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The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
8-3 · GBR
VS
Andre Winner
Andre Winner
10-2-1 · GBR
June 20, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Ross Pearson def. Andre Winner by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pearson19/370/300:54
Winner18/310/102:03
R2
Pearson24/390/301:23
Winner13/220/002:03
R3
Pearson31/530/101:27
Winner15/330/101:52
Total
Pearson74/1290/703:44
Winner46/860/205:58

Scorecards

Pearson vs Winner

RdGlenn TrowbridgeNelson HamiltonTony WeeksCommunity
R1---9.3-9.7
R2---9.7-9.3
R3---10-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.428.2 · 5 Pearson · 0 Winner

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pearson-Winner.

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
PearsonWin probabilityWinner
35.7%64.3%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
20%
Decision
56%
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 Pearson, blue toward Winner. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pearson36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%26%
Submission9%25%
Decision18%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 74
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Winner64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%23%
Submission11%17%
Decision38%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 46
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R28%
R311%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Pearson
49.5%-100
Winner
+10049.3%
Most takedownstie 61.9%
Pearson
17.5%+118
Winner
-11820.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
42.4%
+136
Under 48.5
57.6%
-136
061122
Winner
Expected: 48.3
48.5
Over 48.5
42.3%
+137
Under 48.5
57.7%
-137
061121
Takedowns — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.0%
Exactly 0
79.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Winner
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.0%
+317
Under 0.5
76.0%
-317
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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Pearson35.7%32.3%+3.4+198
Winner64.3%67.7%−3.4-238

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1522
1509
Divisional
1522
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'11"
69"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ross Pearson
No prior UFC fights.
Andre Winner
No prior UFC fights.
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Winner — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-1

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
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (50%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pearson
Winner
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Pearson
Winner
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pearson
Winner
59W–53L · 52.7%
Overall
69W–49L · 58.5%
43W–47L · 47.8%
Wins
44W–34L · 56.4%
16W–6L · 72.7%
Losses
25W–15L · 62.5%
Distance striking
Pearson
Winner
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Pearson
Winner
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Pearson
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Winner
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Ross Pearson

No UFC fights on record.

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

Andre Winner

No UFC fights on record.

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