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Melissa Gatto
Melissa Gatto
8-2-2 · BRA
VS
Tamires Vidal
Tamires Vidal
7-2 · BRA
May 18, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
134.5lb
Weigh-in
134.5lb
Melissa Gatto def. Tamires Vidal by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 0:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gatto6/91/104:33
Vidal3/30/000:00
R2
Gatto21/351/102:25
Vidal11/200/000:53
R3 · 0:37
Gatto3/80/000:00
Vidal1/60/000:00
Total
Gatto30/522/206:58
Vidal15/290/000:53

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
GattoWin probabilityVidal
52.0%48.0%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
19%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Gatto, blue toward Vidal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gatto52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%33%
Submission11%21%
Decision24%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 30
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 2
Vidal48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%
Submission8%17%
Decision27%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 15
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.5)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R218%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Gatto
52.4%-113
Vidal
+11346.5%
Most takedownstie 26.1%
Gatto
19.7%+276
Vidal
-27654.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gatto
Expected: 44.0
44
Over 44
39.3%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.6%
-152
056111
Vidal
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
39.2%
+152
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.6%
-152
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Gatto
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+167
Under 0.5
62.5%
-167
035
Vidal
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
47.1%
+112
Under 1.5
52.9%
-112
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 10.5 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
Gatto52.0%73.8%−21.8-340
Vidal48.0%26.2%+21.8+265

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
68.6Striking68.1
Gatto +0.5
36.9Grappling21.5
Gatto +15.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GattoVidal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1513
1517
Divisional
1515
1515
Striking offense
1495
1505
Striking defense
1499
1499
Grappling offense
1537
1492
Grappling defense
1543
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.98
Strikes landed / min
4.25
49%
Strike accuracy
56%
3.13
Strikes absorbed / min
4.53
55%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
21%
Takedown accuracy
0%
64%
Takedown defense
40%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
322
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Melissa Gatto
  • LAriane da SilvaS-DEC R3
    Close -23511mo before
  • LTracy CortezU-DEC R3
    Close +1052y before
  • WSijara EubanksKO/TKO R3
    opp missedClose +1392y 5mo before
  • WVictoria LeonardoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1132y 9mo before
Tamires Vidal
  • LMontse RendonS-DEC R3
    Close -2508mo before
  • WRamona PascualKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -1241y 6mo before
Gatto — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-2

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Vidal — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Gatto
Vidal
4
UFC fights
2
50.8 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
18.1 min · 9.1 avg
9y 8m
Career length
7y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gatto
Vidal
39W–19L · 67.2%
Overall
11W–4L · 73.3%
15W–10L · 60.0%
Wins
6W–4L · 60.0%
24W–9L · 72.7%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gatto
Vidal
13W–5L · 72.2%
Overall
27W–8L · 77.1%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Wins
18W–5L · 78.3%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Gatto
Vidal
8.33
Landed / min
6.89
46.4%
Accuracy
54.9%
61.4%
Defense
59.6%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.83
40.9%
Time at distance
58.5%
Grappling & control
Gatto
Vidal
1.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
21.1%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
63.6%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.83
39.3%
Control share
25.9%
Strike target map
Gatto
  • Head58%(117)div 63%
  • Body25%(51)div 21%
  • Legs17%(34)div 16%
Vidal
  • Head30%(23)div 63%
  • Body13%(10)div 21%
  • Legs57%(44)div 16%

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

Melissa Gatto
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tamires Vidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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