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UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Joshua Van
Joshua Van
10-2 · MMR
VS
Edgar Chairez
Edgar Chairez
11-5 · MEX
September 14, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Joshua Van def. Edgar Chairez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Van23/480/000:00
Chairez40/810/000:00
R2
Van71/1082/202:14
Chairez28/730/100:00
R3
Van24/441/102:12
Chairez11/350/100:27
Total
Van118/2003/304:26
Chairez79/1890/200:27

Scorecards

Van vs Chairez

RdAdalaide ByrdBen CartlidgeChris LeeCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (16 cards) · avg 2928 · 16 Van · 0 Chairez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Van-Chairez.

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
VanWin probabilityChairez
62.0%38.0%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
15%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Van62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%33%
Submission6%9%
Decision36%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (2478)act 118
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 3
Chairez38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission9%25%
Decision18%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 79
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R219%
R38%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Van
56.9%-135
Chairez
+13542.2%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Van
42.8%-203
Chairez
+20321.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Van
Expected: 57.6
57.5
Over 57.5
39.9%
+151
Under 57.5
60.1%
-151
073145
Chairez
Expected: 45.8
46
Over 46
39.1%
+153
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.9%
-153
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Van
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.4%
+138
Exactly 1
18.2%
push
Under 1
47.4%
-138
035
Chairez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.0%
+203
Under 0.5
67.0%
-203
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 10.9 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
Van62.0%70.5%−8.5-278
Chairez38.0%29.5%+8.5+225

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
69.6Striking58.9
Van +10.7
51.3Grappling34.3
Van +17.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VanChairez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1511
1545
Divisional
1523
1516
Striking offense
1502
1486
Striking defense
1513
1492
Grappling offense
1501
1521
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
22 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'7"
65"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.55
Strikes landed / min
2.18
53%
Strike accuracy
63%
6.34
Strikes absorbed / min
3.28
59%
Strike defense
37%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
81%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.8
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
33%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joshua Van
  • LCharles JohnsonKO/TKO R3
    Close -2732mo before
  • WFelipe BunesKO/TKO R2
    Close -2848mo before
  • WKevin BorjasU-DEC R3
    Close -24010mo before
  • WZhalgas ZhumagulovS-DEC R3
    Close +1721y 3mo before
Edgar Chairez
  • WDaniel LacerdaSUB R1
    both missedClose -5077mo before
  • LTatsuro TairaU-DEC R3
    Close +6001y 2mo before
Van — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Chairez — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0, 1 NC

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Van
Chairez
4
UFC fights
3
49.9 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
21.1 min · 7.0 avg
4y 9m
Career length
9y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Van
Chairez
51W–21L · 70.8%
Overall
24W–5L · 82.8%
36W–15L · 70.6%
Wins
11W–5L · 68.8%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
13W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Van
Chairez
30W–18L · 62.5%
Overall
57W–30L · 65.5%
30W–18L · 62.5%
Wins
45W–28L · 61.6%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Van
Chairez
9.14
Landed / min
5.27
50.7%
Accuracy
62.5%
59.0%
Defense
48.3%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
83.4%
Time at distance
40.5%
Grappling & control
Van
Chairez
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
81.3%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.85
38.3%
Control share
5.2%
Strike target map
Van
  • Head65%(277)div 62%
  • Body26%(110)div 23%
  • Legs9%(39)div 16%
Chairez
  • Head39%(18)div 62%
  • Body20%(9)div 23%
  • Legs41%(19)div 16%

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

Joshua Van
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edgar Chairez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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