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Josh Neer
Josh Neer
32-10-1 · USA
VS
Duane Ludwig
Duane Ludwig
21-11 · USA
January 20, 2012 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Josh Neer def. Duane Ludwig by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 3:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:04
Neer5/201/301:09
Ludwig24/460/000:10
Total
Neer5/201/301:09
Ludwig24/460/000:10

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
NeerWin probabilityLudwig
56.8%43.2%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
28%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Neer57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%
Submission19%34%
Decision19%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 5
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Ludwig43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%33%
Submission8%19%
Decision21%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 24
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R221%
R39%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Neer
47.3%+108
Ludwig
-10851.2%
Most takedownstie 51.3%
Neer
29.9%-159
Ludwig
+15918.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Neer
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
42.8%
+134
Under 35.5
57.2%
-134
04590
Ludwig
Expected: 37.2
37
Over 37
41.9%
+134
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.3%
-134
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Neer
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.1%
+185
Under 0.5
64.9%
-185
035
Ludwig
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.6%
+306
Under 0.5
75.4%
-306
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 9.4 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
Neer56.8%61.4%−4.6-165
Ludwig43.2%38.6%+4.6+155

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
68.6Striking69.8
Ludwig +1.2
55.9Grappling29.0
Neer +26.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NeerLudwig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1553
1535
Divisional
1567
1484
Striking offense
1493
1511
Striking defense
1491
1504
Grappling offense
1492
1478
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
28 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.06
Strikes landed / min
5.46
45%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.61
Strikes absorbed / min
3.83
62%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.07
Takedowns / 15 min
0.31
47%
Takedown accuracy
17%
40%
Takedown defense
71%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
45%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
60%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
111
Days since last fight
159
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Neer
  • WKeith WisniewskiKO/TKO R2
    Close -2604mo before
  • LGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close +1012y 3mo before
  • LKurt PellegrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 5mo before
  • WMac DanzigSUB R2
    Close +1282y 11mo before
  • LNate DiazS-DEC R3
    Close +1903y 4mo before
Duane Ludwig
  • WAmir SadollahU-DEC R3
    Close +3505mo before
  • WNick OsipczakS-DEC R3
    Close +2801y 2mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -1551y 10mo before
  • LJim MillerSUB R1
    Close +3692y 1mo before
  • WJonathan GouletKO/TKO R1
    Close +1606y before
Neer — win / loss by method
Record: 32-10-1

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
20 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(33%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
27win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
19 (70%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
6 (22%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (7%)Decision(25%) 1
Ludwig — win / loss by method
Record: 21-11-0

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
14 wins, 5 losses
W
67% of wins
L
45% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 5 losses
W
10% of wins
L
45% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
9% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
2 (12%)Submission(44%) 4
2 (12%)Decision(11%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Neer
Ludwig
11
UFC fights
6
126.2 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
48.4 min · 8.1 avg
23y 4m
Career length
26y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Neer
Ludwig
209W–59L · 78.0%
Overall
57W–14L · 80.3%
112W–34L · 76.7%
Wins
32W–11L · 74.4%
97W–25L · 79.5%
Losses
25W–3L · 89.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Neer
Ludwig
262W–137L · 65.7%
Overall
213W–86L · 71.2%
210W–125L · 62.7%
Wins
118W–64L · 64.8%
52W–12L · 81.3%
Losses
95W–22L · 81.2%
Distance striking
Neer
Ludwig
4.15
Landed / min
7.26
32.6%
Accuracy
34.9%
72.6%
Defense
60.3%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
29.6%
Time at distance
53.5%
Grappling & control
Neer
Ludwig
1.07
Takedowns / 15 min
0.31
47.4%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
40.4%
Takedown defense
71.4%
1.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
39.8%
Control share
37.2%
Strike target map
Neer
  • Head76%(294)div 63%
  • Body13%(50)div 22%
  • Legs11%(42)div 16%
Ludwig
  • Head61%(162)div 63%
  • Body31%(82)div 22%
  • Legs8%(20)div 16%

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

Josh Neer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Duane Ludwig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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