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UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
18-5 · USA
VS
Gabe Ruediger
Gabe Ruediger
17-5 · USA
August 28, 2010 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Joe Lauzon def. Gabe Ruediger by SUB (Armbar), R1 2:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:01
Lauzon19/282/301:33
Ruediger1/80/000:00
Total
Lauzon19/282/301:33
Ruediger1/80/000:00

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
LauzonWin probabilityRuediger
66.9%33.1%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
56%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 6.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lauzon67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%26%
Submission38%57%
Decision11%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 19
Takedowns1.6 (0.23.6)act 2
Ruediger33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%22%
Submission18%53%
Decision8%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R164%
R210%
R37%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Lauzon
44.5%+122
Ruediger
-12254.1%
Most takedownstie 7.2%
Lauzon
91.3%-6127
Ruediger
+61271.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
42.5%
+135
Under 36.5
57.5%
-135
04692
Ruediger
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+135
Under 40.5
57.5%
-135
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
59.0%
-144
Under 1.5
41.0%
+144
035
Ruediger
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
10.3%
Exactly 0
89.7%
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 6.1 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
Lauzon66.9%74.8%−7.9-320
Ruediger33.1%25.2%+7.9+290

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
59.1Striking47.5
Lauzon +11.5
78.8Grappling32.5
Lauzon +46.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LauzonRuediger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1515
1565
Divisional
1515
Striking offense
Striking defense
1536
Grappling offense
1503
1506
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.70
Strikes landed / min
1.16
43%
Strike accuracy
30%
3.45
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
62%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.29
Takedowns / 15 min
4.99
47%
Takedown accuracy
17%
40%
Takedown defense
0%
5.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
1435
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Lauzon
  • LSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close -2988mo before
  • WJeremy StephensSUB R2
    Close -2001y 7mo before
  • WKyle BradleyKO/TKO R2
    Close -6851y 11mo before
  • LKenny FlorianKO/TKO R2
    Close +1682y 5mo before
  • WJason ReinhardtSUB R1
    Close -4412y 9mo before
Gabe Ruediger
  • LMelvin GuillardKO/TKO R2
    Close +1003y 11mo before
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
28% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
72% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (60%)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
Ruediger — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
4 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
12 (71%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (6%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lauzon
Ruediger
7
UFC fights
1
48.9 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
6.0 min · 6.0 avg
22y 5m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lauzon
Ruediger
108W–33L · 76.6%
Overall
20W–5L · 80.0%
86W–25L · 77.5%
Wins
0W–0L
22W–8L · 73.3%
Losses
20W–5L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lauzon
Ruediger
63W–21L · 75.0%
Overall
109W–53L · 67.3%
36W–16L · 69.2%
Wins
75W–36L · 67.6%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Losses
34W–17L · 66.7%
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
Lauzon
Ruediger
1.63
Landed / min
0.00
25.2%
Accuracy
0.0%
66.5%
Defense
52.4%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
40.2%
Time at distance
35.5%
Grappling & control
Lauzon
Ruediger
4.29
Takedowns / 15 min
4.99
46.7%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
40.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
5.21
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
57.4%
Control share
63.9%
Strike target map
Lauzon
  • Head90%(75)div 66%
  • Body7%(6)div 18%
  • Legs2%(2)div 16%
Ruediger
  • Head71%(5)div 66%
  • Body29%(2)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabe Ruediger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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