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UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer
Eric Schafer
Eric Schafer
9-3-2 · USA
VS
September 17, 2008 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Eric Schafer def. Houston Alexander by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 4:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:53
Schafer24/381/403:16
Alexander12/210/000:32
Total
Schafer24/381/403:16
Alexander12/210/000:32

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
SchaferWin probabilityAlexander
72.9%27.1%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
23%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schafer73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%29%
Submission21%28%
Decision31%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 24
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 1
Alexander27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%51%
Submission3%10%
Decision10%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R215%
R312%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Schafer
35.5%+176
Alexander
-17662.6%
Most takedownstie 39.2%
Schafer
49.5%-435
Alexander
+43511.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schafer
Expected: 23.7
23.5
Over 23.5
43.0%
+132
Under 23.5
57.0%
-132
03060
Alexander
Expected: 32.1
32
Over 32
41.7%
+135
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.2%
-135
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Schafer
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.0%
+150
Under 1.5
60.0%
-150
035
Alexander
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.2%
+420
Under 0.5
80.8%
-420
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 9.7 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
Schafer72.9%31.7%+41.2+201
Alexander27.1%68.3%−41.2-251

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
58.4Striking65.2
Alexander +6.8
85.7Grappling48.2
Schafer +37.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchaferAlexander
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1497
Pound-for-pound
1516
1497
Divisional
1516
1481
Striking offense
1500
1489
Striking defense
1499
1549
Grappling offense
1515
1532
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
30 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.57
Strikes landed / min
6.89
70%
Strike accuracy
57%
3.49
Strikes absorbed / min
5.78
44%
Strike defense
40%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.10
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
100%
Takedown defense
33%
5.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
33%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
333
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eric Schafer
  • LStephan BonnarKO/TKO R2
    Close +28011mo before
  • LMichael BispingKO/TKO R1
    Close +4301y 9mo before
  • WRob MacDonaldSUB R1
    Close +1452y 1mo before
Houston Alexander
  • LJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    Close -2736mo before
  • LThiago SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -17510mo before
  • WAlessio SakaraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1601y before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close +4501y 4mo before
Schafer — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-2

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, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% 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(100%) 2
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (13%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Alexander — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0, 1 NC

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
88% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Schafer
Alexander
3
UFC fights
4
14.6 min · 4.9 avg
Octagon time
5.4 min · 1.3 avg
28y 1m
Career length
25y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schafer
Alexander
26W–5L · 83.9%
Overall
48W–11L · 81.4%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
24W–7L · 77.4%
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
24W–4L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schafer
Alexander
47W–42L · 52.8%
Overall
22W–32L · 40.7%
46W–42L · 52.3%
Wins
18W–31L · 36.7%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Schafer
Alexander
3.13
Landed / min
1.46
56.3%
Accuracy
11.8%
65.6%
Defense
40.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
8.39
19.7%
Time at distance
25.5%
Grappling & control
Schafer
Alexander
4.10
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
5.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
57.7%
Control share
32.4%
Strike target map
Schafer
  • Head26%(6)div 66%
  • Body35%(8)div 16%
  • Legs39%(9)div 18%
Alexander
  • Head84%(31)div 66%
  • Body11%(4)div 16%
  • Legs5%(2)div 18%

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

Eric Schafer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Houston Alexander
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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