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UFC 145: Jones vs Evans
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald
14-1 · USA
VS
Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres
40-4 · USA
April 21, 2012 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Michael McDonald def. Miguel Torres by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:18
McDonald16/590/010:02
Torres8/290/000:00
Total
McDonald16/590/010:02
Torres8/290/000:00

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
McDonaldWin probabilityTorres
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
33%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McDonald62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%
Submission18%29%
Decision25%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 16
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Torres38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%24%
Submission15%41%
Decision14%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 8
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R215%
R35%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
McDonald
49.4%-102
Torres
+10248.6%
Most takedownstie 44.0%
McDonald
30.9%-123
Torres
+12325.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
McDonald
Expected: 27.2
27
Over 27
41.8%
+133
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
55.8%
-133
03569
Torres
Expected: 27.0
27
Over 27
41.2%
+137
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.3%
-137
03468
Takedowns — over/under
McDonald
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.6%
+153
Under 0.5
60.4%
-153
035
Torres
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.6%
+189
Under 0.5
65.4%
-189
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 8.5 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
McDonald61.5%50.0%+11.5-105
Torres38.5%50.0%−11.5-105

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
63.3Striking76.2
Torres +12.8
78.6Grappling19.4
McDonald +59.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McDonaldTorres
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1588
1576
Divisional
1588
1506
Striking offense
1491
1498
Striking defense
1513
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
21 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
3.27
48%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.07
Strikes absorbed / min
1.20
50%
Strike defense
76%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
86%
Takedown accuracy
0%
75%
Takedown defense
25%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael McDonald
  • WAlex SotoKO/TKO R1
    Close -4105mo before
  • WChris CariasoS-DEC R3
    Close -38011mo before
  • WEdwin FigueroaU-DEC R3
    Close -4601y 1mo before
Miguel Torres
  • WNick PaceU-DEC R3
    Close -4105mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -12011mo before
  • WAntonio BanuelosU-DEC R3
    Close -3201y 2mo before
McDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
57% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Torres — win / loss by method
Record: 40-4-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
38win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (37%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
18 (47%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (16%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
McDonald
Torres
3
UFC fights
3
30.9 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 9m
Career length
26y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

McDonald
Torres
24W–2L · 92.3%
Overall
30W–9L · 76.9%
24W–2L · 92.3%
Wins
24W–8L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McDonald
Torres
64W–25L · 71.9%
Overall
215W–81L · 72.6%
53W–21L · 71.6%
Wins
187W–76L · 71.1%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
28W–5L · 84.8%
Distance striking
McDonald
Torres
4.29
Landed / min
5.06
45.4%
Accuracy
39.2%
50.3%
Defense
82.7%
0.97
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
59.6%
Time at distance
50.0%
Grappling & control
McDonald
Torres
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
85.7%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
25.0%
1.45
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
52.9%
Control share
40.3%
Strike target map
McDonald
  • Head68%(65)div 58%
  • Body15%(14)div 25%
  • Legs17%(16)div 17%
Torres
  • Head59%(87)div 58%
  • Body22%(32)div 25%
  • Legs19%(28)div 17%

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

Michael McDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Miguel Torres
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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