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UFC 78: Validation
Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar
8-0 · USA
VS
Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher
20-3 · USA
November 17, 2007 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Frankie Edgar def. Spencer Fisher by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edgar21/352/204:17
Fisher3/100/000:00
R2
Edgar11/252/304:30
Fisher1/50/000:00
R3
Edgar10/194/704:26
Fisher2/60/000:00
Total
Edgar42/798/12013:13
Fisher6/210/000:00

Scorecards

Edgar vs Fisher

RdDouglas CrosbyEric ColónRomulo BittencourtCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-8.9
R3---10-9
Total30-2630-2730-2730-26.9

Media (2 cards) · avg 3027 · 2 Edgar · 0 Fisher

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Edgar-Fisher.

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
EdgarWin probabilityFisher
72.8%27.2%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
27%
Decision
49%
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 Edgar, blue toward Fisher. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Edgar73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%21%
Submission18%24%
Decision40%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 42
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.5)act 8
Fisher27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%31%
Submission9%35%
Decision9%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R26%
R313%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Edgar
60.0%-156
Fisher
+15638.6%
Most takedownstie 44.7%
Edgar
49.3%-821
Fisher
+8216.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
42.7%
+134
Under 42.5
57.3%
-134
054107
Fisher
Expected: 33.7
33.5
Over 33.5
42.9%
+133
Under 33.5
57.1%
-133
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Edgar
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.5%
+162
Exactly 1
22.9%
push
Under 1
47.6%
-162
035
Fisher
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.6%
Exactly 0
89.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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
Edgar72.8%53.9%+18.9-128
Fisher27.2%46.1%−18.9+108

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
80.7Striking67.7
Edgar +13.0
69.4Grappling55.1
Edgar +14.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdgarFisher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1574
1552
Divisional
1550
1488
Striking offense
1521
1505
Striking defense
1519
1556
Grappling offense
1492
1552
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.32
Strikes landed / min
3.73
56%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.21
Strikes absorbed / min
3.21
71%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.03
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
53%
Takedown accuracy
38%
73%
Takedown defense
52%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
158
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frankie Edgar
  • WMark BocekKO/TKO R1
    Close -2204mo before
  • WTyson GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +5259mo before
Spencer Fisher
  • WSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close -2405mo before
  • LHermes FrancaKO/TKO R2
    Close +14010mo before
  • WDan LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -4551y 1mo before
  • WMatt WimanKO/TKO R2
    1y 6mo before
  • LSam StoutS-DEC R3
    1y 8mo before
Edgar — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
38% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Fisher — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (7%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Edgar
Fisher
2
UFC fights
7
19.9 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
65.1 min · 9.3 avg
21y 1m
Career length
23y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edgar
Fisher
12W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
78W–20L · 79.6%
12W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
53W–14L · 79.1%
0W–0L
Losses
25W–6L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edgar
Fisher
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
97W–40L · 70.8%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
87W–39L · 69.0%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Distance striking
Edgar
Fisher
3.08
Landed / min
5.54
34.6%
Accuracy
35.6%
72.5%
Defense
75.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.46
44.0%
Time at distance
48.5%
Grappling & control
Edgar
Fisher
6.03
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
53.3%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
72.7%
Takedown defense
52.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.38
81.7%
Control share
28.3%
Strike target map
Edgar
  • Head83%(71)div 67%
  • Body15%(13)div 19%
  • Legs2%(2)div 14%
Fisher
  • Head58%(142)div 67%
  • Body29%(71)div 19%
  • Legs12%(30)div 14%

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

Frankie Edgar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Spencer Fisher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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