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UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
13-2 · USA
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
20-6 · USA
October 8, 2011 · Houston, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pettis9/260/000:08
Stephens9/292/301:53
R2
Pettis2/64/404:18
Stephens6/110/000:07
R3
Pettis10/152/502:28
Stephens2/71/501:29
Total
Pettis21/476/906:54
Stephens17/473/803:29

Scorecards

Pettis vs Stephens

RdCharles PhillipsDanny DealejandroDouglas CrosbyCommunity
R19-109-109-109.2-9.8
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-1010-910-99.8-9.2
Total28-2929-2829-2828.9-28.1

Media (5 cards) · avg 2928 · 5 Pettis · 0 Stephens

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pettis-Stephens.

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
PettisWin probabilityStephens
74.8%25.2%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
4%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pettis75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%49%
Submission4%5%
Decision34%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 21
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 6
Stephens25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%55%
Submission0%2%
Decision11%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 3
Combined totals~107 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R234%
R36%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Pettis
62.9%-174
Stephens
+17436.1%
Most takedownstie 66.1%
Pettis
24.5%-260
Stephens
+2609.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 61.3
61.5
Over 61.5
42.3%
+137
Under 61.5
57.7%
-137
077154
Stephens
Expected: 45.7
45.5
Over 45.5
42.8%
+134
Under 45.5
57.2%
-134
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.3%
+280
Under 0.5
73.7%
-280
035
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.8%
Exactly 0
88.2%
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 10.4 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
Pettis74.8%72.3%+2.5-280
Stephens25.2%27.7%−2.5+255

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
59.7Striking70.1
Stephens +10.3
22.9Grappling59.1
Stephens +36.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisStephens
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1566
1530
Divisional
1563
1498
Striking offense
1515
1532
Striking defense
1530
1490
Grappling offense
1491
1497
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
24 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.93
Strikes landed / min
2.75
27%
Strike accuracy
47%
1.27
Strikes absorbed / min
2.16
71%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.57
Takedown accuracy
56%
38%
Takedown defense
57%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
58%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
0%
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Pettis
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2204mo before
Jeremy Stephens
  • WDanny DownesU-DEC R3
    Close -3604mo before
  • WMarcus DavisKO/TKO R3
    Close -3009mo before
  • LMelvin GuillardS-DEC R3
    Close -1051y before
  • WSam StoutS-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 5mo before
  • WJustin BuchholzKO/TKO R1
    Close -2502y 1mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-0

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
15 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
3 (43%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Stephens
1
UFC fights
12
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
143.8 min · 12.0 avg
19y 6m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Stephens
28W–11L · 71.8%
Overall
188W–55L · 77.4%
0W–0L
Wins
83W–28L · 74.8%
28W–11L · 71.8%
Losses
105W–27L · 79.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Stephens
116W–70L · 62.4%
Overall
87W–49L · 64.0%
84W–57L · 59.6%
Wins
81W–48L · 62.8%
32W–13L · 71.1%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Pettis
Stephens
3.00
Landed / min
3.69
23.4%
Accuracy
38.2%
80.0%
Defense
66.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.73
24.4%
Time at distance
40.7%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Stephens
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.57
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
37.5%
Takedown defense
57.1%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.83
6.5%
Control share
44.8%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head86%(12)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs14%(2)div 17%
Stephens
  • Head62%(245)div 65%
  • Body20%(79)div 18%
  • Legs18%(71)div 17%

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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