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UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2
Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald
11-1 · CAN
VS
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
21-7-1 · USA
August 6, 2011 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.6lb
Weigh-in
170.8lb
Rory MacDonald def. Mike Pyle by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:54
MacDonald24/370/001:48
Pyle3/172/401:02
Total
MacDonald24/370/001:48
Pyle3/172/401:02

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
MacDonaldWin probabilityPyle
94.0%6.0%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
7%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
MacDonald94%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%39%
Submission6%6%
Decision52%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3684)act 24
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Pyle6%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%27%
Submission1%13%
Decision4%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 3
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 2
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R220%
R310%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
MacDonald
80.8%-441
Pyle
+44118.3%
Most takedownstie 51.4%
MacDonald
38.4%-377
Pyle
+37710.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
MacDonald
Expected: 64.2
64
Over 64
42.2%
+135
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
56.8%
-135
081161
Pyle
Expected: 29.7
29.5
Over 29.5
42.9%
+133
Under 29.5
57.1%
-133
03875
Takedowns — over/under
MacDonald
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
26.6%
+219
Exactly 1
15.1%
push
Under 1
58.3%
-219
035
Pyle
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.0%
Exactly 0
85.0%
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 11.4 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
MacDonald94.0%70.6%+23.4-255
Pyle6.0%29.4%−23.4+235

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
61.2Striking67.8
Pyle +6.6
85.9Grappling66.4
MacDonald +19.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MacDonaldPyle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1565
1552
Divisional
1564
1495
Striking offense
1486
1505
Striking defense
1502
1513
Grappling offense
1510
1508
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
22 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.30
Strikes landed / min
2.28
42%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.15
58%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.24
Takedowns / 15 min
1.83
57%
Takedown accuracy
29%
100%
Takedown defense
77%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
67%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rory MacDonald
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R3
    Close -1373mo before
  • LCarlos ConditKO/TKO R3
    Close -1281y 2mo before
  • WMike GuymonSUB R1
    Close -2131y 7mo before
Mike Pyle
  • WRicardo AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close +1305mo before
  • WJohn HathawayU-DEC R3
    Close +42010mo before
  • WJesse LennoxSUB R3
    Close +1101y 2mo before
  • LJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1181y 7mo before
  • WChris WilsonSUB R3
    Close -1301y 11mo before
MacDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Pyle — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-1

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 4 losses
W
76% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
14 (82%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (6%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
MacDonald
Pyle
3
UFC fights
6
34.3 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
65.5 min · 10.9 avg
20y 9m
Career length
26y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

MacDonald
Pyle
48W–13L · 78.7%
Overall
106W–20L · 84.1%
24W–8L · 75.0%
Wins
57W–13L · 81.4%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
49W–7L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
MacDonald
Pyle
52W–32L · 61.9%
Overall
218W–85L · 71.9%
52W–32L · 61.9%
Wins
157W–66L · 70.4%
0W–0L
Losses
61W–19L · 76.3%
Distance striking
MacDonald
Pyle
3.91
Landed / min
3.04
37.0%
Accuracy
32.7%
71.5%
Defense
70.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
35.0%
Time at distance
42.7%
Grappling & control
MacDonald
Pyle
5.24
Takedowns / 15 min
1.83
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
100.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
0.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.83
63.8%
Control share
51.1%
Strike target map
MacDonald
  • Head65%(51)div 62%
  • Body14%(11)div 22%
  • Legs22%(17)div 16%
Pyle
  • Head64%(95)div 62%
  • Body18%(27)div 22%
  • Legs18%(27)div 16%

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

Rory MacDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Pyle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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