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UFC 140: Jones vs Machida
Dennis Hallman
Dennis Hallman
49-13-2 · USA
VS
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
9-0 · CAN
December 10, 2011 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lightweight · 158 lb · 3 rounds
158.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Dennis Hallman def. John Makdessi by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:58
Hallman20/321/302:48
Makdessi0/00/000:00
Total
Hallman20/321/302:48
Makdessi0/00/000:00

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
HallmanWin probabilityMakdessi
47.1%52.9%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
5%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hallman47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%
Submission5%11%
Decision32%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 20
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Makdessi53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%33%
Submission0%0%
Decision36%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 0
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R213%
R33%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Hallman
31.5%+215
Makdessi
-21567.5%
Most takedownstie 47.1%
Hallman
43.2%-443
Makdessi
+4439.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hallman
Expected: 40.9
41
Over 41
41.5%
+137
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.8%
-137
052103
Makdessi
Expected: 61.1
61
Over 61
42.1%
+135
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
56.8%
-135
077153
Takedowns — over/under
Hallman
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.4%
+111
Under 0.5
52.6%
-111
035
Makdessi
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.0%
Exactly 0
85.0%
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 11.9 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
Hallman47.1%40.7%+6.4+142
Makdessi52.9%59.3%−6.4-152

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
54.3Striking84.1
Makdessi +29.8
53.9Grappling22.2
Hallman +31.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HallmanMakdessi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1554
1518
Divisional
1554
Striking offense
Striking defense
1508
Grappling offense
1481
1495
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
36 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.92
Strikes landed / min
4.69
42%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.03
Strikes absorbed / min
1.66
44%
Strike defense
85%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30%
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
80%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
38%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dennis Hallman
  • LBrian EbersoleKO/TKO R1
    Close +1154mo before
  • WKaro ParisyanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1401y 1mo before
  • WBen SaundersU-DEC R3
    Close +2501y 4mo before
  • LJohn HowardKO/TKO R3
    Close +2052y before
  • LJorge RiveraU-DEC R3
    6y 2mo before
John Makdessi
  • WKyle WatsonKO/TKO R3
    Close -1707mo before
  • WPat AudinwoodU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y before
Hallman — win / loss by method
Record: 49-13-2, 1 NC

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, 6 losses
W
10% of wins
L
46% of losses
Submission
37 wins, 0 losses
W
76% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 7 losses
W
12% of wins
L
54% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
2% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
46win8loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (9%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
36 (78%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (11%)Decision(63%) 5
1 (2%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Makdessi — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hallman
Makdessi
8
UFC fights
2
80.8 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
26.4 min · 13.2 avg
30y 2m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hallman
Makdessi
140W–33L · 80.9%
Overall
22W–7L · 75.9%
49W–8L · 86.0%
Wins
22W–7L · 75.9%
91W–25L · 78.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hallman
Makdessi
207W–101L · 67.2%
Overall
33W–24L · 57.9%
138W–87L · 61.3%
Wins
33W–24L · 57.9%
69W–14L · 83.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hallman
Makdessi
1.52
Landed / min
4.60
25.3%
Accuracy
54.5%
59.8%
Defense
86.1%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.13
18.7%
Time at distance
93.6%
Grappling & control
Hallman
Makdessi
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
2.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
45.5%
Control share
48.8%
Strike target map
Hallman
  • Head58%(43)div 65%
  • Body26%(19)div 18%
  • Legs16%(12)div 17%
Makdessi
  • Head59%(73)div 65%
  • Body15%(18)div 18%
  • Legs27%(33)div 17%

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

Dennis Hallman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Makdessi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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