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UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
8-0 · CAN
VS
Kyle Watson
Kyle Watson
13-6-1 · USA
April 30, 2011 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
John Makdessi def. Kyle Watson by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist), R3 1:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Makdessi16/340/000:00
Watson13/670/200:00
R2
Makdessi25/480/000:00
Watson10/650/100:02
R3 · 1:27
Makdessi9/160/010:01
Watson2/90/000:16
Total
Makdessi50/980/010:01
Watson25/1410/300:18

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
MakdessiWin probabilityWatson
53.9%46.1%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
30%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Makdessi54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%40%
Submission9%17%
Decision24%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes82 (47107)act 50
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Watson46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%22%
Submission21%45%
Decision15%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 25
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~144 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R22%
R327%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Makdessi
63.1%-174
Watson
+17436.2%
Most takedownstie 33.2%
Makdessi
46.9%-235
Watson
+23519.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Makdessi
Expected: 82.2
82
Over 82
42.3%
+135
Exactly 82
0.8%
push
Under 82
56.9%
-135
0103206
Watson
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.4%
+136
Under 61.5
57.6%
-136
077154
Takedowns — over/under
Makdessi
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
66.9%
-203
Under 0.5
33.1%
+203
035
Watson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
40.4%
+148
Under 0.5
59.6%
-148
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 10.2 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
Makdessi53.9%62.1%−8.2-170
Watson46.1%37.9%+8.2+160

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
88.0Striking80.7
Makdessi +7.3
13.9Grappling25.0
Watson +11.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MakdessiWatson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1519
1539
Divisional
1519
1501
Striking offense
1486
1535
Striking defense
1503
1485
Grappling offense
1547
1507
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
68"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.93
Strikes landed / min
4.80
58%
Strike accuracy
53%
1.27
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
88%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Makdessi
  • WPat AudinwoodU-DEC R3
    Close +1255mo before
Kyle Watson
  • WSako ChivitchianU-DEC R3
    Close -1705mo before
Makdessi — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Watson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-1

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, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
10 (83%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Makdessi
Watson
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
17y 10m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Makdessi
Watson
9W–1L · 90.0%
Overall
5W–0L · 100.0%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Wins
5W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Makdessi
Watson
33W–24L · 57.9%
Overall
88W–42L · 67.7%
33W–24L · 57.9%
Wins
26W–16L · 61.9%
0W–0L
Losses
62W–26L · 70.5%
Distance striking
Makdessi
Watson
4.91
Landed / min
6.46
58.2%
Accuracy
47.0%
88.2%
Defense
78.4%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
96.4%
Time at distance
55.8%
Grappling & control
Makdessi
Watson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
86.4%
Control share
45.7%
Strike target map
Makdessi
  • Head57%(42)div 65%
  • Body12%(9)div 18%
  • Legs31%(23)div 17%
Watson
  • Head39%(28)div 65%
  • Body43%(31)div 18%
  • Legs18%(13)div 17%

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

John Makdessi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kyle Watson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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