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Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
20-9-1 · USA
VS
Efrain Escudero
Efrain Escudero
18-4 · USA
April 21, 2012 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Mac Danzig def. Efrain Escudero by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Danzig16/281/302:13
Escudero17/330/100:47
R2
Danzig21/400/101:31
Escudero15/440/100:03
R3
Danzig30/510/101:51
Escudero24/560/000:10
Total
Danzig67/1191/505:35
Escudero56/1330/201:00

Scorecards

Danzig vs Escudero

RdCardo UrsoChris LeeKen CoffeyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-1010-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2730-27

Media (6 cards) · avg 3027 · 6 Danzig · 0 Escudero

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Danzig-Escudero.

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
DanzigWin probabilityEscudero
36.2%63.8%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
13%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Danzig36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%34%
Submission5%12%
Decision19%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 67
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Escudero64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%23%
Submission9%14%
Decision40%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 56
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R219%
R37%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Danzig
45.0%+119
Escudero
-11953.6%
Most takedownstie 38.6%
Danzig
18.5%+231
Escudero
-23142.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Danzig
Expected: 36.1
36
Over 36
41.7%
+135
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.4%
-135
04691
Escudero
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.6%
+134
Under 39.5
57.4%
-134
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Danzig
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.3%
+241
Under 0.5
70.7%
-241
035
Escudero
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.2%
+150
Exactly 1
19.3%
push
Under 1
48.5%
-150
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 11.6 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
Danzig36.2%56.4%−20.2-135
Escudero63.8%43.6%+20.2+125

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
66.3Striking65.3
Danzig +0.9
52.3Grappling67.1
Escudero +14.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DanzigEscudero
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1530
1507
Divisional
1531
1513
Striking offense
1482
1509
Striking defense
1527
1513
Grappling offense
1498
1475
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.25
Strikes landed / min
2.01
48%
Strike accuracy
34%
3.24
Strikes absorbed / min
1.60
58%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.64
45%
Takedown accuracy
57%
49%
Takedown defense
67%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
44%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
75%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
113
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mac Danzig
  • LMatt WimanU-DEC R3
    Close +2007mo before
  • WJoe StevensonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2201y 4mo before
  • LMatt WimanSUB R1
    Close -1021y 10mo before
  • WJustin BuchholzU-DEC R3
    Close -3902y 2mo before
  • LJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1572y 9mo before
Efrain Escudero
  • LJacob VolkmannU-DEC R3
    Close +2454mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraSUB R3
    Close -1551y 7mo before
  • WDan LauzonU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 11mo before
  • LEvan DunhamSUB R3
    Close -2482y 3mo before
  • WCole MillerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1302y 7mo before
Danzig — win / loss by method
Record: 20-9-1

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 6 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(40%) 2
1 (25%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
16win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(75%) 3
Escudero — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (67%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (80%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (20%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Danzig
Escudero
9
UFC fights
6
88.1 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
73.0 min · 12.2 avg
24y 10m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Danzig
Escudero
140W–46L · 75.3%
Overall
67W–8L · 89.3%
56W–17L · 76.7%
Wins
32W–6L · 84.2%
84W–29L · 74.3%
Losses
35W–2L · 94.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Danzig
Escudero
145W–86L · 62.8%
Overall
51W–22L · 69.9%
95W–66L · 59.0%
Wins
39W–16L · 70.9%
50W–20L · 71.4%
Losses
12W–6L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Danzig
Escudero
6.40
Landed / min
2.58
41.0%
Accuracy
26.9%
70.6%
Defense
76.3%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.62
31.8%
Time at distance
43.6%
Grappling & control
Danzig
Escudero
1.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.64
45.0%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
48.8%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.85
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.23
38.1%
Control share
49.9%
Strike target map
Danzig
  • Head78%(223)div 65%
  • Body15%(43)div 19%
  • Legs7%(20)div 17%
Escudero
  • Head63%(92)div 65%
  • Body9%(13)div 19%
  • Legs29%(42)div 17%

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

Mac Danzig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Efrain Escudero
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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