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Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch
22-3 · USA
VS
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
8-1-2 · USA
March 27, 2010 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Jon Fitch def. Ben Saunders by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fitch15/201/204:15
Saunders9/110/000:20
R2
Fitch21/271/303:56
Saunders4/110/000:16
R3
Fitch36/520/204:04
Saunders4/80/000:07
Total
Fitch72/992/7012:15
Saunders17/300/000:43

Scorecards

Fitch vs Saunders

RdCardo UrsoDouglas CrosbyJeff BlatnickCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (4 cards) · avg 3027 · 4 Fitch · 0 Saunders

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Fitch-Saunders.

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
FitchWin probabilitySaunders
65.4%34.6%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
15%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Fitch65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%
Submission9%14%
Decision34%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 72
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.2)act 2
Saunders35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%50%
Submission6%17%
Decision11%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R234%
R35%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Fitch
76.6%-348
Saunders
+34822.0%
Most takedownstie 20.0%
Fitch
77.5%-3074
Saunders
+30742.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 40.4
40.5
Over 40.5
42.3%
+136
Under 40.5
57.7%
-136
051101
Saunders
Expected: 20.9
21
Over 21
40.6%
+139
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.3%
-139
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.2%
+124
Exactly 2
21.2%
push
Under 2
43.7%
-124
036
Saunders
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.1%
Exactly 0
91.9%
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 10.3 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
Fitch65.4%75.1%−9.7-325
Saunders34.6%24.9%+9.7+295

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
66.8Striking85.0
Saunders +18.1
70.5Grappling63.4
Fitch +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FitchSaunders
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1660
Pound-for-pound
1561
1649
Divisional
1559
1491
Striking offense
1512
1547
Striking defense
1518
1543
Grappling offense
1512
1503
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
74"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.41
Strikes landed / min
3.84
47%
Strike accuracy
69%
1.75
Strikes absorbed / min
1.15
53%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.41
54%
Takedown accuracy
25%
58%
Takedown defense
91%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
92%
UFC win rate
80%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
36%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Fitch
  • WMike PierceU-DEC R3
    Close -5083mo before
  • WPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close -5259mo before
  • WAkihiro GonoU-DEC R3
    Close -6651y 2mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R5
    Close +3001y 8mo before
  • WChris WilsonU-DEC R3
    Close -5752y 1mo before
Ben Saunders
  • WMarcus DavisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2104mo before
  • LMike SwickKO/TKO R2
    Close +1789mo before
  • WBrandon WolffKO/TKO R1
    Close -3511y 4mo before
  • WRyan ThomasSUB R2
    Close -2511y 8mo before
  • WDan BarreraU-DEC R3
    Close -2312y 4mo before
Fitch — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0, 1 NC

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (64%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0
Saunders — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-2

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, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Fitch
Saunders
12
UFC fights
5
163.8 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
36.5 min · 7.3 avg
24y 0m
Career length
22y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Fitch
Saunders
169W–35L · 82.8%
Overall
45W–10L · 81.8%
153W–33L · 82.3%
Wins
32W–8L · 80.0%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Losses
13W–2L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Fitch
Saunders
68W–26L · 72.3%
Overall
12W–6L · 66.7%
66W–25L · 72.5%
Wins
12W–6L · 66.7%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Fitch
Saunders
4.29
Landed / min
8.17
33.0%
Accuracy
54.7%
65.5%
Defense
79.5%
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.82
20.9%
Time at distance
17.5%
Grappling & control
Fitch
Saunders
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.41
54.4%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
58.3%
Takedown defense
90.9%
1.01
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.47
72.8%
Control share
46.6%
Strike target map
Fitch
  • Head65%(257)div 63%
  • Body21%(84)div 21%
  • Legs13%(53)div 16%
Saunders
  • Head55%(77)div 63%
  • Body37%(52)div 21%
  • Legs8%(11)div 16%

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

Jon Fitch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Saunders
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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