The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
9-0 · USA
VS
Efrain Escudero
Efrain Escudero
12-0 · USA
January 11, 2010 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Evan Dunham def. Efrain Escudero by SUB (Armbar), R3 1:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dunham2/210/000:20
Escudero20/430/112:06
R2
Dunham20/591/202:13
Escudero5/300/000:00
R3 · 1:59
Dunham0/02/200:56
Escudero1/10/000:45
Total
Dunham22/803/403:29
Escudero26/740/112:51

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
DunhamWin probabilityEscudero
42.7%57.3%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
14%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dunham43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%36%
Submission5%11%
Decision23%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 22
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 3
Escudero57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%31%
Submission10%17%
Decision30%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 26
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R217%
R38%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Dunham
46.8%+111
Escudero
-11151.8%
Most takedownstie 42.9%
Dunham
37.2%-187
Escudero
+18719.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 38.9
39
Over 39
41.6%
+137
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.7%
-137
04998
Escudero
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
41.9%
+135
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.5%
-135
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.5%
+200
Exactly 1
17.4%
push
Under 1
55.1%
-200
035
Escudero
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.1%
+243
Under 0.5
70.9%
-243
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 10.8 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
Dunham42.7%31.2%+11.5+209
Escudero57.3%68.8%−11.5-248

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
72.9Striking71.8
Dunham +1.0
61.1Grappling75.0
Escudero +13.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DunhamEscudero
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1565
1554
Divisional
1565
1509
Striking offense
1486
1501
Striking defense
1509
1503
Grappling offense
1551
1494
Grappling defense
1559
Physical
28 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.12
Strikes landed / min
1.99
38%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.09
Strikes absorbed / min
1.40
69%
Strike defense
76%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
6.45
100%
Takedown accuracy
89%
75%
Takedown defense
100%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
135
Days since last fight
114
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Dunham
  • WMarcus AurelioS-DEC R3
    Close +1404mo before
  • WPer EklundKO/TKO R1
    Close +12611mo before
Efrain Escudero
  • WCole MillerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1304mo before
  • WPhillipe NoverU-DEC R3
    Close +2951y 1mo before
Dunham — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Escudero — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
8% of wins
L
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
1 (10%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dunham
Escudero
2
UFC fights
2
17.2 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
18.6 min · 9.3 avg
19y 3m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dunham
Escudero
32W–10L · 76.2%
Overall
20W–3L · 87.0%
32W–10L · 76.2%
Wins
20W–3L · 87.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dunham
Escudero
26W–14L · 65.0%
Overall
12W–6L · 66.7%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Wins
12W–6L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dunham
Escudero
5.69
Landed / min
1.78
36.5%
Accuracy
30.8%
68.8%
Defense
81.7%
1.74
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.81
59.2%
Time at distance
36.3%
Grappling & control
Dunham
Escudero
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
6.45
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
88.9%
75.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
24.6%
Control share
88.0%
Strike target map
Dunham
  • Head92%(65)div 66%
  • Body3%(2)div 18%
  • Legs6%(4)div 16%
Escudero
  • Head46%(17)div 66%
  • Body11%(4)div 18%
  • Legs43%(16)div 16%

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

Evan Dunham
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Efrain Escudero
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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