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Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista — prediction, odds & how it ends

Bantamweight · 3R
Red corner
Sandhagen
The Sandman
18-6 · 71" · Switch
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VS
Blue corner
Bautista
17-3 · 69" · Switch
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Win probabilitymodel prediction
40%
60%
Sandhagen -130+122 Bautista

odds, translated: -13057% implied chance · +12245%

Most likely outcome
Bautista · Decision
Finish vs decision
43% finish·57% goes the distance
The call

Our model picks Bautista by decision. The model gives Bautista 60%.

The market

The current price implies roughly 45%. The model is higher on Bautista than the market is.

The danger

Sandhagen still wins this 40% of the time in the model, and with a 43% chance the fight ends inside the distance, one clean sequence can beat the forecast.

The decision

Official play on this fight — the exact market and captured price are on the board below.

Style clash

career averages vs division benchmark

Bigger polygon = more of that trait. Career averages (not opponent-adjusted); the date is each fighter's last bout.

OutputAccuracyDefenseChinKO threatTakedownsSub threatCardioSandhagen · Output: 4.86Sandhagen · Accuracy: 0.45Sandhagen · Defense: 0.56Sandhagen · Chin: 0.06Sandhagen · KO threat: 0.29Sandhagen · Takedowns: 1.15Sandhagen · Sub threat: 0.20Sandhagen · Cardio: 0.95Bautista · Output: 5.30Bautista · Accuracy: 0.48Bautista · Defense: 0.54Bautista · Chin: 0.19Bautista · KO threat: 0.23Bautista · Takedowns: 1.91Bautista · Sub threat: 0.80Bautista · Cardio: 2.05
Sandhagenas of 2025-10
Bautistaas of 2026-02
Division avg · Bantamweight258 fighters

How it ends

method × round

Each cell is the model's chance the fight ends that way, in that round. Brighter = more likely; hover for the exact number.

R1
R2
R3
Sandhagen KO
5%
5%
3%
Sandhagen SUB
2%
2%
Bautista KO
4%
5%
3%
Bautista SUB
5%
6%
3%
Sandhagen decGoes to decision 57%Bautista dec

When it ends

still fighting %

The line is the model's chance the fight is still going after each round — where it drops, finishes cluster.

0255075100After R1: 85% still fightingR1After R2: 68% still fightingR2After R3: 58% still fightingR3
after R1 85% liveafter R2 68% liveafter R3 58% livereaches decision 57%

Tale of the tape

bar = magnitude · bold = edge
71"
Reach
69"
34
Age
33
4.86
Strikes / min
5.30
45%
Strike acc
48%
56%
Strike def
54%
56%
TD def
55%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15m
0.23

Official plays

tracked & graded in the ledger

Two checks, two claims: public line history can verify the quoted price existed on the operator-recorded capture day; the hash published before the first fight proves the complete card was fixed before the fights.

● OFFICIAL PLAYMario Bautista to win+120+4.6pp edge@ offshore bookcaptured Tue, Jun 30 · price moved

Scheduled for today's pre-fight commitment; graded in the public ledger after. Price moved since capture — current price is context, not the graded entry.

Model board

reference only — not bets, not in the track record
Opening price → now · our fair price
Cory Sandhagenopen -20010.1now -130fair +148
Mario Bautistaopen +1708now +122fair -148
MarketBestEdge
Moneyline(2)
Mario Bautista to win+122+4.6
Cory Sandhagen to win-130-14.9
Round totals(3)
Over 0.5 rounds-3300~+2.9
Over 1.5 rounds-485~+1.1
Over 2.5 rounds-255-2
By KO/TKO(6)
Mario Bautista by KO/TKO+750~+13.9
Mario Bautista by KO/TKO+150~+5.6
Mario Bautista by KO/TKO+1800+5.2
Cory Sandhagen by KO/TKO+410-7
Cory Sandhagen by KO/TKO+300~-7.6
Cory Sandhagen by KO/TKO-120~-18.2
By submission(4)
Mario Bautista by Sub+135~+5.5
Mario Bautista by Sub+1100+4.9
Cory Sandhagen by Sub+1300-3.6
Cory Sandhagen by Sub+140~-14.6
By decision(2)
Mario Bautista by Decision+195-0.1
Cory Sandhagen by Decision+190-11.1
Round of victory(6)
Mario Bautista in R2+2000~+5.3
Mario Bautista in R1+1600~+3.7
Mario Bautista in R3+2800~+2.6
Cory Sandhagen in R3+1500~-2.2
Cory Sandhagen in R2+1000~-2.3
Cory Sandhagen in R1+700~-6
Method × round(12)
Mario Bautista KO R2+4500~+2.4
Mario Bautista Sub R2+3000~+2.3
Mario Bautista KO R1+4000~+1.9
Mario Bautista Sub R1+2500~+1.4
Mario Bautista KO R3+6000~+1.1
Mario Bautista Sub R3+4000~+0.9
Cory Sandhagen Sub R3+5000~-1
Cory Sandhagen Sub R2+3500~-1.2
Cory Sandhagen KO R2+1400~-1.4
Cory Sandhagen KO R3+2000~-1.6
Cory Sandhagen Sub R1+2500~-2.3
Cory Sandhagen KO R1+1000~-4.1
Inside distance(1)
Mario Bautista inside distance+700+11.6

Moneyline edges are the model's calibrated edge vs the no-vig sharp fair. Prop edges marked ~ have no sharp line (thin / one-book) — treat as unverified. Only the official plays above are bets; everything else here is model reference. Prices as of Jul 10, 11:00 UTC.

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