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UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
6-0 · USA
VS
Tom Lawlor
Tom Lawlor
7-3 · USA
November 19, 2011 · San Jose, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Chris Weidman def. Tom Lawlor by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 2:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:07
Weidman3/61/101:27
Lawlor2/70/000:00
Total
Weidman3/61/101:27
Lawlor2/70/000:00

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
WeidmanWin probabilityLawlor
73.8%26.2%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
32%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Weidman74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%21%
Submission24%32%
Decision35%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 3
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 1
Lawlor26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%19%
Submission9%33%
Decision12%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 2
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R210%
R37%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Weidman
56.0%-133
Lawlor
+13342.1%
Most takedownstie 29.2%
Weidman
58.5%-475
Lawlor
+47512.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.1%
+138
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.7%
-138
03875
Lawlor
Expected: 25.6
25.5
Over 25.5
42.8%
+134
Under 25.5
57.2%
-134
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
45.1%
+122
Under 1.5
54.9%
-122
035
Lawlor
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.0%
+285
Under 0.5
74.0%
-285
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 9.6 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
Weidman73.8%75.4%−1.6-330
Lawlor26.2%24.6%+1.6+300

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
69.7Striking72.9
Lawlor +3.2
57.0Grappling77.3
Lawlor +20.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WeidmanLawlor
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1523
1546
Divisional
1509
1478
Striking offense
1471
1508
Striking defense
1527
1557
Grappling offense
1527
1557
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
78"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.61
Strikes landed / min
2.96
43%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.61
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
61%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.52
Takedowns / 15 min
3.67
67%
Takedown accuracy
39%
Takedown defense
71%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
392
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Weidman
  • WJesse BongfeldtSUB R1
    Close -4755mo before
  • WAlessio SakaraU-DEC R3
    Close -2309mo before
Tom Lawlor
  • WPatrick CoteU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 1mo before
  • LJoe DoerksenSUB R2
    Close -6001y 6mo before
  • LAaron SimpsonS-DEC R3
    Close +2381y 10mo before
  • WCB DollawaySUB R1
    Close +2352y 4mo before
  • WKyle KingsburyU-DEC R3
    Close +1042y 11mo before
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Lawlor — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0, 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Weidman
Lawlor
2
UFC fights
5
19.9 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
53.1 min · 10.6 avg
17y 5m
Career length
19y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Weidman
Lawlor
30W–12L · 71.4%
Overall
79W–20L · 79.8%
30W–12L · 71.4%
Wins
28W–8L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
51W–12L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Weidman
Lawlor
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
2W–2L · 50.0%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
2W–2L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Weidman
Lawlor
3.65
Landed / min
4.11
32.9%
Accuracy
31.1%
68.1%
Defense
69.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
35.8%
Time at distance
23.8%
Grappling & control
Weidman
Lawlor
4.52
Takedowns / 15 min
3.67
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
39.4%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.70
99.6%
Control share
77.8%
Strike target map
Weidman
  • Head85%(44)div 63%
  • Body2%(1)div 20%
  • Legs13%(7)div 17%
Lawlor
  • Head87%(137)div 63%
  • Body6%(10)div 20%
  • Legs6%(10)div 17%

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tom Lawlor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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