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UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
7-0 · USA
VS
Per Eklund
Per Eklund
14-3-1 · SWE
February 21, 2009 · London, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Evan Dunham def. Per Eklund by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:13
Dunham13/270/010:31
Eklund9/131/100:32
Total
Dunham13/270/010:31
Eklund9/131/100:32

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
DunhamWin probabilityEklund
62.8%37.2%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
72%
Decision
14%
Expected fight time: 5.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dunham63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%14%
Submission46%74%
Decision8%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 13
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Eklund37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%14%
Submission25%68%
Decision7%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (921)act 9
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 1
Combined totals~37 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R176%
R25%
R35%
Distance14%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.8%
Dunham
57.6%-145
Eklund
+14539.6%
Most takedownstie 44.7%
Dunham
33.3%-151
Eklund
+15122.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 20.3
20.5
Over 20.5
41.7%
+140
Under 20.5
58.3%
-140
02651
Eklund
Expected: 16.5
16.5
Over 16.5
42.5%
+135
Under 16.5
57.5%
-135
02142
Takedowns — over/under
Dunham
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
42.8%
+134
Under 0.5
57.2%
-134
035
Eklund
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
32.5%
+208
Under 0.5
67.5%
-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 5.0 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
Dunham62.8%42.7%+20.1+126
Eklund37.2%57.3%−20.1-146

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DunhamEklund
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1529
1523
Divisional
1529
1500
Striking offense
1489
1500
Striking defense
1507
1500
Grappling offense
1506
1500
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.90
Strike accuracy
60%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.09
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.68
Takedown accuracy
9%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.4
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Dunham
No prior UFC fights.
Per Eklund
  • WSamy SchiavoSUB R3
    Close -2084mo before
  • LSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close +2081y 1mo before
Dunham — 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
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Eklund — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-1

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, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (46%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (8%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dunham
Eklund
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
26.8 min · 13.4 avg
Career length
24y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dunham
Eklund
Overall
22W–8L · 73.3%
Wins
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dunham
Eklund
26W–14L · 65.0%
Overall
81W–36L · 69.2%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Wins
60W–32L · 65.2%
0W–0L
Losses
21W–4L · 84.0%
Distance striking
Dunham
Eklund
Landed / min
2.49
Accuracy
43.6%
Defense
85.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
25.4%
Grappling & control
Dunham
Eklund
Takedowns / 15 min
1.68
Takedown accuracy
8.6%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.36
Control share
39.4%
Strike target map
Dunham
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Eklund
  • Head37%(19)div 67%
  • Body49%(25)div 18%
  • Legs14%(7)div 15%

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

Evan Dunham

No UFC fights on record.

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

Per Eklund
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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