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The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
Kevin Ferguson
Kevin Ferguson
3-1 · USA
VS
December 5, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Catch Weight · 3 rounds
Kevin Ferguson def. Houston Alexander by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
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R1
Ferguson3/170/000:00
Alexander12/250/000:00
R2
Ferguson13/213/302:15
Alexander11/120/000:10
R3
Ferguson11/281/101:06
Alexander20/420/000:06
Total
Ferguson27/664/403:21
Alexander43/790/000:16

Scorecards

Ferguson vs Alexander

RdDave HagenGlenn TrowbridgeTony WeeksCommunity
R110-9--9.4-9.8
R210-9--10-8.8
R310-9--9.6-9.5
Total30-2729-2829-2829-28.1

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.428 · 5 Ferguson · 0 Alexander

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ferguson-Alexander.

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
FergusonWin probabilityAlexander
46.7%53.3%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
25%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferguson47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%17%
Submission13%27%
Decision26%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 27
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 4
Alexander53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%28%
Submission12%22%
Decision26%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 43
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R212%
R313%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Ferguson
50.3%-105
Alexander
+10548.0%
Most takedownstie 31.7%
Ferguson
55.2%-422
Alexander
+42213.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.6%
+135
Under 32.5
57.4%
-135
04182
Alexander
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
43.0%
+133
Under 31.5
57.0%
-133
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Ferguson
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.6%
+124
Under 1.5
55.4%
-124
035
Alexander
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.6%
+306
Under 0.5
75.4%
-306
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 11.0 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FergusonAlexander
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1503
Pound-for-pound
1499
1503
Divisional
1514
1500
Striking offense
1497
1500
Striking defense
1511
1500
Grappling offense
1515
1500
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
35 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.78
Strike accuracy
57%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.37
Strike defense
39%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
57%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
40%
Win/loss streak
-3
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
444
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kevin Ferguson
No prior UFC fights.
Houston Alexander
  • LEric SchaferSUB R1
    Close -2511y 3mo before
  • LJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    Close -2731y 8mo before
  • LThiago SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1752y 1mo before
  • WAlessio SakaraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1602y 3mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close +4502y 6mo before
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Alexander — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0, 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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
89% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferguson
Alexander
0
UFC fights
5
Octagon time
10.3 min · 2.0 avg
Career length
25y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferguson
Alexander
Overall
57W–14L · 80.3%
Wins
24W–7L · 77.4%
Losses
33W–7L · 82.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferguson
Alexander
42W–34L · 55.3%
Overall
33W–46L · 41.8%
33W–30L · 52.4%
Wins
29W–45L · 39.2%
9W–4L · 69.2%
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Ferguson
Alexander
Landed / min
2.93
Accuracy
22.7%
Defense
43.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min
4.39
Time at distance
16.7%
Grappling & control
Ferguson
Alexander
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
57.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
22.4%
Strike target map
Ferguson
  • Head0%(0)div 58%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 24%
  • No strike data on record.
Alexander
  • Head78%(38)div 58%
  • Body14%(7)div 19%
  • Legs8%(4)div 24%

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

Kevin Ferguson

No UFC fights on record.

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

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