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UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
7-1-2 · USA
VS
Marcus Davis
Marcus Davis
16-5 · USA
November 21, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Ben Saunders def. Marcus Davis by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 3:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:24
Saunders22/390/200:54
Davis8/240/201:06
Total
Saunders22/390/200:54
Davis8/240/201:06

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
SaundersWin probabilityDavis
67.6%32.4%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
42%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Saunders68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%23%
Submission27%40%
Decision25%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 22
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Davis32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%21%
Submission15%46%
Decision10%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 8
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R26%
R313%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Saunders
49.3%-101
Davis
+10148.9%
Most takedownstie 49.7%
Saunders
8.4%+497
Davis
-49741.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saunders
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.3%
+136
Under 30.5
57.7%
-136
03977
Davis
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.0%
+138
Under 30.5
58.0%
-138
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Saunders
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.8%
Exactly 0
87.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Davis
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.3%
+121
Under 0.5
54.7%
-121
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 8.6 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
Saunders67.6%31.6%+36.0+210
Davis32.4%68.4%−36.0-230

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
84.4Striking70.3
Saunders +14.1
75.0Grappling53.2
Saunders +21.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SaundersDavis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1573
1541
Divisional
1571
1505
Striking offense
1499
1514
Striking defense
1518
1509
Grappling offense
1513
1512
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
26 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
77"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.57
Strikes landed / min
2.83
72%
Strike accuracy
47%
1.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.32
68%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
90%
Takedown defense
0%
2.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
73%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ben Saunders
  • LMike SwickKO/TKO R2
    Close +1785mo before
  • WBrandon WolffKO/TKO R1
    Close -35111mo before
  • WRyan ThomasSUB R2
    Close -2511y 3mo before
  • WDan BarreraU-DEC R3
    Close -2311y 11mo before
Marcus Davis
  • LDan HardyS-DEC R3
    Close -2005mo before
  • WChris LytleS-DEC R3
    Close -15810mo before
  • WPaul KellySUB R2
    Close -3131y 1mo before
  • LMike SwickU-DEC R3
    Close +1041y 5mo before
  • WJess LiaudinKO/TKO R1
    Close -3331y 10mo before
Saunders — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-2

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Davis — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Saunders
Davis
4
UFC fights
11
33.1 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
94.7 min · 8.6 avg
22y 3m
Career length
22y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Saunders
Davis
29W–5L · 85.3%
Overall
180W–65L · 73.5%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Wins
130W–53L · 71.0%
13W–2L · 86.7%
Losses
50W–12L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saunders
Davis
12W–6L · 66.7%
Overall
22W–49L · 31.0%
12W–6L · 66.7%
Wins
14W–38L · 26.9%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–11L · 42.1%
Distance striking
Saunders
Davis
8.47
Landed / min
4.00
59.3%
Accuracy
39.1%
78.7%
Defense
69.8%
0.91
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
17.1%
Time at distance
45.5%
Grappling & control
Saunders
Davis
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
90.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
2.72
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.74
46.7%
Control share
53.7%
Strike target map
Saunders
  • Head58%(68)div 63%
  • Body34%(40)div 21%
  • Legs8%(10)div 16%
Davis
  • Head64%(171)div 63%
  • Body21%(55)div 21%
  • Legs16%(42)div 16%

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

Ben Saunders
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marcus Davis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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