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UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · Fight Form
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Madison Square Garden
Odds updated 2026-11-13 10:10 UTC
FIGHT 1EARLY PRELIMSTHIN SAMPLELightweight · 3 RDS
Evan Elder vs Samuel Sanches
3-2-0
UFC record
0-0-0
29.6
Age▶
23.8
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach▶
74"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox

Projection

Moneyline · model vs market
FighterModelListedMarketEdge
Evan Elder
+123
44.8%
+102
49.5%
+100
50.0%
-4.7%
Samuel Sanches
-123
55.2%
-115
53.5%
manual price
-120
54.5%
+1.7%
Line move Sanches opener -101 → -119 (+3.4%)line data as of 11/13 09:54 UTC
Fight length · GTD and ITD
OutcomeProjectionListedEdge
Goes the distance+128
43.8%
+118
45.9%
-2.1%
Inside the distance-128
56.2%
-152
60.3%
-4.1%
Method of victory · projection vs listed
FighterDECKOSUBITD
Evan ElderProj+400
20.0%
+594
14.4%
+859
10.4%
+303
24.8%
Listed+25528.2%+52416.0%+70012.5%+25128.5%
KO+Sub
Edge-8.2%-1.6%-2.1%-3.7%
Samuel SanchesProj+320
23.8%
+268
27.2%
+2260
4.2%
+219
31.4%
Listed+40020.0%+17935.8%+18005.3%+14341.1%
KO+Sub
Edge+3.8%-8.7%-1.0%-9.7%
Debut vs UFC veteran
Sanches makes a UFC debut against Elder (5 UFC fights). Since 2022, UFC debutants in this spot won 49.8% of 233 fights; the closing line expected 50.4%.
Won
Close expected
95% range for the win rate: 43.4% to 56.2% (n 233). Backing every debutant at the closing price returned -11.9% per bet (95% range, resampled by card: -23.7% to +0.7%). That is not distinguishable from the bookmaker's margin alone at these prices (-4.1%). From the site's Labs research (2022-01-15 to 2026-11-07). Context, not a pick.
Listed = US-regulated market consensus price. Edge = projection % minus the listed price's implied % (vig included). ITD listed = the fighter's KO and Sub prices combined.
What these numbers mean
Model
Our projection: the fair price and win chance for each side.
Listed
The price on our sheet when the projection was published.
Market
The current consensus price. The % is the straight conversion of that price, so it still includes the book's margin.
Edge
Model % minus the listed % (moneyline, goes the distance) or minus the market % (inside the distance, method). Positive means the model likes that side more than the price does. Coloured only at 2.0 points or more either way.
Price unavailable
The odds feed has a price, but it fails our sanity rule (rule v3: a one-sided distance market; this bout's method prices adding up to over 140% or, when complete, under 100%; a draw shorter than +1000; or two of them opening at exactly +100), so we do not show it. Not offered = no price in the feed.
Line move
How far the win chance has moved from the opener to the current line, with the opener of the side it moved toward. The current line uses US-regulated books only.
Spot to watch
Shows only when a tested angle applies to this fight: the striking-edge rule (career strike differential gap 1.9+ per minute, both fighters with 4+ UFC fights), the round-3 rule (R3 differential gap about 2.9+ per minute), or the comeback spot (one fighter much better in round 3 than round 1 relative to the other). Each line gives the test it comes from. None has been tested on live prices.
Price unverified
The listed price was not seen at a US-regulated book in the 24 hours before our projection was published, so we do not colour its edge until the sheet is checked.

Stats

Elder
VS
Sanches
Striking and cardio
Striking
HeadBodyLegswhere they land
Elder
Sanchesn/a
+0.72
Strike diff /min
n/a
+0.54
Opp-adjusted diff
n/a
-0.51
Head diff /min
n/a
+1.03
Body diff /min
n/a
+0.21
Leg diff /min
n/a
65%
Head defence
n/a
Round by round (judging model)
Rounds wonjudging modelR1R2R3
Elder
Sanchesn/an/an/a
  • Tap a cell for the fights.
  • % = share of rounds won (scored by our judging model).
  • /min = significant strike differential per minute in that round.
138%
Output kept, R3 vs R1
n/a
What these numbers mean
Where they land
Share of each fighter's landed significant strikes that hit the head, body and legs.
Diff /min
Strikes landed minus strikes absorbed to that target, per minute of fight time.
Head defence
Share of opponents' head strikes that missed.
Rounds won
Share of rounds they won. A round that ends in a finish goes to the fighter who finished it. Other rounds are scored by our judging model (strikes by target, knockdowns, takedowns, control time, submission attempts), which picks the winner of UFC decisions 85% of the time.
Small numbers
Strike differential per minute in that round, and how many UFC fights reached it.
Five-round rows
Output and differential in rounds 4-5 compared with rounds 1-3, for fighters who have been there.
Output kept, R3 vs R1
Round-3 significant strike attempts as a share of round-1 attempts, in fights that got through round 3 (Labs; needs 3 such fights). Over 100% means they throw more late.
Note
All stats use UFC fights before this card only. Green = the better side; darker green = a bigger gap. A small fight count beside a number means it is below the sample Labs requires (5 UFC fights for head defence, 3 for pace).
Grappling
0.48
Takedowns /15
n/a
15%
TD accuracy
n/a
40%
TD defence
n/a
9%
Time in control
n/a
-6.9%
Net control, opp-adjusted
n/a
14%
Time controlled
n/a
0.48
Sub attempts /15
n/a
What these numbers mean
Takedowns /15
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes.
TD accuracy / defence
Share of their takedown attempts that land; share of opponents' attempts they stop.
Time in control / controlled
Share of fight time spent controlling the opponent, or being controlled.
Net control, opp-adjusted
Control time minus time controlled, as a share of fight time, corrected for how strong the opponents were. Controlling good opponents counts for more. In testing it predicted who wins the grappling better than the raw number in each of the last five years.
Sub attempts /15
Submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Note
All stats use UFC fights before this card only. Green = the better side; darker green = a bigger gap. A small fight count beside a number means it is below the sample Labs requires (5 UFC fights for head defence, 3 for pace).
Dropped or stopped
UFC fights: Elder 5, Sanches 0
Drops or stops them on the feet
rarelyoften
Elder 34% · 2 in last 5 · 2 all-time better than avg
Division average 23%
Gets dropped or stopped
rarelyoften
Elder 19% · 1 in last 5 · 1 all-time better than avg
Division average 26%
What these numbers mean
Drops or stops them
Share of UFC fights where they knocked the opponent down or stopped them on the feet. Ground-and-pound finishes without a knockdown do not count.
Gets dropped or stopped
Share of UFC fights where they were knocked down or stopped by strikes (doctor and injury stoppages left out). Lower is better: left = rarely, same direction as the power scale.
Recent fights count more
The latest fight counts fully and a fight three back counts half. Last 5 and all-time counts are shown next to the %.
Black tick
The division average in UFC fights since 2020.
Note
All stats use UFC fights before this card only. Green = the better side; darker green = a bigger gap. A small fight count beside a number means it is below the sample Labs requires (5 UFC fights for head defence, 3 for pace).
Wins and losses by method
W KOW SUBW DECL DECL SUBL KO
Elder
Sanchesno UFC results
12.5
Avg fight, min
n/a
0%
Finished in R1
n/a
What these numbers mean
Bar
UFC results by method: wins by KO, submission and decision, then losses.
Avg fight, Finished in R1
Average fight length in minutes, and share of their fights that ended in round 1.
Note
All stats use UFC fights before this card only. Green = the better side; darker green = a bigger gap. A small fight count beside a number means it is below the sample Labs requires (5 UFC fights for head defence, 3 for pace).

Form

Evan Elder
WhenResultHowClose
Apr 25W Gauge YoungUD-208
Jul 24W Darrius FlowersSUB R2-455
Jul 23W Genaro ValdezUD-303
Feb 23L Nazim SadykhovTKO (Dr) R3+175
Apr 22L Preston ParsonsUD+125
Samuel Sanches
No prior UFC fights.
Data as of: sheet 11/12 22:47 UTC · odds 11/13 10:10 UTC · line move 11/13 09:54 UTC · Corrections