UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

Saturday, May 9, 2020·Jacksonville, Florida, USA·11 fights
Model: 10/11(91%)
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Main Card

LightweightHIT
Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje
CH-I1920
Striker
VS
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
CO-III1255
All-Rounder
Justin Gaethje won by KO/TKO (R5)
Gaethje 50%50% Ferguson
Over/UnderOver 61%
Under 39%Over 61%
TOSS-UP
Striker vs All-RounderStriker wins 51% historically
Elo gap: -79(favors Ferguson)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Ferguson)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Ferguson)
BantamweightHIT
Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo
CH-III1629
All-Rounder
VS
Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz
CO-I1552
Wrestler
Henry Cejudo won by KO/TKO (R2)
Cejudo 54%46% Cruz
Over/UnderOver 52%
Under 48%Over 52%
TOSS-UP
All-Rounder vs WrestlerAll-Rounder wins 42% historically
Elo gap: +323(favors Cejudo)
Striking volume advantage: +0.1(favors Cejudo)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.6(favors Cruz)
HeavyweightHIT
Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou
CH-I2193
Knockout Artist
VS
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
CO-I1561
Striker
Francis Ngannou won by KO/TKO (R1)
Ngannou 68%32% Rozenstruik
Over/UnderUnder 57%
Under 57%Over 43%
CONFIDENT
Knockout Artist vs StrikerKnockout Artist wins 56% historically
Elo gap: +281(favors Ngannou)
Striking volume advantage: -2.3(favors Rozenstruik)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Rozenstruik)
FeatherweightHIT
Calvin Kattar
Calvin Kattar
CO-II1383
Striker
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
RK-II1112
Striker
Calvin Kattar won by KO/TKO (R2)
Kattar 65%35% Stephens
Over/UnderOver 62%
Under 38%Over 62%
LEAN
Striker vs StrikerStriker wins 50% historically
Elo gap: +60(favors Kattar)
Striking volume advantage: +1.9(favors Kattar)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.1(favors Stephens)
HeavyweightHIT
Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy
RK-III1032
VS
Greg Hardy won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Hardy 80%20% Castro
Over/UnderUnder 55%
Under 55%Over 45%
STRONG
Elo gap: -26(favors Castro)
Striking volume advantage: +2.6(favors Hardy)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Castro)

Prelims

WelterweightHIT
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
CO-I1579
All-Rounder
VS
Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone
CO-III1238
Knockout Artist
Anthony Pettis won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Pettis 52%48% Cerrone
Over/UnderOver 59%
Under 41%Over 59%
TOSS-UP
All-Rounder vs Knockout ArtistAll-Rounder wins 51% historically
Elo gap: -32(favors Cerrone)
Striking volume advantage: -2.5(favors Cerrone)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.6(favors Cerrone)
HeavyweightMISS
Aleksei Oleinik
Aleksei Oleinik
RK-I1176
Submission Artist
VS
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
CH-III1625
All-Rounder
Aleksei Oleinik won by Decision - Split (R3)
Oleinik 32%68% Werdum
Over/UnderUnder 60%
Under 60%Over 40%
CONFIDENT
Submission Artist vs All-RounderSubmission Artist wins 55% historically
Elo gap: -356(favors Werdum)
Striking volume advantage: -1.8(favors Werdum)
Takedown rate advantage: +1.6(favors Oleinik)
Women's StrawweightHIT
Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza
CO-II1374
Wrestler
VS
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
RK-III1010
All-Rounder
Carla Esparza won by Decision - Split (R3)
Esparza 62%38% Waterson-Gomez
Over/UnderOver 67%
Under 33%Over 67%
LEAN
Wrestler vs All-RounderWrestler wins 58% historically
Elo gap: -1(favors Waterson-Gomez)
Striking volume advantage: -1.5(favors Waterson-Gomez)
Takedown rate advantage: +1.0(favors Esparza)
WelterweightHIT
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque
CO-II1414
All-Rounder
VS
Niko Price
Niko Price
MC-I975
Knockout Artist
Vicente Luque won by KO/TKO (R3)
Luque 71%29% Price
Over/UnderOver 51%
Under 49%Over 51%
CONFIDENT
All-Rounder vs Knockout ArtistAll-Rounder wins 51% historically
Elo gap: +176(favors Luque)
Striking volume advantage: +3.3(favors Luque)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.7(favors Price)

Early Prelims

FeatherweightHIT
Bryce Mitchell
Bryce Mitchell
CO-II1454
Wrestler
VS
Charles Rosa
Charles Rosa
PR-I871
Wrestler
Bryce Mitchell won by Decision - Unanimous (R3)
Mitchell 70%30% Rosa
Over/UnderOver 59%
Under 41%Over 59%
CONFIDENT
Wrestler vs WrestlerWrestler wins 50% historically
Elo gap: +159(favors Mitchell)
Striking volume advantage: -2.6(favors Rosa)
Takedown rate advantage: -1.3(favors Rosa)
Light HeavyweightHIT
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann
CO-III1216
Wrestler
VS
Sam Alvey
Sam Alvey
PR-II862
All-Rounder
Ryan Spann won by Decision - Split (R3)
Spann 72%28% Alvey
Over/UnderUnder 50%
Under 50%Over 50%
CONFIDENT
Wrestler vs All-RounderWrestler wins 58% historically
Elo gap: +420(favors Spann)
Striking volume advantage: +0.2(favors Spann)
Takedown rate advantage: +0.3(favors Spann)