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UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
26-5 · USA
VS
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
23-4 · USA
February 15, 2012 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds · Main event
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Jake Ellenberger def. Diego Sanchez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ellenberger23/500/310:09
Sanchez11/450/100:00
R2
Ellenberger19/401/101:12
Sanchez6/290/000:00
R3
Ellenberger20/341/400:18
Sanchez12/400/001:08
Total
Ellenberger62/1242/811:39
Sanchez29/1140/101:08

Scorecards

Ellenberger vs Sanchez

RdGlenn TrowbridgeJeff BlatnickSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---9-10
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (7 cards) · avg 2928 · 7 Ellenberger · 0 Sanchez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ellenberger-Sanchez.

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
EllenbergerWin probabilitySanchez
66.9%33.1%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
2%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ellenberger67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%35%
Submission1%2%
Decision43%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 62
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Sanchez33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%18%
Submission1%3%
Decision26%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 29
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R219%
R34%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Ellenberger
56.3%-132
Sanchez
+13242.6%
Most takedownstie 61.6%
Ellenberger
26.3%-216
Sanchez
+21612.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ellenberger
Expected: 52.9
53
Over 53
41.8%
+136
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
57.0%
-136
067133
Sanchez
Expected: 45.6
45.5
Over 45.5
42.7%
+134
Under 45.5
57.3%
-134
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Ellenberger
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.0%
+244
Under 0.5
71.0%
-244
035
Sanchez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.2%
Exactly 0
84.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.4 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
Ellenberger66.9%76.6%−9.7-355
Sanchez33.1%23.4%+9.7+320

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
72.0Striking64.1
Ellenberger +7.9
81.4Grappling42.3
Ellenberger +39.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EllenbergerSanchez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1604
Pound-for-pound
1637
1604
Divisional
1618
1524
Striking offense
1483
1531
Striking defense
1520
1521
Grappling offense
1499
1532
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
26 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.42
Strikes landed / min
2.75
45%
Strike accuracy
37%
1.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.43
66%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.09
Takedowns / 15 min
1.63
74%
Takedown accuracy
18%
90%
Takedown defense
50%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
75%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
80%
Finish rate
42%
Recent opp. quality
151
Days since last fight
349
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jake Ellenberger
  • WJake ShieldsKO/TKO R1
    Close +1255mo before
  • WSean PiersonKO/TKO R1
    Close -20010mo before
  • WCarlos Eduardo RochaS-DEC R3
    Close -2801y before
  • WJohn HowardKO/TKO R3
    Close -1961y 6mo before
  • WMike PyleKO/TKO R2
    Close -1482y 1mo before
Diego Sanchez
  • WMartin KampmannU-DEC R3
    Close +12511mo before
  • WPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 4mo before
  • LJohn HathawayU-DEC R3
    Close -2151y 9mo before
  • LBJ PennKO/TKO R5
    Close +2252y 2mo before
  • WClay GuidaS-DEC R3
    Close -3472y 8mo before
Ellenberger — win / loss by method
Record: 26-5-0

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
19 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
15% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
21win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (14%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(75%) 3
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 23-4-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
35% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (58%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ellenberger
Sanchez
6
UFC fights
16
51.3 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
202.9 min · 12.7 avg
21y 4m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ellenberger
Sanchez
101W–24L · 80.8%
Overall
253W–72L · 77.8%
78W–19L · 80.4%
Wins
201W–64L · 75.8%
23W–5L · 82.1%
Losses
52W–8L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ellenberger
Sanchez
189W–109L · 63.4%
Overall
54W–57L · 48.6%
145W–93L · 60.9%
Wins
54W–57L · 48.6%
44W–16L · 73.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ellenberger
Sanchez
2.71
Landed / min
2.83
34.6%
Accuracy
27.0%
76.0%
Defense
66.2%
1.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
33.8%
Time at distance
47.8%
Grappling & control
Ellenberger
Sanchez
4.09
Takedowns / 15 min
1.63
73.7%
Takedown accuracy
18.2%
90.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.88
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.96
74.1%
Control share
63.3%
Strike target map
Ellenberger
  • Head70%(87)div 62%
  • Body23%(29)div 22%
  • Legs6%(8)div 16%
Sanchez
  • Head78%(438)div 62%
  • Body19%(105)div 22%
  • Legs3%(16)div 16%

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

Jake Ellenberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Diego Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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