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UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
16-5 · USA
VS
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
13-5 · GBR
June 22, 2012 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Cub Swanson def. Ross Pearson by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Swanson21/560/000:02
Pearson20/521/200:44
R2 · 4:14
Swanson24/480/110:03
Pearson18/552/401:51
Total
Swanson45/1040/110:05
Pearson38/1073/602:35

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
SwansonWin probabilityPearson
69.8%30.2%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
3%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 12.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Swanson70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%43%
Submission2%3%
Decision38%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes101 (58131)act 45
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Pearson30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%26%
Submission1%4%
Decision21%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3579)act 38
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 3
Combined totals~162 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R212%
R323%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Swanson
71.9%-262
Pearson
+26227.5%
Most takedownstie 72.4%
Swanson
13.7%+102
Pearson
-10214.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 100.6
100.5
Over 100.5
42.6%
+135
Under 100.5
57.4%
-135
0126252
Pearson
Expected: 61.0
61
Over 61
41.9%
+136
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
57.0%
-136
077153
Takedowns — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.3%
Exactly 0
84.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Pearson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.7%
Exactly 0
84.3%
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 12.8 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
Swanson69.8%33.2%+36.6+195
Pearson30.2%66.8%−36.6-215

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
76.2Striking71.1
Swanson +5.1
69.9Grappling36.8
Swanson +33.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SwansonPearson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1557
1536
Divisional
1526
1506
Striking offense
1505
1509
Striking defense
1519
1503
Grappling offense
1485
1502
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.10
Strikes landed / min
4.20
55%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.01
Strikes absorbed / min
2.84
66%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
100%
Takedown accuracy
24%
60%
Takedown defense
79%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
146
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cub Swanson
  • WGeorge RoopKO/TKO R2
    Close +1105mo before
  • LRicardo LamasSUB R2
    Close +1657mo before
Ross Pearson
  • WJunior AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close -3256mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaS-DEC R3
    Close +24810mo before
  • WSpencer FisherU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 4mo before
  • LCole MillerSUB R2
    Close -2101y 9mo before
  • WDennis SiverU-DEC R3
    Close -2202y 3mo before
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (80%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Swanson
Pearson
2
UFC fights
7
14.6 min · 7.3 avg
Octagon time
91.5 min · 13.1 avg
22y 0m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Swanson
Pearson
22W–10L · 68.8%
Overall
115W–33L · 77.7%
12W–8L · 60.0%
Wins
91W–29L · 75.8%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
24W–4L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Swanson
Pearson
126W–37L · 77.3%
Overall
59W–53L · 52.7%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
43W–47L · 47.8%
42W–9L · 82.4%
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Swanson
Pearson
4.73
Landed / min
4.75
48.9%
Accuracy
34.9%
71.3%
Defense
75.3%
1.03
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
62.1%
Time at distance
63.5%
Grappling & control
Swanson
Pearson
3.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
23.8%
60.0%
Takedown defense
78.8%
1.03
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
37.7%
Control share
42.2%
Strike target map
Swanson
  • Head57%(34)div 63%
  • Body18%(11)div 19%
  • Legs25%(15)div 17%
Pearson
  • Head61%(234)div 63%
  • Body22%(83)div 19%
  • Legs17%(67)div 17%

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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