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UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
11-2 · USA
VS
Aaron Riley
Aaron Riley
30-12-1 · USA
September 24, 2011 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Tony Ferguson def. Aaron Riley by KO/TKO (Jaw Injury), R1 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferguson31/820/000:02
Riley11/490/000:00
Total
Ferguson31/820/000:02
Riley11/490/000:00

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
FergusonWin probabilityRiley
44.1%55.9%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
51%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%27%
Submission23%52%
Decision9%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 31
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Riley56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%14%
Submission28%50%
Decision20%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 11
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R155%
R25%
R311%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Ferguson
64.4%-189
Riley
+18934.1%
Most takedownstie 55.5%
Ferguson
7.1%+527
Riley
-52737.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
42.1%
+138
Under 41.5
57.9%
-138
052104
Riley
Expected: 29.4
29.5
Over 29.5
42.3%
+136
Under 29.5
57.7%
-136
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.3%
Exactly 0
89.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Riley
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
39.9%
+150
Under 0.5
60.1%
-150
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 7.5 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
Ferguson44.1%76.0%−31.9-340
Riley55.9%24.0%+31.9+310

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
80.9Striking63.4
Ferguson +17.5
50.0Grappling42.3
Ferguson +7.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonRiley
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1517
1520
Divisional
1542
1492
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1486
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
76"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.38
Strikes landed / min
3.68
55%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.08
Strikes absorbed / min
3.82
79%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.69
Takedowns / 15 min
1.59
67%
Takedown accuracy
35%
Takedown defense
58%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
43%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
483
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tony Ferguson
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R1
    Close -1154mo before
Aaron Riley
  • WJoe BrammerU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 4mo before
  • LRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1911y 10mo before
  • WShane NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1632y 2mo before
  • LShane NelsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2552y 7mo before
  • WJorge GurgelU-DEC R3
    Close -1112y 10mo before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
Riley — win / loss by method
Record: 30-12-1

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
9 wins, 6 losses
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 4 losses
W
37% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
27win8loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (33%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
10 (37%)Submission(25%) 2
8 (30%)Decision(38%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Riley
1
UFC fights
7
3.9 min · 3.9 avg
Octagon time
75.4 min · 10.8 avg
18y 3m
Career length
29y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Riley
4W–1L · 80.0%
Overall
70W–15L · 82.4%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
31W–8L · 79.5%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–7L · 84.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Riley
70W–47L · 59.8%
Overall
160W–90L · 64.0%
54W–40L · 57.4%
Wins
89W–62L · 58.9%
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
71W–28L · 71.7%
Distance striking
Ferguson
Riley
5.66
Landed / min
4.02
48.3%
Accuracy
31.5%
77.8%
Defense
66.5%
3.85
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.4%
Time at distance
51.5%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Riley
7.69
Takedowns / 15 min
1.59
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
34.8%
Takedown defense
57.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
100.0%
Control share
75.1%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head90%(19)div 65%
  • Body5%(1)div 18%
  • Legs5%(1)div 17%
Riley
  • Head48%(134)div 65%
  • Body29%(80)div 18%
  • Legs23%(63)div 17%

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aaron Riley
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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