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UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida
VS
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
19-5 · USA
November 20, 2010 · Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
George Sotiropoulos def. Joe Lauzon by SUB (Kimura), R2 2:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sotiropoulos7/412/701:47
Lauzon15/640/000:44
R2 · 2:43
Sotiropoulos12/291/401:36
Lauzon1/150/000:01
Total
Sotiropoulos19/703/1103:23
Lauzon16/790/000:45

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
SotiropoulosWin probabilityLauzon
42.3%57.7%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
9%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sotiropoulos42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%35%
Submission2%6%
Decision25%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 19
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 3
Lauzon58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%57%
Submission6%11%
Decision19%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 16
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R224%
R34%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Sotiropoulos
64.8%-191
Lauzon
+19133.9%
Most takedownstie 37.9%
Sotiropoulos
15.9%+290
Lauzon
-29046.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sotiropoulos
Expected: 47.1
47
Over 47
42.0%
+135
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.6%
-135
059118
Lauzon
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.4%
+136
Under 33.5
57.6%
-136
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Sotiropoulos
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.6%
+276
Under 0.5
73.4%
-276
035
Lauzon
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
37.4%
+125
Exactly 1
15.7%
push
Under 1
46.8%
-125
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 9.6 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
Sotiropoulos42.3%67.9%−25.6-225
Lauzon57.7%32.1%+25.6+205

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
66.8Striking62.2
Sotiropoulos +4.6
78.8Grappling81.7
Lauzon +2.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SotiropoulosLauzon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1604
Pound-for-pound
1578
1578
Divisional
1578
1507
Striking offense
1481
1514
Striking defense
1494
1526
Grappling offense
1543
1521
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
33 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.48
Strikes landed / min
2.00
31%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.40
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
71%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.24
Takedowns / 15 min
4.71
71%
Takedown accuracy
48%
45%
Takedown defense
40%
2.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+6
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
George Sotiropoulos
  • WKurt PellegrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -1585mo before
  • WJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close +2119mo before
  • WJason DentSUB R2
    Close -6731y before
  • WGeorge RoopSUB R2
    Close -4781y 3mo before
  • WRoman MitichyanKO/TKO R2
    Close -2112y 8mo before
Joe Lauzon
  • WGabe RuedigerSUB R1
    Close -3203mo before
  • LSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close -29811mo before
  • WJeremy StephensSUB R2
    Close -2001y 9mo before
  • WKyle BradleyKO/TKO R2
    Close -6852y 2mo before
  • LKenny FlorianKO/TKO R2
    Close +1682y 8mo before
Sotiropoulos — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(50%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 2 losses
W
74% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sotiropoulos
Lauzon
6
UFC fights
8
55.6 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
51.0 min · 6.4 avg
21y 8m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sotiropoulos
Lauzon
84W–29L · 74.3%
Overall
125W–38L · 76.7%
84W–29L · 74.3%
Wins
103W–30L · 77.4%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–8L · 73.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sotiropoulos
Lauzon
49W–26L · 65.3%
Overall
63W–21L · 75.0%
32W–22L · 59.3%
Wins
36W–16L · 69.2%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Sotiropoulos
Lauzon
4.38
Landed / min
1.74
23.3%
Accuracy
26.5%
73.9%
Defense
67.0%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.29
33.7%
Time at distance
39.4%
Grappling & control
Sotiropoulos
Lauzon
3.24
Takedowns / 15 min
4.71
70.6%
Takedown accuracy
48.5%
45.5%
Takedown defense
40.0%
2.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.30
74.0%
Control share
59.7%
Strike target map
Sotiropoulos
  • Head91%(125)div 65%
  • Body8%(11)div 18%
  • Legs1%(2)div 17%
Lauzon
  • Head92%(94)div 65%
  • Body6%(6)div 18%
  • Legs2%(2)div 17%

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

George Sotiropoulos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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