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Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson
7-0 · USA
VS
Tom Lawlor
Tom Lawlor
6-1 · USA
January 11, 2010 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Aaron Simpson def. Tom Lawlor by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Simpson13/400/200:02
Lawlor32/740/300:46
R2
Simpson16/411/201:25
Lawlor12/341/101:14
R3
Simpson7/271/203:01
Lawlor8/200/200:35
Total
Simpson36/1082/604:28
Lawlor52/1281/602:35

Scorecards

Simpson vs Lawlor

RdEric ColónJeff BlatnickSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---8.7-10
R2---9.7-9.3
R3---10-9
Total29-2828-2929-2828.4-28.3

Media (4 cards) · avg 2928 · 4 Simpson · 0 Lawlor

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Simpson-Lawlor.

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
SimpsonWin probabilityLawlor
57.7%42.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
17%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Simpson58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%
Submission8%13%
Decision34%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 36
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 2
Lawlor42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%12%
Submission9%22%
Decision28%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 52
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R224%
R34%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Simpson
50.1%-104
Lawlor
+10448.1%
Most takedownstie 28.6%
Simpson
54.4%-321
Lawlor
+32117.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 29.8
30
Over 30
41.0%
+139
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.9%
-139
03875
Lawlor
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.7%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.0%
-134
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.8%
+123
Under 1.5
55.2%
-123
035
Lawlor
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.4%
+208
Under 0.5
67.6%
-208
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 11.9 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
Simpson57.7%71.6%−13.9-295
Lawlor42.3%28.4%+13.9+238

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
90.1Striking73.3
Simpson +16.8
50.0Grappling53.5
Lawlor +3.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SimpsonLawlor
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1540
1550
Divisional
1524
1501
Striking offense
1463
1510
Striking defense
1513
1559
Grappling offense
1559
1566
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
35 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.90
Strikes landed / min
0.88
53%
Strike accuracy
61%
1.15
Strikes absorbed / min
0.69
78%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
8.63
Takedowns / 15 min
6.60
100%
Takedown accuracy
37%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
135
Days since last fight
184
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aaron Simpson
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1194mo before
  • WTim McKenzieKO/TKO R1
    Close -2039mo before
Tom Lawlor
  • WCB DollawaySUB R1
    Close +2356mo before
  • WKyle KingsburyU-DEC R3
    Close +1041y 1mo before
Simpson — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Lawlor — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0, 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Simpson
Lawlor
2
UFC fights
2
7.0 min · 3.5 avg
Octagon time
15.9 min · 8.0 avg
26y 3m
Career length
19y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Simpson
Lawlor
29W–12L · 70.7%
Overall
15W–2L · 88.2%
29W–12L · 70.7%
Wins
15W–2L · 88.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simpson
Lawlor
3W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
2W–2L · 50.0%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
2W–2L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Simpson
Lawlor
4.85
Landed / min
0.00
44.0%
Accuracy
0.0%
85.2%
Defense
86.7%
4.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
32.6%
Time at distance
7.3%
Grappling & control
Simpson
Lawlor
8.63
Takedowns / 15 min
6.60
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.8%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.94
100.0%
Control share
81.0%
Strike target map
Simpson
  • Head78%(32)div 63%
  • Body12%(5)div 20%
  • Legs10%(4)div 17%
Lawlor
  • Head100%(14)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Aaron Simpson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tom Lawlor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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