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UFC 145: Jones vs Evans
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell
31-8 · USA
VS
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
8-2 · USA
April 21, 2012 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
263.0lb
Weigh-in
237.0lb
Ben Rothwell def. Brendan Schaub by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:10
Rothwell8/170/010:02
Schaub9/170/000:08
Total
Rothwell8/170/010:02
Schaub9/170/000:08

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
RothwellWin probabilitySchaub
27.6%72.4%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
28%
Decision
31%
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 Rothwell, blue toward Schaub. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rothwell28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%43%
Submission9%31%
Decision7%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 8
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Schaub72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%39%
Submission20%27%
Decision24%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2150)act 9
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R212%
R316%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Rothwell
40.8%+141
Schaub
-14157.6%
Most takedownstie 49.4%
Rothwell
20.3%+149
Schaub
-14930.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 32.1
32
Over 32
41.7%
+135
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.3%
-135
04181
Schaub
Expected: 38.6
38.5
Over 38.5
42.6%
+135
Under 38.5
57.4%
-135
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.7%
+274
Under 0.5
73.3%
-274
035
Schaub
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.7%
+173
Under 0.5
63.3%
-173
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
Rothwell27.6%33.2%−5.6+195
Schaub72.4%66.8%+5.6-215

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
51.5Striking70.4
Schaub +18.9
48.5Grappling52.5
Schaub +4.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RothwellSchaub
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1549
1536
Divisional
1549
1489
Striking offense
1518
1493
Striking defense
1506
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
78"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.84
Strikes landed / min
4.02
46%
Strike accuracy
36%
3.95
Strikes absorbed / min
2.24
43%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.92
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
33%
Takedown accuracy
44%
30%
Takedown defense
88%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ben Rothwell
  • LMark HuntU-DEC R3
    Close -3557mo before
  • WGilbert YvelU-DEC R3
    Close +1701y 10mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R2
    Close +2532y 6mo before
Brendan Schaub
  • LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2558mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R3
    Close -2451y 1mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 6mo before
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -3051y 10mo before
  • WChase GormleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2602y 1mo before
Rothwell — win / loss by method
Record: 31-8-0

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
24 wins, 4 losses
W
77% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
30win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
24 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (7%)Decision(33%) 2
Schaub — 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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rothwell
Schaub
3
UFC fights
6
36.0 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
37.5 min · 6.3 avg
25y 7m
Career length
18y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rothwell
Schaub
48W–21L · 69.6%
Overall
106W–26L · 80.3%
36W–14L · 72.0%
Wins
65W–16L · 80.2%
12W–7L · 63.2%
Losses
41W–10L · 80.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rothwell
Schaub
509W–183L · 73.6%
Overall
5W–12L · 29.4%
472W–168L · 73.8%
Wins
5W–12L · 29.4%
37W–15L · 71.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rothwell
Schaub
1.83
Landed / min
3.41
23.1%
Accuracy
24.4%
57.7%
Defense
69.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.60
22.8%
Time at distance
58.5%
Grappling & control
Rothwell
Schaub
2.92
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
30.0%
Takedown defense
87.5%
0.83
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
53.9%
Control share
68.1%
Strike target map
Rothwell
  • Head82%(54)div 67%
  • Body18%(12)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Schaub
  • Head84%(127)div 67%
  • Body15%(22)div 17%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%

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

Ben Rothwell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brendan Schaub
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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