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UFC 78: Validation
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
15-3 · USA
VS
Jason Reinhardt
Jason Reinhardt
18-0 · USA
November 17, 2007 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Joe Lauzon def. Jason Reinhardt by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:14
Lauzon5/71/200:56
Reinhardt1/30/000:00
Total
Lauzon5/71/200:56
Reinhardt1/30/000:00

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
LauzonWin probabilityReinhardt
77.0%23.0%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
54%
Decision
18%
Expected fight time: 6.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lauzon77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%29%
Submission41%53%
Decision14%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 5
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.5)act 1
Reinhardt23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%26%
Submission13%57%
Decision4%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R162%
R213%
R37%
Distance18%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Lauzon
51.1%-108
Reinhardt
+10847.4%
Most takedownstie 7.5%
Lauzon
91.3%-7488
Reinhardt
+74881.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.6%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.6%
-136
04691
Reinhardt
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
42.6%
+135
Under 34.5
57.4%
-135
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Lauzon
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
56.4%
-129
Under 1.5
43.6%
+129
035
Reinhardt
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
8.6%
Exactly 0
91.4%
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 6.1 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
Lauzon77.0%79.0%−2.0-441
Reinhardt23.0%21.0%+2.0+361

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
LauzonReinhardt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1558
1555
Divisional
1558
Striking offense
Striking defense
1516
Grappling offense
1500
1504
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
23 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.64
Strikes landed / min
59%
Strike accuracy
0.75
Strikes absorbed / min
75%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
7.55
Takedowns / 15 min
80%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
11.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Lauzon
  • WBrandon MelendezSUB R2
    opp missedClose -5505mo before
  • WJens PulverKO/TKO R1
    Close +3301y 2mo before
Jason Reinhardt
No prior UFC fights.
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Reinhardt — win / loss by method
Record: 18-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
14 (78%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Lauzon
Reinhardt
2
UFC fights
0
8.0 min · 4.0 avg
Octagon time
22y 5m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Lauzon
Reinhardt
39W–17L · 69.6%
Overall
39W–17L · 69.6%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lauzon
Reinhardt
63W–21L · 75.0%
Overall
27W–20L · 57.4%
36W–16L · 69.2%
Wins
27W–20L · 57.4%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Losses
0W–0L
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Lauzon
Reinhardt
2.07
Landed / min
27.3%
Accuracy
75.0%
Defense
1.89
Knockdowns / 15 min
18.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Lauzon
Reinhardt
7.55
Takedowns / 15 min
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
11.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
71.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Lauzon
  • Head92%(12)div 67%
  • Body8%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Reinhardt
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Reinhardt

No UFC fights on record.

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