190/000:12
Total
Lamas32/562/803:16
Koch14/440/000:20

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
LamasWin probabilityKoch
35.2%64.8%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
15%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lamas35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%29%
Submission4%11%
Decision21%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2250)act 32
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 2
Koch65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%31%
Submission11%18%
Decision34%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 14
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R215%
R36%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lamas
51.2%-108
Koch
+10847.4%
Most takedownstie 44.2%
Lamas
29.4%-111
Koch
+11126.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lamas
Expected: 38.7
38.5
Over 38.5
42.8%
+134
Under 38.5
57.2%
-134
04997
Koch
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
41.8%
+135
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.4%
-135
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Lamas
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.8%
+164
Under 0.5
62.2%
-164
035
Koch
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.2%
+184
Under 0.5
64.8%
-184
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 10.6 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
Lamas35.2%32.1%+3.1+205
Koch64.8%67.9%−3.1-225

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
71.3Striking64.3
Lamas +7.1
58.3Grappling25.0
Lamas +33.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LamasKoch
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1573
Pound-for-pound
1566
1574
Divisional
1566
1488
Striking offense
1506
1511
Striking defense
1511
1541
Grappling offense
1503
1532
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.26
Strikes landed / min
2.51
45%
Strike accuracy
34%
1.48
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
66%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
38%
Takedown accuracy
29%
Takedown defense
95%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
218
Days since last fight
497
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricardo Lamas
  • WHatsu HiokiU-DEC R3
    Close +1557mo before
  • WCub SwansonSUB R2
    Close -1751y 2mo before
  • WMatt GriceKO/TKO R1
    Close -1651y 7mo before
Erik Koch
  • WJonathan BrookinsU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 4mo before
  • WRaphael AssuncaoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1651y 10mo before
Lamas — 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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(0%) 0
Koch — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lamas
Koch
3
UFC fights
2
26.9 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
17.5 min · 8.8 avg
18y 6m
Career length
19y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lamas
Koch
55W–11L · 83.3%
Overall
28W–6L · 82.4%
55W–11L · 83.3%
Wins
28W–6L · 82.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lamas
Koch
148W–36L · 80.4%
Overall
112W–40L · 73.7%
117W–32L · 78.5%
Wins
107W–40L · 72.8%
31W–4L · 88.6%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Lamas
Koch
3.52
Landed / min
4.22
39.8%
Accuracy
26.9%
69.2%
Defense
74.5%
0.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.86
45.3%
Time at distance
37.8%
Grappling & control
Lamas
Koch
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
Takedown defense
95.0%
2.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
42.6%
Control share
6.3%
Strike target map
Lamas
  • Head43%(26)div 63%
  • Body30%(18)div 20%
  • Legs28%(17)div 17%
Koch
  • Head57%(25)div 63%
  • Body16%(7)div 20%
  • Legs27%(12)div 17%

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

Ricardo Lamas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Erik Koch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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