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UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
8-0 · USA
VS
Jason Lambert
Jason Lambert
22-5 · USA
September 23, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Rashad Evans def. Jason Lambert by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Evans11/225/503:31
Lambert4/140/200:31
R2 · 2:22
Evans14/223/301:52
Lambert2/40/000:00
Total
Evans25/448/805:23
Lambert6/180/200:31

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
EvansWin probabilityLambert
58.9%41.1%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
61%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 6.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Evans59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%10%
Submission37%63%
Decision16%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 25
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 8
Lambert41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%
Submission24%60%
Decision5%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~34 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R169%
R24%
R36%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.1%
Evans
49.5%-105
Lambert
+10547.3%
Most takedownstie 37.9%
Evans
53.9%-658
Lambert
+6588.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Evans
Expected: 17.0
17
Over 17
40.5%
+138
Exactly 17
3.7%
push
Under 17
55.7%
-138
02243
Lambert
Expected: 16.5
16.5
Over 16.5
42.6%
+134
Under 16.5
57.4%
-134
02142
Takedowns — over/under
Evans
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
32.7%
+125
Exactly 1
26.5%
push
Under 1
40.8%
-125
035
Lambert
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.8%
Exactly 0
84.2%
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 6.0 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
Evans58.9%67.9%−9.0-240
Lambert41.1%32.1%+9.0+200

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
68.7Striking83.2
Lambert +14.5
63.9Grappling57.0
Evans +6.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EvansLambert
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1580
1550
Divisional
1580
1480
Striking offense
1514
1510
Striking defense
1510
1541
Grappling offense
1515
1539
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.96
Strikes landed / min
5.65
43%
Strike accuracy
72%
1.60
Strikes absorbed / min
1.52
74%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.33
Takedowns / 15 min
1.03
70%
Takedown accuracy
25%
50%
Takedown defense
56%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
87
Days since last fight
87
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rashad Evans
  • WStephan BonnarM-DEC R3
    Close +1653mo before
  • WSam HogerS-DEC R3
    Close -2056mo before
  • WBrad ImesS-DEC R3
    11mo before
Jason Lambert
  • WBranden Lee HinkleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1853mo before
  • WTerry MartinKO/TKO R2
    Close -2475mo before
  • WRob MacDonaldSUB R1
    7mo before
Evans — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Lambert — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (16%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (21%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Evans
Lambert
3
UFC fights
3
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
14.5 min · 4.8 avg
22y 4m
Career length
25y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Evans
Lambert
19W–3L · 86.4%
Overall
28W–9L · 75.7%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Wins
28W–9L · 75.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Evans
Lambert
65W–44L · 59.6%
Overall
145W–70L · 67.4%
65W–44L · 59.6%
Wins
111W–45L · 71.2%
0W–0L
Losses
34W–25L · 57.6%
Distance striking
Evans
Lambert
3.00
Landed / min
2.98
37.3%
Accuracy
15.4%
78.1%
Defense
72.7%
0.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.03
39.3%
Time at distance
4.6%
Grappling & control
Evans
Lambert
5.33
Takedowns / 15 min
1.03
69.6%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.07
92.9%
Control share
55.6%
Strike target map
Evans
  • Head88%(77)div 69%
  • Body13%(11)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
Lambert
  • Head63%(52)div 69%
  • Body23%(19)div 13%
  • Legs13%(11)div 18%

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

Rashad Evans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Lambert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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