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UFC 78: Validation
Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono
28-12-7 · JPN
VS
Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan McCrory
9-0 · USA
November 17, 2007 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Akihiro Gono def. Tamdan McCrory by SUB (Armbar), R2 3:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gono16/241/101:14
McCrory26/530/001:07
R2 · 3:19
Gono11/200/011:21
McCrory5/90/000:01
Total
Gono27/441/112:35
McCrory31/620/001:08

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
GonoWin probabilityMcCrory
27.1%72.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
30%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gono27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%15%
Submission6%22%
Decision17%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 27
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 1
McCrory73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%25%
Submission24%33%
Decision30%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 31
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R231%
R37%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Gono
39.1%+151
McCrory
-15159.1%
Most takedownstie 36.3%
Gono
32.8%-106
McCrory
+10630.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gono
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
42.5%
+135
Under 27.5
57.5%
-135
03569
McCrory
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
42.1%
+137
Under 34.5
57.9%
-137
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Gono
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.9%
+191
Exactly 1
15.9%
push
Under 1
55.2%
-191
035
McCrory
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.6%
+207
Exactly 1
15.4%
push
Under 1
57.0%
-207
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 10.7 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
Gono27.1%64.6%−37.5-213
McCrory72.9%35.4%+37.5+168

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
GonoMcCrory
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1541
1543
Divisional
1541
1500
Striking offense
1484
1500
Striking defense
1498
1500
Grappling offense
1507
1500
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
33 yrs
Age
21 yrs
5'7"
Height
6'4"
68"
Reach
76"
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Stance
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Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.13
Strike accuracy
57%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.69
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
4.25
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.2
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
158
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Akihiro Gono
No prior UFC fights.
Tamdan McCrory
  • WPete SprattSUB R2
    Close -1505mo before
Gono — win / loss by method
Record: 28-12-7

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, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 5 losses
W
50% of wins
L
42% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
28win12loss7draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 3
6 (21%)Submission(33%) 4
14 (50%)Decision(42%) 5
1 (4%)DQ / other(0%) 0
McCrory — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gono
McCrory
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
7.1 min · 7.1 avg
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gono
McCrory
Overall
15W–11L · 57.7%
Wins
15W–11L · 57.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gono
McCrory
356W–193L · 64.8%
Overall
38W–35L · 52.1%
254W–142L · 64.1%
Wins
38W–35L · 52.1%
102W–51L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gono
McCrory
Landed / min
4.44
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
16.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
9.6%
Grappling & control
Gono
McCrory
Takedowns / 15 min
4.25
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.25
Control share
26.8%
Strike target map
Gono
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.
McCrory
  • Head63%(5)div 66%
  • Body38%(3)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%

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

Akihiro Gono

No UFC fights on record.

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

Tamdan McCrory
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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