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UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson
10-2 · USA
VS
Eric Schafer
Eric Schafer
12-5-2 · USA
October 8, 2011 · Houston, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Simpson21/550/010:25
Schafer3/300/000:00
R2
Simpson26/550/010:06
Schafer7/410/000:00
R3
Simpson11/300/000:00
Schafer4/310/000:00
Total
Simpson58/1400/020:31
Schafer14/1020/000:00

Scorecards

Simpson vs Schafer

RdCharles PhillipsDan MathisenDavid LassiterCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-8.8
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.8

Media (6 cards) · avg 3026.7 · 6 Simpson · 0 Schafer

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Simpson-Schafer.

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
SimpsonWin probabilitySchafer
67.6%32.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
12%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Simpson68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%33%
Submission4%6%
Decision41%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 58
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.0)act 0
Schafer32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%27%
Submission8%25%
Decision15%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 14
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R220%
R37%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Simpson
72.9%-283
Schafer
+28325.7%
Most takedownstie 29.9%
Simpson
51.4%-274
Schafer
+27418.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 42.9
43
Over 43
41.6%
+136
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.8%
-136
054108
Schafer
Expected: 24.7
24.5
Over 24.5
43.1%
+132
Under 24.5
56.9%
-132
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
45.1%
+122
Under 1.5
54.9%
-122
035
Schafer
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
33.2%
+201
Under 0.5
66.8%
-201
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 11.3 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
Simpson67.6%78.4%−10.8-400
Schafer32.4%21.6%+10.8+355

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
69.6Striking57.5
Simpson +12.1
70.3Grappling64.7
Simpson +5.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SimpsonSchafer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1501
1564
Divisional
1511
1501
Striking offense
1475
1511
Striking defense
1490
1530
Grappling offense
1519
1511
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
37 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.48
Strikes landed / min
2.28
51%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.69
Strikes absorbed / min
3.54
55%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.92
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
35%
Takedown accuracy
35%
81%
Takedown defense
50%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
43%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
566
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aaron Simpson
  • WBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -2453mo before
  • WMario MirandaU-DEC R3
    Close -2106mo before
  • LMark MunozU-DEC R3
    Close +11511mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R2
    Close -3101y 4mo before
  • WTom LawlorS-DEC R3
    Close -2951y 9mo before
Eric Schafer
  • LJason BrilzU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 7mo before
  • LRyan BaderU-DEC R3
    Close +3231y 11mo before
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1332y 9mo before
  • WHouston AlexanderSUB R1
    Close +2013y 1mo before
  • LStephan BonnarKO/TKO R2
    Close +2804y before
Simpson — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Schafer — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-2

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
40% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
9win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (11%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Simpson
Schafer
7
UFC fights
7
76.2 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
53.1 min · 7.6 avg
26y 3m
Career length
28y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Simpson
Schafer
79W–24L · 76.7%
Overall
75W–15L · 83.3%
52W–15L · 77.6%
Wins
27W–9L · 75.0%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
48W–6L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simpson
Schafer
3W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
55W–48L · 53.4%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
54W–48L · 52.9%
0W–0L
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Simpson
Schafer
4.55
Landed / min
2.70
31.7%
Accuracy
25.1%
67.3%
Defense
67.5%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
23.6%
Time at distance
34.2%
Grappling & control
Simpson
Schafer
4.92
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
34.7%
Takedown accuracy
35.0%
81.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.59
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.54
82.3%
Control share
46.0%
Strike target map
Simpson
  • Head48%(128)div 63%
  • Body21%(55)div 19%
  • Legs31%(82)div 17%
Schafer
  • Head78%(94)div 63%
  • Body14%(17)div 19%
  • Legs8%(10)div 17%

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

Aaron Simpson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eric Schafer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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