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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
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Steve Erceg
Steve Erceg
12-1 · AUS
May 4, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Flyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Alexandre Pantoja def. Steve Erceg by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pantoja30/552/502:00
Erceg17/350/000:08
R2
Pantoja23/483/601:25
Erceg28/430/100:13
R3
Pantoja34/573/301:53
Erceg22/450/000:00
R4
Pantoja23/550/100:11
Erceg31/630/300:00
R5
Pantoja15/271/402:46
Erceg13/261/200:11
Total
Pantoja125/2429/1908:15
Erceg111/2121/600:32

Scorecards

Pantoja vs Erceg

RdDave TirelliFabio AlvesSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-99-109-109.2-9.8
R310-910-910-99.6-9.5
R49-109-109-109-10
R510-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total49-4648-4748-4747.6-47.5

Media (25 cards) · avg 48.146.9 · 25 Pantoja · 0 Erceg

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pantoja-Erceg.

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
PantojaWin probabilityErceg
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
22%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 14.8 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 Pantoja, blue toward Erceg. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pantoja58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%40%13%
Submission13%23%22%
Decision21%37%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (2892)act 125
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 9
Erceg42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%40%19%
Submission9%22%6%
Decision16%38%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (2686)act 111
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.9)act 1
Combined totals~131 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R219%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Pantoja
51.7%-109
Erceg
+10947.6%
Most takedownstie 24.8%
Pantoja
34.2%+120
Erceg
-12041.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pantoja
Expected: 67.7
67.5
Over 67.5
39.9%
+151
Under 67.5
60.1%
-151
085170
Erceg
Expected: 63.1
63
Over 63
39.4%
+152
Exactly 63
0.8%
push
Under 63
59.8%
-152
079158
Takedowns — over/under
Pantoja
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.2%
+124
Exactly 1
19.1%
push
Under 1
44.7%
-124
035
Erceg
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.1%
-106
Exactly 1
20.0%
push
Under 1
38.9%
+106
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 14.8 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
Pantoja57.5%62.2%−4.7-186
Erceg42.5%37.8%+4.7+153
By method
Pantoja by KO/TKO23.2%13.4%+9.8+520
Pantoja by submission12.8%22.2%−9.4+274
Pantoja by decision21.5%25.7%−4.2+224
Erceg by KO/TKO17.1%18.6%−1.5+347
Erceg by submission9.5%5.7%+3.8+1352
Erceg by decision15.9%14.4%+1.5+476
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.9%77.4%−1.5-480
Over 2.5 rds57.2%65.9%−8.7-240
Over 3.5 rds47.2%57.7%−10.5-161
Over 4.5 rds41.4%47.3%−5.9-103
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.4%42.1%−4.7+122

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
65.4Striking68.7
Erceg +3.3
63.6Grappling54.6
Pantoja +9.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PantojaErceg
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1653
Pound-for-pound
1572
1651
Divisional
1571
1525
Striking offense
1498
1497
Striking defense
1501
1532
Grappling offense
1528
1527
Grappling defense
1542
Physical
34 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'8"
67"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.32
Strikes landed / min
4.57
49%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
3.64
51%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.69
48%
Takedown accuracy
31%
67%
Takedown defense
78%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
79%
UFC win rate
100%
+5
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
55%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
63
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexandre Pantoja
  • WBrandon RoyvalU-DEC R5
    Close -1905mo before
  • WBrandon MorenoS-DEC R5
    Close +16510mo before
  • WAlex PerezSUB R1
    Close -2001y 9mo before
  • WBrandon RoyvalSUB R2
    Close -1692y 8mo before
  • WManel KapeU-DEC R3
    Close -1103y 3mo before
Steve Erceg
  • WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R2
    Close -4742mo before
  • WAlessandro CostaU-DEC R3
    Close -2306mo before
  • WDavid DvorakU-DEC R3
    Close +23611mo before
Pantoja — win / loss by method
Record: 27-5-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 5 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Erceg — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pantoja
Erceg
14
UFC fights
3
170.3 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
35.4 min · 11.8 avg
19y 0m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pantoja
Erceg
229W–71L · 76.3%
Overall
49W–15L · 76.6%
185W–63L · 74.6%
Wins
49W–15L · 76.6%
44W–8L · 84.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pantoja
Erceg
95W–31L · 75.4%
Overall
47W–29L · 61.8%
79W–26L · 75.2%
Wins
44W–28L · 61.1%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Pantoja
Erceg
6.52
Landed / min
5.46
45.6%
Accuracy
41.2%
53.0%
Defense
59.5%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
53.4%
Time at distance
61.5%
Grappling & control
Pantoja
Erceg
2.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.69
48.1%
Takedown accuracy
30.8%
67.1%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.97
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.85
69.3%
Control share
71.7%
Strike target map
Pantoja
  • Head65%(475)div 62%
  • Body21%(153)div 22%
  • Legs15%(108)div 16%
Erceg
  • Head57%(93)div 62%
  • Body31%(50)div 22%
  • Legs12%(19)div 16%

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

Alexandre Pantoja
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Steve Erceg
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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