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UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
Matt Mitrione
Matt Mitrione
1-0 · USA
VS
Kevin Ferguson
Kevin Ferguson
4-1 · USA
May 8, 2010 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Matt Mitrione def. Kevin Ferguson by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mitrione5/130/000:49
Ferguson3/112/202:59
R2 · 4:24
Mitrione39/430/002:28
Ferguson2/100/300:33
Total
Mitrione44/560/003:17
Ferguson5/212/503:32

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
MitrioneWin probabilityFerguson
81.3%18.7%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
34%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Mitrione81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%39%
Submission28%35%
Decision22%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 44
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Ferguson19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%37%
Submission6%30%
Decision6%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 5
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 2
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R150%
R211%
R311%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Mitrione
65.6%-203
Ferguson
+20332.4%
Most takedownstie 44.3%
Mitrione
4.6%+1110
Ferguson
-111051.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mitrione
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.2%
+137
Under 30.5
57.8%
-137
03876
Ferguson
Expected: 20.8
21
Over 21
40.3%
+140
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.6%
-140
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Mitrione
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.1%
Exactly 0
91.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ferguson
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.3%
+149
Exactly 1
22.1%
push
Under 1
46.6%
-149
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 7.7 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
Mitrione81.3%50.5%+30.8-107
Ferguson18.7%49.5%−30.8-103

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
62.7Striking54.6
Mitrione +8.2
6.9Grappling57.5
Ferguson +50.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MitrioneFerguson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1519
1516
Divisional
1503
1507
Striking offense
1492
1500
Striking defense
1502
1499
Grappling offense
1502
1493
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
82"
Reach
77"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.71
Strikes landed / min
1.80
41%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.94
Strikes absorbed / min
2.87
47%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
Takedown accuracy
100%
25%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Mitrione
  • WMarcus JonesKO/TKO R2
    Close +2605mo before
Kevin Ferguson
  • WHouston AlexanderU-DEC R3
    5mo before
Mitrione — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Mitrione
Ferguson
1
UFC fights
1
5.2 min · 5.2 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 8m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mitrione
Ferguson
4W–1L · 80.0%
Overall
9W–4L · 69.2%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
9W–4L · 69.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mitrione
Ferguson
Overall
42W–34L · 55.3%
Wins
33W–30L · 52.4%
Losses
9W–4L · 69.2%
Distance striking
Mitrione
Ferguson
5.00
Landed / min
1.23
25.0%
Accuracy
26.1%
57.1%
Defense
41.2%
2.90
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
19.4%
Time at distance
65.2%
Grappling & control
Mitrione
Ferguson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
28.1%
Control share
92.6%
Strike target map
Mitrione
  • Head43%(6)div 66%
  • Body29%(4)div 18%
  • Legs29%(4)div 17%
Ferguson
  • Head85%(23)div 66%
  • Body15%(4)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Matt Mitrione
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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