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UFC 125: Resolution
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
18-6 · USA
VS
Marcus Davis
Marcus Davis
17-7 · USA
January 1, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Jeremy Stephens def. Marcus Davis by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 2:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Stephens10/180/100:18
Davis6/221/302:29
R2
Stephens6/190/200:41
Davis2/201/101:53
R3 · 2:33
Stephens9/310/110:02
Davis9/340/000:00
Total
Stephens25/680/411:01
Davis17/762/404:22

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
StephensWin probabilityDavis
67.6%32.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
46%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stephens68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%
Submission27%39%
Decision18%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 25
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Davis32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%16%
Submission20%61%
Decision7%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 17
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 2
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R23%
R323%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Stephens
53.0%-117
Davis
+11745.3%
Most takedownstie 52.9%
Stephens
7.3%+550
Davis
-55039.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.3%
+137
Under 33.5
57.7%
-137
04284
Davis
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
42.9%
+133
Under 30.5
57.1%
-133
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.0%
Exactly 0
89.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Davis
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
42.8%
+134
Under 0.5
57.2%
-134
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 8.1 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
Stephens67.6%72.4%−4.8-300
Davis32.4%27.6%+4.8+250

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
68.4Striking66.2
Stephens +2.2
51.8Grappling58.6
Davis +6.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StephensDavis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1554
1534
Divisional
1498
1508
Striking offense
1503
1525
Striking defense
1515
1487
Grappling offense
1508
1505
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
24 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.71
Strikes landed / min
2.86
46%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.25
Strikes absorbed / min
2.88
60%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
60%
Takedown accuracy
48%
58%
Takedown defense
37%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
64%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeremy Stephens
  • LMelvin GuillardS-DEC R3
    Close -1053mo before
  • WSam StoutS-DEC R3
    Close +1758mo before
  • WJustin BuchholzKO/TKO R1
    Close -2501y 4mo before
  • LGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 9mo before
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R2
    Close +1651y 11mo before
Marcus Davis
  • LNate DiazSUB R3
    Close +1754mo before
  • WJonathan GouletKO/TKO R2
    Close -4408mo before
  • LBen SaundersKO/TKO R1
    Close -2301y 1mo before
  • LDan HardyS-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 7mo before
  • WChris LytleS-DEC R3
    Close -1581y 11mo before
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
14 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Davis — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0

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, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
4 (44%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Stephens
Davis
10
UFC fights
14
116.2 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
118.5 min · 8.5 avg
21y 6m
Career length
22y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stephens
Davis
163W–47L · 77.6%
Overall
221W–81L · 73.2%
58W–20L · 74.4%
Wins
152W–63L · 70.7%
105W–27L · 79.5%
Losses
69W–18L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stephens
Davis
87W–49L · 64.0%
Overall
22W–49L · 31.0%
81W–48L · 62.8%
Wins
14W–38L · 26.9%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
8W–11L · 42.1%
Distance striking
Stephens
Davis
3.64
Landed / min
3.99
38.0%
Accuracy
34.2%
64.2%
Defense
71.0%
0.77
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
40.4%
Time at distance
47.6%
Grappling & control
Stephens
Davis
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
48.0%
58.1%
Takedown defense
36.8%
0.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.52
40.2%
Control share
48.6%
Strike target map
Stephens
  • Head63%(197)div 65%
  • Body19%(61)div 18%
  • Legs18%(57)div 17%
Davis
  • Head65%(219)div 65%
  • Body19%(64)div 18%
  • Legs17%(56)div 17%

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

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marcus Davis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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