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UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
21-7 · USA
VS
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
20-6-1 · USA
August 4, 2012 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.8lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Joe Lauzon def. Jamie Varner by SUB (Triangle Choke), R3 2:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lauzon17/490/000:00
Varner35/810/110:43
R2
Lauzon18/482/402:01
Varner30/640/100:07
R3 · 2:44
Lauzon9/210/100:08
Varner17/322/200:51
Total
Lauzon44/1182/502:09
Varner82/1772/411:41

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
LauzonWin probabilityVarner
26.2%73.8%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
35%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lauzon26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%23%
Submission13%49%
Decision7%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 44
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 2
Varner74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%31%
Submission22%30%
Decision29%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 82
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R215%
R38%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lauzon
32.2%+206
Varner
-20666.3%
Most takedownstie 35.7%
Lauzon
45.2%-236
Varner
+23619.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 28.5
28.5
Over 28.5
42.6%
+135
Under 28.5
57.4%
-135
03672
Varner
Expected: 41.9
42
Over 42
41.5%
+137
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.9%
-137
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
37.7%
+122
Exactly 1
16.2%
push
Under 1
46.1%
-122
035
Varner
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.8%
+215
Under 0.5
68.2%
-215
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 8.6 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
Lauzon26.2%52.3%−26.1-115
Varner73.8%47.7%+26.1+105

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
60.0Striking58.0
Lauzon +2.0
83.5Grappling84.2
Varner +0.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LauzonVarner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1551
1576
Divisional
1550
1473
Striking offense
1486
1490
Striking defense
1503
1560
Grappling offense
1554
1516
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.10
Strikes landed / min
2.44
38%
Strike accuracy
29%
3.28
Strikes absorbed / min
1.79
64%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.82
Takedowns / 15 min
9.75
48%
Takedown accuracy
67%
63%
Takedown defense
50%
4.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Lauzon
  • LAnthony PettisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2585mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close +43510mo before
  • WCurt WarburtonSUB R1
    Close -3201y 1mo before
  • LGeorge SotiropoulosSUB R2
    Close +2051y 8mo before
  • WGabe RuedigerSUB R1
    Close -3201y 11mo before
Jamie Varner
  • WEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R1
    Close +4602mo before
  • WJason GilliamSUB R1
    5y 5mo before
  • LHermes FrancaSUB R3
    Close +4005y 11mo before
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

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, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 3 losses
W
76% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
6 (75%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-1, 2 NC

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
45% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win5loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lauzon
Varner
12
UFC fights
3
62.8 min · 5.2 avg
Octagon time
18.5 min · 6.2 avg
22y 5m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lauzon
Varner
188W–52L · 78.3%
Overall
36W–5L · 87.8%
139W–40L · 77.7%
Wins
21W–0L · 100.0%
49W–12L · 80.3%
Losses
15W–5L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lauzon
Varner
63W–21L · 75.0%
Overall
169W–55L · 75.4%
36W–16L · 69.2%
Wins
129W–47L · 73.3%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Losses
40W–8L · 83.3%
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Lauzon
Varner
1.81
Landed / min
1.91
20.8%
Accuracy
23.2%
68.4%
Defense
45.7%
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.81
42.3%
Time at distance
36.9%
Grappling & control
Lauzon
Varner
3.82
Takedowns / 15 min
9.75
48.5%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
62.5%
Takedown defense
50.0%
4.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.62
55.5%
Control share
89.6%
Strike target map
Lauzon
  • Head92%(121)div 64%
  • Body7%(9)div 19%
  • Legs2%(2)div 17%
Varner
  • Head82%(37)div 64%
  • Body9%(4)div 19%
  • Legs9%(4)div 17%

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jamie Varner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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