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UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
16-5 · USA
VS
Justin Buchholz
Justin Buchholz
9-3 · USA
September 16, 2009 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Jeremy Stephens def. Justin Buchholz by KO/TKO (Facial Cuts), R1 3:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:23
Stephens28/500/020:26
Buchholz9/490/000:00
Total
Stephens28/500/020:26
Buchholz9/490/000:00

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
StephensWin probabilityBuchholz
52.9%47.1%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
62%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 6.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stephens53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission27%52%
Decision13%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 28
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Buchholz47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%10%
Submission34%73%
Decision8%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R165%
R22%
R312%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Stephens
56.4%-136
Buchholz
+13641.6%
Most takedownstie 64.0%
Stephens
15.2%+137
Buchholz
-13720.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 28.8
29
Over 29
41.0%
+139
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.8%
-139
03773
Buchholz
Expected: 24.4
24.5
Over 24.5
42.3%
+136
Under 24.5
57.7%
-136
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
18.6%
Exactly 0
81.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Buchholz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
24.0%
Exactly 0
76.0%
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 6.4 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
Stephens52.9%69.0%−16.1-250
Buchholz47.1%31.0%+16.1+211

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
69.2Striking54.8
Stephens +14.4
52.5Grappling9.6
Stephens +42.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StephensBuchholz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1519
Pound-for-pound
1506
1518
Divisional
1506
1500
Striking offense
1497
1526
Striking defense
1503
1501
Grappling offense
1496
1479
Grappling defense
1485
Physical
23 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.05
Strikes landed / min
2.56
48%
Strike accuracy
32%
1.32
Strikes absorbed / min
3.43
57%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
75%
Takedown accuracy
0%
55%
Takedown defense
0%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
33%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
95
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeremy Stephens
  • LGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close +1556mo before
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R2
    Close +1657mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosKO/TKO R3
    Close -15110mo before
  • LSpencer FisherU-DEC R3
    Close +1511y 3mo before
  • WCole MillerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1431y 8mo before
Justin Buchholz
  • LTerry EtimSUB R2
    Close +2703mo before
  • WCorey HillSUB R2
    Close +1951y 2mo before
  • LMatt WimanSUB R1
    Close +1931y 8mo before
Stephens — 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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
81% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Buchholz — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (13%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Stephens
Buchholz
7
UFC fights
3
82.8 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
19.5 min · 6.5 avg
21y 6m
Career length
21y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stephens
Buchholz
113W–31L · 78.5%
Overall
22W–5L · 81.5%
34W–12L · 73.9%
Wins
2W–0L · 100.0%
79W–19L · 80.6%
Losses
20W–5L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stephens
Buchholz
87W–49L · 64.0%
Overall
20W–15L · 57.1%
81W–48L · 62.8%
Wins
16W–12L · 57.1%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
4W–3L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Stephens
Buchholz
2.85
Landed / min
3.47
30.2%
Accuracy
25.7%
66.9%
Defense
61.6%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.77
20.7%
Time at distance
39.8%
Grappling & control
Stephens
Buchholz
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
55.2%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.77
39.1%
Control share
23.5%
Strike target map
Stephens
  • Head68%(116)div 66%
  • Body21%(35)div 19%
  • Legs11%(19)div 16%
Buchholz
  • Head68%(34)div 66%
  • Body22%(11)div 19%
  • Legs10%(5)div 16%

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

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Buchholz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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