The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy
13-0-1 · GBR
VS
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
24-11 · BRA
May 18, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Lerone Murphy def. Edson Barboza by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Murphy34/620/000:14
Barboza25/530/000:00
R2
Murphy41/751/101:26
Barboza17/440/000:00
R3
Murphy48/791/301:25
Barboza11/420/000:17
R4
Murphy59/930/000:25
Barboza15/560/000:00
R5
Murphy38/552/201:49
Barboza11/470/000:00
Total
Murphy220/3644/605:19
Barboza79/2420/000:17

Scorecards

Murphy vs Barboza

RdDerek ClearyRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.5-9.5
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-8.8
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R510-910-910-910-9
Total49-4650-4550-4549.4-45.3

Media (14 cards) · avg 49.445.3 · 14 Murphy · 0 Barboza

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Murphy-Barboza.

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
MurphyWin probabilityBarboza
61.9%38.1%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
5%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 20.7 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 Murphy, blue toward Barboza. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Murphy62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%20%
Submission3%4%
Decision47%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes118 (50160)act 220
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 4
Barboza38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%
Submission2%6%
Decision26%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes99 (42135)act 79
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~217 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R28%
R35%
R43%
R52%
Distance72%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Murphy
55.1%-124
Barboza
+12444.5%
Most takedownstie 48.6%
Murphy
43.0%-511
Barboza
+5118.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 117.6
117.5
Over 117.5
39.8%
+151
Under 117.5
60.2%
-151
0148295
Barboza
Expected: 99.4
99.5
Over 99.5
39.7%
+152
Under 99.5
60.3%
-152
0125249
Takedowns — over/under
Murphy
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
31.5%
+172
Exactly 1
14.5%
push
Under 1
54.1%
-172
035
Barboza
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
12.7%
Exactly 0
87.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 20.7 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
Murphy61.9%58.9%+3.0-166
Barboza38.1%41.1%−3.0+130

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
71.5Striking64.0
Murphy +7.5
51.3Grappling47.1
Murphy +4.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MurphyBarboza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1607
Pound-for-pound
1610
1606
Divisional
1556
1514
Striking offense
1549
1514
Striking defense
1490
1501
Grappling offense
1405
1496
Grappling defense
1577
Physical
32 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.65
Strikes landed / min
4.18
50%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.40
Strikes absorbed / min
4.34
56%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.48
46%
Takedown accuracy
50%
47%
Takedown defense
75%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
62%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lerone Murphy
  • WJosh CulibaoU-DEC R3
    Close -15210mo before
  • WGabriel SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -1841y 2mo before
  • WMakwan AmirkhaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -2902y 7mo before
  • WDouglas Silva de AndradeU-DEC R3
    Close -3003y 4mo before
  • WRicardo RamosKO/TKO R1
    Close +1303y 10mo before
Edson Barboza
  • WSodiq YusuffU-DEC R5
    Close +1607mo before
  • WBilly QuarantilloKO/TKO R1
    Close +1411y 1mo before
  • LBryce MitchellU-DEC R3
    Close +1382y 2mo before
  • LGiga ChikadzeKO/TKO R3
    Close -1242y 9mo before
  • WShane BurgosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1253y before
Murphy — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-1

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (60%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 24-11-0

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
14 wins, 4 losses
W
58% of wins
L
36% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
4% of wins
L
18% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
45% of losses
UFC
18win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (50%)KO/TKO(36%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(18%) 2
9 (50%)Decision(45%) 5
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Murphy
Barboza
6
UFC fights
29
69.5 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
340.8 min · 11.8 avg
10y 4m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Murphy
Barboza
77W–12L · 86.5%
Overall
459W–99L · 82.3%
77W–12L · 86.5%
Wins
269W–63L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
190W–36L · 84.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Murphy
Barboza
45W–72L · 38.5%
Overall
43W–32L · 57.3%
45W–72L · 38.5%
Wins
43W–32L · 57.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Murphy
Barboza
5.23
Landed / min
5.08
42.4%
Accuracy
43.4%
61.3%
Defense
62.1%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.70
45.3%
Time at distance
75.3%
Grappling & control
Murphy
Barboza
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.48
46.2%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
46.9%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.09
38.7%
Control share
25.9%
Strike target map
Murphy
  • Head61%(155)div 63%
  • Body27%(68)div 20%
  • Legs12%(31)div 16%
Barboza
  • Head44%(626)div 63%
  • Body31%(449)div 20%
  • Legs25%(351)div 16%

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

Lerone Murphy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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