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UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares
Cole Miller
Cole Miller
16-4 · USA
VS
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
11-3 · GBR
September 15, 2010 · Austin, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Cole Miller def. Ross Pearson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Miller13/511/300:32
Pearson16/480/000:11
R2 · 1:49
Miller11/270/110:07
Pearson10/230/000:09
Total
Miller24/781/410:39
Pearson26/710/000:20

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
MillerWin probabilityPearson
58.8%41.2%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
4%
Decision
77%
Expected fight time: 13.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Miller59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission3%5%
Decision44%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 24
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Pearson41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%19%
Submission1%2%
Decision32%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 26
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~115 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R210%
R35%
Distance77%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Miller
48.0%+106
Pearson
-10651.0%
Most takedownstie 55.5%
Miller
34.8%-356
Pearson
+3569.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Miller
Expected: 56.7
56.5
Over 56.5
42.7%
+134
Under 56.5
57.3%
-134
071142
Pearson
Expected: 58.5
58.5
Over 58.5
42.5%
+135
Under 58.5
57.5%
-135
074147
Takedowns — over/under
Miller
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.6%
+166
Under 0.5
62.4%
-166
035
Pearson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.5%
Exactly 0
86.5%
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 13.1 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
Miller58.8%33.7%+25.1+190
Pearson41.2%66.3%−25.1-210

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
56.1Striking76.6
Pearson +20.5
55.5Grappling29.2
Miller +26.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MillerPearson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1557
1564
Divisional
1559
1482
Striking offense
1506
1499
Striking defense
1518
1520
Grappling offense
1494
1506
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
26 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.09
Strikes landed / min
4.72
29%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.53
Strikes absorbed / min
2.52
56%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
40%
Takedown accuracy
13%
33%
Takedown defense
78%
5.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
80%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
256
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cole Miller
  • WDan LauzonSUB R1
    Close -1608mo before
  • LEfrain EscuderoKO/TKO R1
    Close +1051y before
  • WJunie BrowningSUB R1
    Close -1581y 5mo before
  • WJorge GurgelSUB R3
    Close -1372y 2mo before
  • LJeremy StephensKO/TKO R2
    Close -1732y 8mo before
Ross Pearson
  • WDennis SiverU-DEC R3
    Close -2206mo before
  • WAaron RileyKO/TKO R2
    Close +16510mo before
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1981y 3mo before
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 2
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Miller
Pearson
7
UFC fights
3
49.4 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
39.6 min · 13.2 avg
21y 2m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Miller
Pearson
67W–15L · 81.7%
Overall
54W–19L · 74.0%
42W–13L · 76.4%
Wins
54W–19L · 74.0%
25W–2L · 92.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Miller
Pearson
77W–33L · 70.0%
Overall
59W–53L · 52.7%
67W–31L · 68.4%
Wins
43W–47L · 47.8%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Miller
Pearson
2.58
Landed / min
5.07
17.7%
Accuracy
35.9%
63.7%
Defense
83.8%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.6%
Time at distance
51.8%
Grappling & control
Miller
Pearson
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
12.5%
33.3%
Takedown defense
77.8%
5.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
56.8%
Control share
42.9%
Strike target map
Miller
  • Head73%(75)div 66%
  • Body19%(20)div 18%
  • Legs8%(8)div 16%
Pearson
  • Head59%(111)div 66%
  • Body26%(48)div 18%
  • Legs15%(28)div 16%

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

Cole Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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