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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Joe Stevenson
Joe Stevenson
24-7 · USA
VS
Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
31-9-1 · USA
July 8, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Joe Stevenson def. Yves Edwards by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Stevenson8/202/501:53
Edwards10/300/010:40
R2
Stevenson20/371/103:46
Edwards8/220/000:00
Total
Stevenson28/573/605:39
Edwards18/520/010:40

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
StevensonWin probabilityEdwards
63.9%36.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
29%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stevenson64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%26%
Submission19%30%
Decision28%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1434)act 28
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 3
Edwards36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%37%
Submission10%29%
Decision12%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 18
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R230%
R39%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Stevenson
42.4%+131
Edwards
-13155.7%
Most takedownstie 34.3%
Stevenson
56.8%-632
Edwards
+6329.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stevenson
Expected: 26.5
26.5
Over 26.5
42.5%
+135
Under 26.5
57.5%
-135
03467
Edwards
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
42.9%
+133
Under 30.5
57.1%
-133
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Stevenson
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.8%
+134
Under 1.5
57.2%
-134
035
Edwards
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.7%
Exactly 0
82.3%
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 9.9 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
Stevenson63.9%36.6%+27.3+160
Edwards36.1%63.4%−27.3-200

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
69.3Striking73.0
Edwards +3.7
67.5Grappling56.3
Stevenson +11.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StevensonEdwards
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1568
1546
Divisional
1580
1477
Striking offense
1496
1504
Striking defense
1553
1551
Grappling offense
1503
1545
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
24 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.70
Strikes landed / min
2.02
57%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.20
Strikes absorbed / min
1.18
60%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.32
64%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0%
Takedown defense
72%
2.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
93
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Stevenson
  • LJosh NeerU-DEC R3
    Close -5003mo before
  • WLuke CummoU-DEC R3
    8mo before
Yves Edwards
  • LMark HominickSUB R2
    Close -5504mo before
  • WJosh ThomsonKO/TKO R1
    1y 11mo before
  • WHermes FrancaS-DEC R3
    Close +1002y 3mo before
  • WNick AgallarKO/TKO R2
    2y 8mo before
  • WEddie RuizU-DEC R3
    3y 1mo before
Stevenson — win / loss by method
Record: 24-7-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
23win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (26%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
10 (43%)Submission(33%) 2
7 (30%)Decision(50%) 3
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 31-9-1

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 4 losses
W
39% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
23% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
25win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (44%)Submission(50%) 3
5 (20%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Stevenson
Edwards
2
UFC fights
9
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
94.1 min · 10.5 avg
27y 2m
Career length
28y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stevenson
Edwards
19W–5L · 79.2%
Overall
69W–19L · 78.4%
3W–2L · 60.0%
Wins
43W–9L · 82.7%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
26W–10L · 72.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stevenson
Edwards
104W–62L · 62.7%
Overall
191W–73L · 72.3%
75W–52L · 59.1%
Wins
160W–67L · 70.5%
29W–10L · 74.4%
Losses
31W–6L · 83.8%
Distance striking
Stevenson
Edwards
3.13
Landed / min
3.07
50.0%
Accuracy
40.7%
74.0%
Defense
75.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.64
22.4%
Time at distance
32.6%
Grappling & control
Stevenson
Edwards
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.32
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
71.9%
2.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.96
55.5%
Control share
43.7%
Strike target map
Stevenson
  • Head63%(32)div 57%
  • Body20%(10)div 23%
  • Legs18%(9)div 19%
Edwards
  • Head49%(94)div 57%
  • Body20%(38)div 23%
  • Legs31%(58)div 19%

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

Joe Stevenson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Yves Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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