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UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
14-2 · USA
VS
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
21-6 · USA
February 25, 2012 · Saitama, Japan
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Anthony Pettis def. Joe Lauzon by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 1:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:21
Pettis9/200/010:02
Lauzon0/80/000:00
Total
Pettis9/200/010:02
Lauzon0/80/000:00

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
PettisWin probabilityLauzon
76.5%23.5%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
12%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pettis76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%54%
Submission5%6%
Decision30%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 9
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Lauzon24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%48%
Submission7%29%
Decision5%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 0
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R221%
R315%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Pettis
77.0%-348
Lauzon
+34822.1%
Most takedownstie 37.9%
Pettis
4.7%+1213
Lauzon
-121357.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 68.8
69
Over 69
41.8%
+137
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
57.2%
-137
086172
Lauzon
Expected: 35.9
36
Over 36
41.4%
+137
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.8%
-137
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.2%
Exactly 0
90.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lauzon
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
43.4%
+130
Under 1.5
56.6%
-130
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 9.5 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
Pettis76.5%72.6%+3.9-285
Lauzon23.5%27.4%−3.9+258

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
64.4Striking61.0
Pettis +3.4
60.1Grappling83.9
Lauzon +23.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisLauzon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1595
1547
Divisional
1594
1497
Striking offense
1480
1531
Striking defense
1497
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.17
Strikes landed / min
2.15
36%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.20
Strikes absorbed / min
3.21
68%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.91
67%
Takedown accuracy
48%
50%
Takedown defense
63%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
73%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Pettis
  • WJeremy StephensS-DEC R3
    Close -2805mo before
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2209mo before
Joe Lauzon
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close +4355mo before
  • WCurt WarburtonSUB R1
    Close -3208mo before
  • LGeorge SotiropoulosSUB R2
    Close +2051y 3mo before
  • WGabe RuedigerSUB R1
    Close -3201y 6mo before
  • LSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close -2982y 2mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 21-6-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 3 losses
W
76% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (75%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Lauzon
2
UFC fights
11
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
61.4 min · 5.6 avg
19y 6m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Lauzon
48W–17L · 73.8%
Overall
174W–50L · 77.7%
20W–6L · 76.9%
Wins
139W–40L · 77.7%
28W–11L · 71.8%
Losses
35W–10L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Lauzon
116W–70L · 62.4%
Overall
63W–21L · 75.0%
84W–57L · 59.6%
Wins
36W–16L · 69.2%
32W–13L · 71.1%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Pettis
Lauzon
3.42
Landed / min
1.90
31.0%
Accuracy
21.5%
73.2%
Defense
68.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
26.3%
Time at distance
41.1%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Lauzon
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.91
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
48.5%
50.0%
Takedown defense
62.5%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.88
35.6%
Control share
55.5%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head60%(21)div 65%
  • Body3%(1)div 19%
  • Legs37%(13)div 17%
Lauzon
  • Head92%(121)div 65%
  • Body7%(9)div 19%
  • Legs2%(2)div 17%

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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