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Mike Pierce
Mike Pierce
12-4 · USA
VS
Paul Bradley
Paul Bradley
18-3 · USA
November 12, 2011 · Anaheim, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Mike Pierce def. Paul Bradley by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pierce24/560/000:17
Bradley17/390/100:31
R2
Pierce17/310/100:20
Bradley22/450/100:00
R3
Pierce34/570/000:00
Bradley24/610/200:33
Total
Pierce75/1440/100:37
Bradley63/1450/401:04

Scorecards

Pierce vs Bradley

RdLester GriffinLuis CobianNelson HamiltonCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.4-9.6
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-1010-910-99.8-9.2
Total28-2929-2830-2729.2-27.8

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.727.5 · 6 Pierce · 0 Bradley

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pierce-Bradley.

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
PierceWin probabilityBradley
40.5%59.5%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
21%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pierce41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%24%
Submission6%15%
Decision25%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 75
Takedowns1.1 (0.12.8)act 0
Bradley59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%21%
Submission15%25%
Decision32%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 63
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R28%
R37%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pierce
60.9%-160
Bradley
+16038.0%
Most takedownstie 22.8%
Pierce
59.9%-347
Bradley
+34717.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pierce
Expected: 52.0
52
Over 52
41.9%
+136
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.8%
-136
066131
Bradley
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+135
Under 40.5
57.5%
-135
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Pierce
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
46.7%
-629
Exactly 1
45.8%
push
Under 1
7.4%
+629
035
Bradley
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
55.3%
-124
Under 0.5
44.7%
+124
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 10.7 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
Pierce40.5%73.5%−33.0-300
Bradley59.5%26.5%+33.0+270

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
69.3Striking49.5
Pierce +19.9
69.9Grappling51.4
Pierce +18.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PierceBradley
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1528
1556
Divisional
1546
1480
Striking offense
1477
1521
Striking defense
1502
1523
Grappling offense
1552
1518
Grappling defense
1551
Physical
31 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.63
Strikes landed / min
0.87
43%
Strike accuracy
19%
1.94
Strikes absorbed / min
2.87
64%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.81
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
54%
Takedown accuracy
25%
69%
Takedown defense
100%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Pierce
  • LJohny HendricksS-DEC R3
    Close +1323mo before
  • WKenny RobertsonKO/TKO R2
    missedClose -2409mo before
  • WAmilcar AlvesSUB R3
    Close -3251y 2mo before
  • WJulio PaulinoU-DEC R3
    Close -4201y 8mo before
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    Close +3851y 11mo before
Paul Bradley
  • LRafael NatalU-DEC R3
    Close -1403mo before
Pierce — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
42% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 2
Bradley — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0, 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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
18win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (33%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pierce
Bradley
6
UFC fights
1
78.7 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
19y 2m
Career length
19y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pierce
Bradley
99W–9L · 91.7%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
68W–5L · 93.2%
Wins
0W–0L
31W–4L · 88.6%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pierce
Bradley
70W–40L · 63.6%
Overall
140W–126L · 52.6%
65W–40L · 61.9%
Wins
127W–123L · 50.8%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
13W–3L · 81.3%
Distance striking
Pierce
Bradley
3.32
Landed / min
0.87
23.1%
Accuracy
16.9%
72.0%
Defense
66.7%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
23.3%
Time at distance
76.4%
Grappling & control
Pierce
Bradley
3.81
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
54.1%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
68.8%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
86.4%
Control share
98.1%
Strike target map
Pierce
  • Head56%(115)div 63%
  • Body22%(46)div 22%
  • Legs22%(46)div 16%
Bradley
  • Head85%(11)div 63%
  • Body8%(1)div 22%
  • Legs8%(1)div 16%

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

Mike Pierce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Bradley
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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