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UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
Mitch Gagnon
Mitch Gagnon
8-2 · CAN
VS
Walel Watson
Walel Watson
9-4 · USA
September 22, 2012 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Mitch Gagnon def. Walel Watson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:09
Gagnon5/110/010:31
Watson1/80/000:00
Total
Gagnon5/110/010:31
Watson1/80/000:00

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
GagnonWin probabilityWatson
71.3%28.7%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
42%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gagnon71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%25%
Submission31%43%
Decision23%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 5
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 0
Watson29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%31%
Submission11%40%
Decision9%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1127)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R151%
R214%
R34%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Gagnon
56.9%-139
Watson
+13940.8%
Most takedownstie 32.4%
Gagnon
54.9%-433
Watson
+43312.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gagnon
Expected: 24.5
24.5
Over 24.5
42.4%
+136
Under 24.5
57.6%
-136
03162
Watson
Expected: 20.4
20.5
Over 20.5
42.3%
+136
Under 20.5
57.7%
-136
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Gagnon
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
36.6%
-102
Exactly 1
27.7%
push
Under 1
35.7%
+102
035
Watson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.9%
Exactly 0
75.1%
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 7.5 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
Gagnon71.3%37.4%+33.9+164
Watson28.7%62.6%−33.9-174

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
72.3Striking46.5
Gagnon +25.8
34.0Grappling35.1
Watson +1.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GagnonWatson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1505
Pound-for-pound
1497
1504
Divisional
1497
1499
Striking offense
1501
1507
Striking defense
1512
1503
Grappling offense
1494
1493
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'11"
65"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.32
Strikes landed / min
2.14
42%
Strike accuracy
30%
0.94
Strikes absorbed / min
3.77
76%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
20%
Takedown accuracy
0%
67%
Takedown defense
62%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
220
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mitch Gagnon
  • LBryan CarawaySUB R3
    Close +2002mo before
Walel Watson
  • LTJ DillashawU-DEC R3
    Close +2357mo before
  • LYves JabouinS-DEC R3
    Close +1459mo before
  • WJoseph SandovalKO/TKO R1
    Close +1001y before
Gagnon — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (88%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Watson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
78% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (88%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Gagnon
Watson
1
UFC fights
3
11.7 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
31.3 min · 10.4 avg
17y 10m
Career length
17y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gagnon
Watson
16W–5L · 76.2%
Overall
26W–8L · 76.5%
0W–0L
Wins
6W–0L · 100.0%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
20W–8L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gagnon
Watson
33W–12L · 73.3%
Overall
37W–22L · 62.7%
29W–12L · 70.7%
Wins
28W–18L · 60.9%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
9W–4L · 69.2%
Distance striking
Gagnon
Watson
5.83
Landed / min
3.59
37.5%
Accuracy
26.8%
87.5%
Defense
61.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.96
17.7%
Time at distance
49.9%
Grappling & control
Gagnon
Watson
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.44
38.7%
Control share
8.5%
Strike target map
Gagnon
  • Head85%(23)div 58%
  • Body11%(3)div 24%
  • Legs4%(1)div 18%
Watson
  • Head55%(37)div 58%
  • Body18%(12)div 24%
  • Legs27%(18)div 18%

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

Mitch Gagnon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Walel Watson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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