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UFC 59: Reality Check
Jason Lambert
Jason Lambert
20-5 · USA
VS
Terry Martin
Terry Martin
12-2 · USA
April 15, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Jason Lambert def. Terry Martin by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lambert16/210/001:05
Martin13/211/103:01
R2 · 2:37
Lambert15/180/201:42
Martin2/50/300:34
Total
Lambert31/390/202:47
Martin15/261/403:35

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
LambertWin probabilityMartin
40.6%59.4%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
19%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 6.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lambert41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%59%
Submission7%17%
Decision10%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 31
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Martin59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%61%
Submission12%20%
Decision11%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1026)act 15
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 1
Combined totals~42 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R225%
R36%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Lambert
54.0%-124
Martin
+12443.5%
Most takedownstie 32.2%
Lambert
13.4%+404
Martin
-40454.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lambert
Expected: 22.3
22.5
Over 22.5
41.9%
+139
Under 22.5
58.1%
-139
02856
Martin
Expected: 19.8
20
Over 20
40.3%
+140
Exactly 20
3.2%
push
Under 20
56.5%
-140
02550
Takedowns — over/under
Lambert
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Martin
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.8%
+133
Under 1.5
57.2%
-133
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 6.9 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
Lambert40.6%69.9%−29.3-247
Martin59.4%30.1%+29.3+227

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
75.8Striking59.6
Lambert +16.2
72.7Grappling47.7
Lambert +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LambertMartin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1512
1553
Divisional
1512
1506
Striking offense
1485
1505
Striking defense
1500
1507
Grappling offense
1558
1500
Grappling defense
1553
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.68
Strikes landed / min
2.33
44%
Strike accuracy
92%
1.58
Strikes absorbed / min
1.17
67%
Strike defense
14%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.89
Takedowns / 15 min
5.83
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
7.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
42
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason Lambert
  • WRob MacDonaldSUB R1
    42d before
Terry Martin
  • LJames IrvinKO/TKO R2
    Close -1108mo before
Lambert — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
60% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)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
Martin — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lambert
Martin
1
UFC fights
1
1.9 min · 1.9 avg
Octagon time
5.2 min · 5.2 avg
25y 5m
Career length
23y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lambert
Martin
3W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
8W–1L · 88.9%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lambert
Martin
145W–70L · 67.4%
Overall
92W–69L · 57.1%
111W–45L · 71.2%
Wins
89W–69L · 56.3%
34W–25L · 57.6%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Lambert
Martin
7.38
Landed / min
0.00
28.6%
Accuracy
75.0%
Defense
20.0%
7.89
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
14.3%
Time at distance
3.6%
Grappling & control
Lambert
Martin
7.89
Takedowns / 15 min
5.83
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
7.89
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
75.0%
Control share
98.6%
Strike target map
Lambert
  • Head71%(5)div 69%
  • Body14%(1)div 14%
  • Legs14%(1)div 17%
Martin
  • Head67%(8)div 69%
  • Body33%(4)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Jason Lambert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Terry Martin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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