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UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Evan Elder
Evan Elder
8-2 · USA
VS
Darrius Flowers
Darrius Flowers
12-7-1 · USA
July 13, 2024 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 1:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elder37/750/101:24
Flowers24/580/100:06
R2 · 1:46
Elder8/110/000:37
Flowers0/21/100:22
Total
Elder45/860/102:01
Flowers24/601/200:28

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
ElderWin probabilityFlowers
60.1%39.9%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
19%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Elder, blue toward Flowers. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elder60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%
Submission12%19%
Decision33%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2272)act 45
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 0
Flowers40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%
Submission7%18%
Decision19%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 24
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R216%
R39%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Elder
54.7%-124
Flowers
+12444.3%
Most takedownstie 37.1%
Elder
33.5%-114
Flowers
+11429.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elder
Expected: 53.1
53
Over 53
39.4%
+152
Exactly 53
0.9%
push
Under 53
59.7%
-152
067133
Flowers
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
39.3%
+152
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.7%
-152
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Elder
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.7%
+194
Exactly 1
15.7%
push
Under 1
55.6%
-194
035
Flowers
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.1%
+143
Under 0.5
58.9%
-143
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 10.7 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
Elder60.1%77.2%−17.1-420
Flowers39.9%22.8%+17.1+320

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
64.9Striking53.5
Elder +11.4
26.3Grappling27.8
Flowers +1.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElderFlowers
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1486
1507
Divisional
1502
1505
Striking offense
1502
1491
Striking defense
1495
1487
Grappling offense
1497
1506
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.75
Strikes landed / min
3.05
49%
Strike accuracy
54%
5.00
Strikes absorbed / min
5.35
58%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
22%
Takedown accuracy
20%
29%
Takedown defense
56%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
33%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
364
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Elder
  • WGenaro ValdezU-DEC R3
    Close -3131y before
  • LNazim SadykhovKO/TKO R3
    Close +1871y 5mo before
  • LPreston ParsonsU-DEC R3
    Close +1282y 3mo before
Darrius Flowers
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1235mo before
  • LJake MatthewsSUB R2
    Close +24011mo before
Elder — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Flowers — win / loss by method
Record: 12-7-1

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
1 win, 5 losses
W
8% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(80%) 4
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Elder
Flowers
3
UFC fights
2
40.6 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
22.6 min · 11.3 avg
7y 11m
Career length
9y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elder
Flowers
26W–6L · 81.3%
Overall
39W–25L · 60.9%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Wins
0W–0L
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
39W–25L · 60.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elder
Flowers
20W–25L · 44.4%
Overall
149W–109L · 57.8%
20W–25L · 44.4%
Wins
83W–80L · 50.9%
0W–0L
Losses
66W–29L · 69.5%
Distance striking
Elder
Flowers
6.62
Landed / min
4.58
47.9%
Accuracy
51.3%
63.4%
Defense
45.6%
0.74
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
67.7%
Time at distance
57.9%
Grappling & control
Elder
Flowers
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
28.6%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
29.6%
Control share
19.5%
Strike target map
Elder
  • Head51%(98)div 63%
  • Body32%(62)div 21%
  • Legs17%(33)div 16%
Flowers
  • Head45%(31)div 63%
  • Body22%(15)div 21%
  • Legs33%(23)div 16%

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

Evan Elder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darrius Flowers
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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