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UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
Justin Edwards
Justin Edwards
7-2 · USA
VS
Josh Neer
Josh Neer
33-11-1 · USA
October 5, 2012 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Justin Edwards def. Josh Neer by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 0:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:45
Edwards6/70/100:08
Neer0/00/100:20
Total
Edwards6/70/100:08
Neer0/00/100:20

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
EdwardsWin probabilityNeer
52.5%47.5%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
27%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edwards52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%20%
Submission15%29%
Decision27%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 6
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Neer48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%41%
Submission11%24%
Decision17%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 0
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R215%
R36%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Edwards
50.7%-107
Neer
+10747.5%
Most takedownstie 44.5%
Edwards
27.2%+104
Neer
-10428.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 30.2
30
Over 30
41.9%
+133
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
55.9%
-133
03876
Neer
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.8%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.0%
-134
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.5%
+181
Under 0.5
64.5%
-181
035
Neer
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.3%
+176
Under 0.5
63.7%
-176
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 9.3 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
Edwards52.5%27.7%+24.8+255
Neer47.5%72.3%−24.8-280

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
58.5Striking67.4
Neer +8.9
45.6Grappling54.5
Neer +8.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdwardsNeer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1507
Pound-for-pound
1528
1507
Divisional
1537
Striking offense
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
1503
1486
Grappling defense
1475
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.47
Strikes landed / min
3.05
49%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
2.77
40%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
26%
Takedown accuracy
43%
23%
Takedown defense
40%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
46%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
335
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Edwards
  • LJohn MaguireU-DEC R3
    Close -13011mo before
  • WJorge LopezU-DEC R3
    Close +3201y 1mo before
  • LClay HarvisonS-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 4mo before
Josh Neer
  • LMike PyleKO/TKO R1
    Close +1754mo before
  • WDuane LudwigSUB R1
    Close -1659mo before
  • WKeith WisniewskiKO/TKO R2
    Close -2601y before
  • LGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close +1012y 11mo before
  • LKurt PellegrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -2153y 2mo before
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (83%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Neer — win / loss by method
Record: 33-11-1

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
20 wins, 2 losses
W
61% of wins
L
18% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
36% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
12% of wins
L
45% of losses
UFC
6win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(29%) 2
2 (33%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
27win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
19 (70%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
6 (22%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (7%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Edwards
Neer
3
UFC fights
13
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
134.2 min · 10.3 avg
17y 8m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edwards
Neer
35W–6L · 85.4%
Overall
252W–78L · 76.4%
11W–1L · 91.7%
Wins
133W–45L · 74.7%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
119W–33L · 78.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edwards
Neer
29W–20L · 59.2%
Overall
262W–137L · 65.7%
29W–20L · 59.2%
Wins
210W–125L · 62.7%
0W–0L
Losses
52W–12L · 81.3%
Distance striking
Edwards
Neer
5.87
Landed / min
4.24
36.6%
Accuracy
32.8%
63.4%
Defense
71.0%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.11
18.2%
Time at distance
29.9%
Grappling & control
Edwards
Neer
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.12
25.7%
Takedown accuracy
43.5%
23.1%
Takedown defense
39.7%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.45
39.9%
Control share
39.2%
Strike target map
Edwards
  • Head53%(59)div 62%
  • Body35%(39)div 22%
  • Legs12%(13)div 16%
Neer
  • Head75%(307)div 62%
  • Body15%(61)div 22%
  • Legs10%(42)div 16%

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

Justin Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Neer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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