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Chris Cariaso
Chris Cariaso
13-3 · USA
VS
Josh Ferguson
Josh Ferguson
8-4 · USA
July 11, 2012 · San Jose, California, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Chris Cariaso def. Josh Ferguson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cariaso26/321/201:08
Ferguson7/171/401:56
R2
Cariaso36/561/200:44
Ferguson8/390/200:39
R3
Cariaso8/161/202:27
Ferguson5/90/201:16
Total
Cariaso70/1043/604:19
Ferguson20/651/803:51

Scorecards

Cariaso vs Ferguson

RdDan StellRay BalewiczSusan Thomas-GitlinCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2730-2729.6-27.4

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.727.3 · 6 Cariaso · 0 Ferguson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Cariaso-Ferguson.

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
CariasoWin probabilityFerguson
45.9%54.1%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
18%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cariaso46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%
Submission4%8%
Decision31%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3070)act 70
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.3)act 3
Ferguson54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%27%
Submission15%28%
Decision24%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 20
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R210%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Cariaso
58.0%-142
Ferguson
+14240.9%
Most takedownstie 26.6%
Cariaso
52.2%-245
Ferguson
+24521.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cariaso
Expected: 53.5
53.5
Over 53.5
42.5%
+136
Under 53.5
57.5%
-136
067134
Ferguson
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
42.4%
+136
Under 44.5
57.6%
-136
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Cariaso
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
34.3%
-149
Exactly 1
42.7%
push
Under 1
23.0%
+149
035
Ferguson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
46.1%
+117
Under 0.5
53.9%
-117
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 10.5 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
Cariaso45.9%75.5%−29.6-355
Ferguson54.1%24.5%+29.6+295

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
69.7Striking59.9
Cariaso +9.8
33.9Grappling16.7
Cariaso +17.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CariasoFerguson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1491
1527
Divisional
1507
1497
Striking offense
1502
1525
Striking defense
1498
1481
Grappling offense
1501
1501
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
31 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'5"
64"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.33
Strikes landed / min
3.28
47%
Strike accuracy
59%
2.52
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
59%
Strike defense
32%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
25%
Takedown accuracy
0%
56%
Takedown defense
60%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
0%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
137
Days since last fight
221
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Cariaso
  • WTakeya MizugakiU-DEC R3
    Close +2605mo before
  • WVaughan LeeS-DEC R3
    Close -2058mo before
  • LMichael McDonaldS-DEC R3
    Close +3401y 1mo before
  • WWill CampuzanoU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 6mo before
Josh Ferguson
  • LRoland DelormeSUB R3
    Close -1157mo before
Cariaso — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
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
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Cariaso
Ferguson
4
UFC fights
1
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
10.4 min · 10.4 avg
20y 2m
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cariaso
Ferguson
46W–16L · 74.2%
Overall
6W–1L · 85.7%
34W–15L · 69.4%
Wins
0W–0L
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cariaso
Ferguson
62W–22L · 73.8%
Overall
29W–7L · 80.6%
29W–20L · 59.2%
Wins
7W–6L · 53.8%
33W–2L · 94.3%
Losses
22W–1L · 95.7%
Distance striking
Cariaso
Ferguson
4.55
Landed / min
7.69
41.2%
Accuracy
52.9%
65.6%
Defense
43.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
51.7%
Time at distance
33.8%
Grappling & control
Cariaso
Ferguson
0.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
56.3%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
38.6%
Control share
77.1%
Strike target map
Cariaso
  • Head58%(116)div 58%
  • Body30%(59)div 27%
  • Legs13%(25)div 16%
Ferguson
  • Head74%(25)div 58%
  • Body21%(7)div 27%
  • Legs6%(2)div 16%

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

Chris Cariaso
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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