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Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald
16-7 · CAN
VS
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
13-4 · USA
October 10, 2006 · Hollywood, Florida, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Jason MacDonald def. Ed Herman by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 2:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:43
MacDonald5/70/100:57
Herman2/21/201:18
Total
MacDonald5/70/100:57
Herman2/21/201:18

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
MacDonaldWin probabilityHerman
33.3%66.7%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
22%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
MacDonald33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%47%
Submission9%27%
Decision9%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Herman67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%55%
Submission13%19%
Decision17%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 2
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R241%
R35%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
MacDonald
46.2%+112
Herman
-11251.7%
Most takedownstie 54.0%
MacDonald
14.0%+229
Herman
-22932.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
MacDonald
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
41.9%
+138
Under 25.5
58.1%
-138
03264
Herman
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
40.9%
+138
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.7%
-138
03468
Takedowns — over/under
MacDonald
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
18.8%
+432
Under 0.5
81.2%
-432
035
Herman
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
24.9%
+259
Exactly 1
10.6%
push
Under 1
64.5%
-259
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 8.3 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
MacDonald33.3%29.4%+3.9+225
Herman66.7%70.6%−3.9-285

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
MacDonaldHerman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1507
1509
Divisional
1507
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1505
1500
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
80"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.20
Strike accuracy
58%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.67
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
5.00
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
108
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason MacDonald
No prior UFC fights.
Ed Herman
  • LKendall GroveU-DEC R3
    Close -1854mo before
MacDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 2 losses
W
88% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (6%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
14 (88%)Submission(29%) 2
1 (6%)Decision(43%) 3
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
69% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
MacDonald
Herman
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
23y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

MacDonald
Herman
Overall
5W–3L · 62.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
5W–3L · 62.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
MacDonald
Herman
194W–98L · 66.4%
Overall
162W–62L · 72.3%
114W–72L · 61.3%
Wins
121W–52L · 69.9%
80W–26L · 75.5%
Losses
41W–10L · 80.4%
Distance striking
MacDonald
Herman
Landed / min
2.58
Accuracy
23.1%
Defense
58.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
7.8%
Grappling & control
MacDonald
Herman
Takedowns / 15 min
5.00
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.00
Control share
74.2%
Strike target map
MacDonald
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Herman
  • Head61%(20)div 63%
  • Body39%(13)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Jason MacDonald

No UFC fights on record.

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

Ed Herman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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