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UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar
23-8 · SLV
VS
John Albert
John Albert
6-1 · USA
February 15, 2012 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Ivan Menjivar def. John Albert by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:45
Menjivar25/351/102:09
Albert31/550/000:14
Total
Menjivar25/351/102:09
Albert31/550/000:14

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
MenjivarWin probabilityAlbert
47.6%52.4%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
24%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Menjivar48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%19%
Submission12%26%
Decision27%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1946)act 25
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Albert52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission12%23%
Decision29%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 31
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R215%
R35%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Menjivar
51.7%-111
Albert
+11146.7%
Most takedownstie 40.8%
Menjivar
27.1%+119
Albert
-11932.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Menjivar
Expected: 35.2
35
Over 35
42.0%
+134
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.1%
-134
04589
Albert
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.1%
+137
Under 33.5
57.9%
-137
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Menjivar
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.0%
+170
Under 0.5
63.0%
-170
035
Albert
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.1%
+137
Under 0.5
57.9%
-137
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 10.6 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
Menjivar47.6%69.3%−21.7-240
Albert52.4%30.7%+21.7+220

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
67.3Striking89.1
Albert +21.8
19.5Grappling0.0
Menjivar +19.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MenjivarAlbert
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1526
1554
Divisional
1526
1498
Striking offense
1500
1516
Striking defense
1500
1486
Grappling offense
1505
1496
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
29 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
64"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.44
Strikes landed / min
18.26
35%
Strike accuracy
62%
1.59
Strikes absorbed / min
2.61
70%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
27%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
193
Days since last fight
74
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ivan Menjivar
  • WNick PaceU-DEC R3
    Close -1646mo before
  • WCharlie ValenciaKO/TKO R1
    Close -18510mo before
  • LMatt SerraU-DEC R3
    Close +1307y 8mo before
John Albert
  • WDustin PagueKO/TKO R1
    Close +2052mo before
Menjivar — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-0

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
13% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
26% of wins
L
63% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
21win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (38%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
8 (38%)Submission(14%) 1
5 (24%)Decision(57%) 4
0 (0%)DQ / other(14%) 1
Albert — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Menjivar
Albert
3
UFC fights
1
31.5 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
1.1 min · 1.1 avg
25y 6m
Career length
19y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Menjivar
Albert
25W–10L · 71.4%
Overall
10W–4L · 71.4%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Wins
10W–4L · 71.4%
7W–3L · 70.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Menjivar
Albert
221W–99L · 69.1%
Overall
8W–8L · 50.0%
127W–78L · 62.0%
Wins
4W–5L · 44.4%
94W–21L · 81.7%
Losses
4W–3L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Menjivar
Albert
4.30
Landed / min
19.09
30.0%
Accuracy
41.2%
73.3%
Defense
70.0%
0.48
Knockdowns / 15 min
13.04
42.1%
Time at distance
31.9%
Grappling & control
Menjivar
Albert
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
Takedown defense
0.95
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
2.0%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Menjivar
  • Head43%(33)div 56%
  • Body29%(22)div 26%
  • Legs29%(22)div 18%
Albert
  • Head90%(19)div 56%
  • Body5%(1)div 26%
  • Legs5%(1)div 18%

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

Ivan Menjivar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Albert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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