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Ronny Markes
Ronny Markes
13-1 · BRA
VS
Andrew Craig
Andrew Craig
8-0 · USA
January 19, 2013 · Sao Paulo, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Ronny Markes def. Andrew Craig by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Markes1/31/404:04
Craig3/50/000:08
R2
Markes3/51/403:18
Craig2/80/000:00
R3
Markes1/10/401:26
Craig15/160/102:51
Total
Markes5/92/1208:48
Craig20/290/102:59

Scorecards

Markes vs Craig

RdChris LeeHoward HughesRomulo BittencourtCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9.1
R39-109-109-108.9-10
Total29-2829-2829-2828.9-28.1

Media (9 cards) · avg 2928 · 9 Markes · 0 Craig

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Markes-Craig.

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
MarkesWin probabilityCraig
59.3%40.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
13%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Markes59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%32%
Submission9%15%
Decision31%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 5
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.6)act 2
Craig41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%30%
Submission4%11%
Decision24%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R216%
R310%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Markes
53.9%-121
Craig
+12144.5%
Most takedownstie 28.4%
Markes
63.6%-800
Craig
+8008.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Markes
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
42.5%
+136
Under 36.5
57.5%
-136
04692
Craig
Expected: 32.9
33
Over 33
41.3%
+137
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.7%
-137
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Markes
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.3%
+136
Exactly 2
16.6%
push
Under 2
48.0%
-136
036
Craig
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.4%
Exactly 0
82.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.2 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
Markes59.3%74.5%−15.2-315
Craig40.7%25.5%+15.2+285

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
70.4Striking46.2
Markes +24.1
70.0Grappling34.4
Markes +35.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MarkesCraig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1555
1549
Divisional
1555
1504
Striking offense
1506
1498
Striking defense
1497
1509
Grappling offense
1497
1511
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.40
Strikes landed / min
2.37
68%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.10
Strikes absorbed / min
4.38
42%
Strike defense
37%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
67%
Takedown accuracy
33%
100%
Takedown defense
58%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
339
Days since last fight
192
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ronny Markes
  • WAaron SimpsonS-DEC R3
    Close -14011mo before
  • WKarlos VemolaU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y 5mo before
Andrew Craig
  • WRafael NatalKO/TKO R2
    Close -1406mo before
  • WKyle NokeU-DEC R3
    Close +23511mo before
Markes — 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Markes
Craig
2
UFC fights
2
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
24.9 min · 12.4 avg
19y 6m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Markes
Craig
19W–3L · 86.4%
Overall
33W–8L · 80.5%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Wins
33W–8L · 80.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Markes
Craig
80W–43L · 65.0%
Overall
38W–12L · 76.0%
70W–39L · 64.2%
Wins
38W–12L · 76.0%
10W–4L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Markes
Craig
6.61
Landed / min
3.12
50.6%
Accuracy
33.3%
54.9%
Defense
43.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.60
22.7%
Time at distance
58.0%
Grappling & control
Markes
Craig
4.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
85.6%
Control share
48.9%
Strike target map
Markes
  • Head37%(38)div 63%
  • Body21%(21)div 19%
  • Legs42%(43)div 17%
Craig
  • Head68%(40)div 63%
  • Body10%(6)div 19%
  • Legs22%(13)div 17%

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

Ronny Markes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andrew Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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