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UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens
Josh Neer
Josh Neer
24-7-1 · USA
VS
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
18-5-1 · USA
February 7, 2009 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Josh Neer def. Mac Danzig by SUB (Triangle Choke), R2 3:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Neer34/710/000:51
Danzig30/570/011:05
R2 · 3:36
Neer12/250/001:21
Danzig3/90/101:53
Total
Neer46/960/002:12
Danzig33/660/112:58

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
NeerWin probabilityDanzig
41.2%58.8%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
26%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Neer41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%44%
Submission7%16%
Decision16%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 46
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Danzig59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%
Submission19%33%
Decision25%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 33
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R222%
R39%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Neer
42.0%+134
Danzig
-13456.4%
Most takedownstie 46.1%
Neer
30.3%-128
Danzig
+12823.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Neer
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.4%
+136
Under 32.5
57.6%
-136
04182
Danzig
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
41.6%
+136
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.7%
-136
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Neer
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.4%
+167
Under 0.5
62.6%
-167
035
Danzig
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.6%
+216
Under 0.5
68.4%
-216
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 9.6 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
Neer41.2%41.7%−0.5+128
Danzig58.8%58.3%+0.5-158

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
65.5Striking69.9
Danzig +4.4
59.0Grappling62.7
Danzig +3.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NeerDanzig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1546
1537
Divisional
1531
1480
Striking offense
1502
1510
Striking defense
1507
1508
Grappling offense
1514
1478
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.56
Strikes landed / min
2.99
44%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.74
Strikes absorbed / min
2.24
61%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.74
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
47%
Takedown accuracy
50%
43%
Takedown defense
52%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
67%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
143
Days since last fight
143
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Neer
  • LNate DiazS-DEC R3
    Close +1905mo before
  • WDin ThomasU-DEC R3
    Close +18310mo before
  • LNick DiazSUB R3
    Close +1602y 5mo before
  • LJoshua BurkmanU-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 7mo before
  • WJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close +4002y 10mo before
Mac Danzig
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close +1105mo before
  • WMark BocekSUB R3
    Close -44010mo before
  • WTommy SpeerSUB R1
    Close -1781y 2mo before
Neer — win / loss by method
Record: 24-7-1

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
15 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
21win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (71%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (19%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (10%)Decision(33%) 1
Danzig — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-1

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
22% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Neer
Danzig
7
UFC fights
3
77.6 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
30.8 min · 10.3 avg
23y 4m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Neer
Danzig
128W–32L · 80.0%
Overall
39W–11L · 78.0%
66W–17L · 79.5%
Wins
16W–2L · 88.9%
62W–15L · 80.5%
Losses
23W–9L · 71.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Neer
Danzig
190W–107L · 64.0%
Overall
145W–86L · 62.8%
157W–97L · 61.8%
Wins
95W–66L · 59.0%
33W–10L · 76.7%
Losses
50W–20L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Neer
Danzig
3.15
Landed / min
5.46
30.4%
Accuracy
33.6%
73.7%
Defense
78.8%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
25.7%
Time at distance
28.5%
Grappling & control
Neer
Danzig
1.74
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
47.4%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
42.9%
Takedown defense
51.9%
1.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.46
53.5%
Control share
31.8%
Strike target map
Neer
  • Head80%(160)div 67%
  • Body8%(16)div 18%
  • Legs12%(23)div 15%
Danzig
  • Head85%(78)div 67%
  • Body9%(8)div 18%
  • Legs7%(6)div 15%

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

Josh Neer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mac Danzig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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