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UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt
7-7 · NZL
VS
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
17-6-2 · FRA
February 25, 2012 · Saitama, Japan
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
264.0lb
Weigh-in
229.0lb
Mark Hunt def. Cheick Kongo by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:11
Hunt10/160/010:18
Kongo5/120/000:07
Total
Hunt10/160/010:18
Kongo5/120/000:07

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
HuntWin probabilityKongo
22.2%77.8%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
19%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hunt22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%28%
Submission4%18%
Decision12%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 10
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Kongo78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%39%
Submission15%19%
Decision33%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 5
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R216%
R38%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Hunt
24.8%+297
Kongo
-29773.7%
Most takedownstie 50.8%
Hunt
12.4%+295
Kongo
-29536.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hunt
Expected: 23.3
23.5
Over 23.5
41.9%
+139
Under 23.5
58.1%
-139
03059
Kongo
Expected: 41.4
41.5
Over 41.5
42.3%
+136
Under 41.5
57.7%
-136
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Hunt
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.9%
Exactly 0
82.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Kongo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.2%
+142
Under 0.5
58.8%
-142
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 9.7 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
Hunt22.2%27.7%−5.5+255
Kongo77.8%72.3%+5.5-280

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
73.5Striking78.0
Kongo +4.5
66.8Grappling55.0
Hunt +11.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HuntKongo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1594
1515
Divisional
1594
1507
Striking offense
1538
1529
Striking defense
1550
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
37 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'4"
72"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.77
Strikes landed / min
3.65
43%
Strike accuracy
58%
1.23
Strikes absorbed / min
1.44
69%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.98
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
60%
Takedown accuracy
67%
85%
Takedown defense
49%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
67%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
70%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Hunt
  • WBen RothwellU-DEC R3
    Close +3205mo before
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R2
    Close +2251y before
  • LSean McCorkleSUB R1
    Close -1901y 5mo before
Cheick Kongo
  • WMatt MitrioneU-DEC R3
    Close +1184mo before
  • WPat BarryKO/TKO R1
    Close -2008mo before
  • DTravis BrowneU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 4mo before
  • WPaul BuentelloKO/TKO R3
    Close -3451y 11mo before
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close +1642y 2mo before
Hunt — win / loss by method
Record: 7-7-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 6 losses
W
0% of wins
L
86% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(83%) 5
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Kongo — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-2

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Hunt
Kongo
3
UFC fights
15
22.7 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
144.2 min · 9.6 avg
22y 1m
Career length
25y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hunt
Kongo
61W–10L · 85.9%
Overall
157W–52L · 75.1%
52W–10L · 83.9%
Wins
108W–35L · 75.5%
9W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
49W–17L · 74.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hunt
Kongo
199W–52L · 79.3%
Overall
102W–62L · 62.2%
78W–29L · 72.9%
Wins
65W–46L · 58.6%
121W–23L · 84.0%
Losses
37W–16L · 69.8%
Distance striking
Hunt
Kongo
3.46
Landed / min
5.09
35.1%
Accuracy
39.0%
79.2%
Defense
69.3%
0.66
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
50.9%
Time at distance
26.6%
Grappling & control
Hunt
Kongo
1.98
Takedowns / 15 min
2.50
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
85.0%
Takedown defense
49.1%
0.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.31
63.5%
Control share
54.4%
Strike target map
Hunt
  • Head95%(60)div 67%
  • Body2%(1)div 17%
  • Legs3%(2)div 17%
Kongo
  • Head45%(238)div 67%
  • Body24%(128)div 17%
  • Legs31%(161)div 17%

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

Mark Hunt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cheick Kongo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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