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UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
Walel Watson
Walel Watson
8-2 · USA
VS
Joseph Sandoval
Joseph Sandoval
6-0 · USA
October 1, 2011 · Washington, DC, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Walel Watson def. Joseph Sandoval by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:17
Watson9/280/020:04
Sandoval0/30/000:00
Total
Watson9/280/020:04
Sandoval0/30/000:00

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
WatsonWin probabilitySandoval
68.1%31.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
20%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Watson68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%24%
Submission17%25%
Decision35%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 9
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.3)act 0
Sandoval32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%30%
Submission2%7%
Decision20%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 0
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~119 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R214%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Watson
64.1%-183
Sandoval
+18335.0%
Most takedownstie 24.5%
Watson
63.7%-543
Sandoval
+54311.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Watson
Expected: 69.1
69
Over 69
42.1%
+135
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
56.9%
-135
087173
Sandoval
Expected: 50.3
50.5
Over 50.5
42.2%
+137
Under 50.5
57.8%
-137
063126
Takedowns — over/under
Watson
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
34.6%
-160
Exactly 1
43.8%
push
Under 1
21.6%
+160
035
Sandoval
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
27.1%
Exactly 0
72.9%
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 10.6 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
Watson68.1%48.8%+19.3+100
Sandoval31.9%51.2%−19.3-110

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1520
1514
Divisional
1520
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'7"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Walel Watson
No prior UFC fights.
Joseph Sandoval
No prior UFC fights.
Watson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (88%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Sandoval — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Watson
Sandoval
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Watson
Sandoval
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Watson
Sandoval
37W–22L · 62.7%
Overall
24W–18L · 57.1%
28W–18L · 60.9%
Wins
24W–18L · 57.1%
9W–4L · 69.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Watson
Sandoval
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Watson
Sandoval
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Watson
  • Head0%(0)div 56%
  • Body0%(0)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Sandoval
  • Head0%(0)div 56%
  • Body0%(0)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Walel Watson

No UFC fights on record.

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

Joseph Sandoval

No UFC fights on record.

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