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UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger
Ronny Markes
Ronny Markes
12-1 · BRA
VS
Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson
11-2 · USA
February 15, 2012 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Ronny Markes def. Aaron Simpson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Markes23/380/100:54
Simpson32/460/111:28
R2
Markes22/311/202:09
Simpson10/130/200:55
R3
Markes17/281/302:16
Simpson13/250/200:05
Total
Markes62/972/605:19
Simpson55/840/512:28

Scorecards

Markes vs Simpson

RdGlenn TrowbridgeSal D'AmatoSteve GarreanCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-99-1010-99.9-9.1
Total29-2828-2929-2828.9-28.1

Media (7 cards) · avg 2928.1 · 6 Markes · 0 Simpson · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Markes-Simpson.

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
MarkesWin probabilitySimpson
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
24%
Decision
42%
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 Markes, blue toward Simpson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Markes57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%
Submission16%29%
Decision22%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 62
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 2
Simpson43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%35%
Submission8%18%
Decision20%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1536)act 55
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R213%
R312%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Markes
51.1%-109
Simpson
+10947.0%
Most takedownstie 29.7%
Markes
32.9%+114
Simpson
-11437.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Markes
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
43.0%
+132
Under 28.5
57.0%
-132
03672
Simpson
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
42.5%
+135
Under 27.5
57.5%
-135
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Markes
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.8%
+161
Exactly 1
19.7%
push
Under 1
49.5%
-161
035
Simpson
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.0%
+134
Exactly 1
22.6%
push
Under 1
44.4%
-134
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
Markes57.5%57.3%+0.2-140
Simpson42.5%42.7%−0.2+130

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
83.0Striking72.4
Markes +10.6
75.0Grappling65.1
Markes +9.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MarkesSimpson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1577
1531
Divisional
1577
1502
Striking offense
1500
1498
Striking defense
1519
1506
Grappling offense
1521
1508
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
23 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.67
Strikes landed / min
3.54
77%
Strike accuracy
49%
0.53
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
67%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.11
100%
Takedown accuracy
35%
100%
Takedown defense
81%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
185
Days since last fight
130
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ronny Markes
  • WKarlos VemolaU-DEC R3
    Close +2006mo before
Aaron Simpson
  • WEric SchaferU-DEC R3
    Close -4004mo before
  • WBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -2457mo before
  • WMario MirandaU-DEC R3
    Close -21011mo before
  • LMark MunozU-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 3mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R2
    Close -3101y 8mo before
Markes — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Simpson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Markes
Simpson
1
UFC fights
8
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
91.2 min · 11.4 avg
19y 6m
Career length
26y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Markes
Simpson
8W–1L · 88.9%
Overall
91W–29L · 75.8%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Wins
64W–20L · 76.2%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Markes
Simpson
80W–43L · 65.0%
Overall
3W–0L · 100.0%
70W–39L · 64.2%
Wins
3W–0L · 100.0%
10W–4L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Markes
Simpson
8.72
Landed / min
4.04
47.4%
Accuracy
33.8%
66.7%
Defense
73.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.66
6.9%
Time at distance
33.9%
Grappling & control
Markes
Simpson
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.11
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
34.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
81.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.49
95.6%
Control share
82.5%
Strike target map
Markes
  • Head25%(10)div 63%
  • Body43%(17)div 20%
  • Legs33%(13)div 17%
Simpson
  • Head52%(169)div 63%
  • Body22%(72)div 20%
  • Legs25%(82)div 17%

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

Ronny Markes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aaron Simpson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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