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The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
Justin Lawrence
Justin Lawrence
3-0 · USA
VS
John Cofer
John Cofer
7-2 · USA
June 1, 2012 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Justin Lawrence def. John Cofer by KO/TKO (Kick), R3 0:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lawrence28/711/300:19
Cofer18/491/200:25
R2
Lawrence23/760/000:32
Cofer18/501/200:27
R3 · 0:19
Lawrence3/80/010:02
Cofer0/20/000:00
Total
Lawrence54/1551/310:53
Cofer36/1012/400:52

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
LawrenceWin probabilityCofer
60.8%39.2%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
16%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lawrence61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%
Submission9%14%
Decision35%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3479)act 54
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.6)act 1
Cofer39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%28%
Submission7%19%
Decision21%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 36
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.5)act 2
Combined totals~107 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R210%
R310%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Lawrence
61.4%-163
Cofer
+16337.6%
Most takedownstie 23.4%
Lawrence
29.8%+157
Cofer
-15746.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lawrence
Expected: 60.5
60.5
Over 60.5
42.5%
+135
Under 60.5
57.5%
-135
076152
Cofer
Expected: 46.7
46.5
Over 46.5
42.8%
+133
Under 46.5
57.2%
-133
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Lawrence
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
37.4%
-167
Exactly 1
40.2%
push
Under 1
22.4%
+167
035
Cofer
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
51.3%
-105
Under 1.5
48.7%
+105
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 11.0 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
Lawrence60.8%76.3%−15.5-345
Cofer39.2%23.7%+15.5+315

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1511
1509
Divisional
1511
1500
Striking offense
1482
1533
Striking defense
1500
1494
Grappling offense
1561
1500
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
22 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
67"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Lawrence
No prior UFC fights.
John Cofer
No prior UFC fights.
Lawrence — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Cofer — 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, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lawrence
Cofer
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Lawrence
Cofer
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lawrence
Cofer
2W–1L · 66.7%
Overall
23W–13L · 63.9%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Wins
21W–12L · 63.6%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–1L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Lawrence
Cofer
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Lawrence
Cofer
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Lawrence
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Cofer
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Justin Lawrence

No UFC fights on record.

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

John Cofer

No UFC fights on record.

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