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UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
John Salter
John Salter
4-1 · USA
VS
Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald
24-13 · CAN
May 8, 2010 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
John Salter def. Jason MacDonald by KO/TKO (to Leg Injury), R1 2:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:42
Salter3/71/301:11
MacDonald5/70/000:00
Total
Salter3/71/301:11
MacDonald5/70/000:00

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
SalterWin probabilityMacDonald
80.9%19.1%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
43%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Salter81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%34%
Submission32%40%
Decision21%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 3
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.1)act 1
MacDonald19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%22%
Submission11%57%
Decision4%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (923)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~41 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R239%
R37%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Salter
63.1%-183
MacDonald
+18334.5%
Most takedownstie 22.1%
Salter
69.4%-824
MacDonald
+8248.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Salter
Expected: 24.0
24
Over 24
41.2%
+136
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.1%
-136
03161
MacDonald
Expected: 17.3
17.5
Over 17.5
41.8%
+139
Under 17.5
58.2%
-139
02244
Takedowns — over/under
Salter
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
42.1%
-104
Exactly 2
17.3%
push
Under 2
40.5%
+104
047
MacDonald
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.8%
+359
Under 0.5
78.2%
-359
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 8.2 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
Salter80.9%38.1%+42.8+155
MacDonald19.1%61.9%−42.8-175

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
49.5Striking61.4
MacDonald +11.9
30.8Grappling49.2
MacDonald +18.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SalterMacDonald
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1498
Pound-for-pound
1517
1498
Divisional
1514
1478
Striking offense
1487
1493
Striking defense
1506
1548
Grappling offense
1520
1550
Grappling defense
1464
Physical
25 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
74"
Reach
80"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.52
Strikes landed / min
1.63
10%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.57
Strikes absorbed / min
2.58
74%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.12
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
25%
Takedown accuracy
18%
50%
Takedown defense
29%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
117
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Salter
  • LGerald HarrisKO/TKO R3
    Close +2204mo before
Jason MacDonald
  • LNate QuarryKO/TKO R1
    Close -1381y 1mo before
  • LWilson GouveiaKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -1201y 5mo before
  • WJason LambertSUB R2
    Close -1601y 8mo before
  • LDemian MaiaSUB R3
    Close +2111y 9mo before
  • WJoe DoerksenKO/TKO R2
    Close -1682y 1mo before
Salter — 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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
MacDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 24-13-0

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, 5 losses
W
13% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 3 losses
W
75% of wins
L
23% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
13% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
3 (60%)Submission(20%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
19win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (5%)KO/TKO(25%) 2
15 (79%)Submission(25%) 2
3 (16%)Decision(50%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Salter
MacDonald
1
UFC fights
10
13.4 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
74.8 min · 7.5 avg
17y 4m
Career length
26y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Salter
MacDonald
14W–2L · 87.5%
Overall
173W–46L · 79.0%
0W–0L
Wins
102W–32L · 76.1%
14W–2L · 87.5%
Losses
71W–14L · 83.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Salter
MacDonald
11W–7L · 61.1%
Overall
266W–153L · 63.5%
11W–7L · 61.1%
Wins
175W–122L · 58.9%
0W–0L
Losses
91W–31L · 74.6%
Distance striking
Salter
MacDonald
0.74
Landed / min
2.26
10.0%
Accuracy
23.1%
79.0%
Defense
63.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
70.9%
Time at distance
12.4%
Grappling & control
Salter
MacDonald
1.12
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
18.2%
50.0%
Takedown defense
28.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.01
39.7%
Control share
49.7%
Strike target map
Salter
  • Head100%(7)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
MacDonald
  • Head39%(48)div 63%
  • Body13%(16)div 20%
  • Legs48%(58)div 17%

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

John Salter
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason MacDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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