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UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens
Matt Veach
Matt Veach
10-0 · USA
VS
Matt Grice
Matt Grice
10-1 · USA
February 7, 2009 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Matt Veach def. Matt Grice by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:34
Veach12/291/311:24
Grice29/480/011:43
Total
Veach12/291/311:24
Grice29/480/011:43

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
VeachWin probabilityGrice
47.8%52.2%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
36%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Veach48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%17%
Submission22%46%
Decision18%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 12
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 1
Grice52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%25%
Submission13%26%
Decision26%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 29
Takedowns1.1 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R233%
R36%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Veach
34.2%+189
Grice
-18964.6%
Most takedownstie 23.2%
Veach
29.3%+162
Grice
-16247.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Veach
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
42.4%
+136
Under 35.5
57.6%
-136
04589
Grice
Expected: 49.7
49.5
Over 49.5
42.7%
+134
Under 49.5
57.3%
-134
063125
Takedowns — over/under
Veach
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
36.0%
-104
Exactly 1
29.4%
push
Under 1
34.6%
+104
035
Grice
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
44.3%
-329
Exactly 1
42.2%
push
Under 1
13.5%
+329
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 10.2 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
Veach47.8%39.9%+7.9+138
Grice52.2%60.1%−7.9-173

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
VeachGrice
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1531
1533
Divisional
1531
1482
Striking offense
1479
1500
Striking defense
1504
1561
Grappling offense
1554
1558
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
27 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.54
Strike accuracy
63%
Strikes absorbed / min
0.76
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.03
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
476
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Veach
No prior UFC fights.
Matt Grice
  • WJason BlackS-DEC R3
    Close +2531y 4mo before
  • LTerry EtimSUB R1
    Close -1101y 10mo before
Veach — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (60%)Submission() 0
1 (10%)Decision() 0
Grice — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Veach
Grice
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
19.8 min · 9.9 avg
Career length
20y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Veach
Grice
Overall
32W–3L · 91.4%
Wins
23W–3L · 88.5%
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Veach
Grice
27W–42L · 39.1%
Overall
27W–28L · 49.1%
27W–42L · 39.1%
Wins
27W–28L · 49.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Veach
Grice
Landed / min
4.86
Accuracy
47.1%
Defense
68.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
Time at distance
8.3%
Grappling & control
Veach
Grice
Takedowns / 15 min
3.03
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
93.8%
Strike target map
Veach
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Grice
  • Head83%(58)div 67%
  • Body17%(12)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%

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

Matt Veach

No UFC fights on record.

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

Matt Grice
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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