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Mauricio Ruffy
Mauricio Ruffy
9-1 · BRA
VS
Jamie Mullarkey
Jamie Mullarkey
18-7 · AUS
May 4, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Mauricio Ruffy def. Jamie Mullarkey by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:42
Ruffy25/400/110:04
Mullarkey14/380/000:00
Total
Ruffy25/400/110:04
Mullarkey14/380/000:00

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
RuffyWin probabilityMullarkey
47.4%52.6%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
21%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Ruffy, blue toward Mullarkey. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ruffy47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%47%
Submission9%18%
Decision16%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1651)act 25
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Mullarkey53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%33%
Submission13%24%
Decision23%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 14
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R220%
R38%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Ruffy
50.4%-104
Mullarkey
+10448.4%
Most takedownstie 37.6%
Ruffy
29.7%+110
Mullarkey
-11032.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ruffy
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
39.1%
+153
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.7%
-153
04895
Mullarkey
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
39.9%
+151
Under 36.5
60.1%
-151
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Ruffy
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.1%
+143
Under 0.5
58.9%
-143
035
Mullarkey
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.6%
+204
Exactly 1
16.2%
push
Under 1
56.2%
-204
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 9.2 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
Ruffy47.4%69.8%−22.4-260
Mullarkey52.6%30.2%+22.4+220

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RuffyMullarkey
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1533
1525
Divisional
1532
1500
Striking offense
1516
1500
Striking defense
1480
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.46
Strike accuracy
47%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.49
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
Takedown accuracy
34%
Takedown defense
77%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mauricio Ruffy
No prior UFC fights.
Jamie Mullarkey
  • LNasrat HaqparastKO/TKO R1
    Close +1615mo before
  • WJohn MakdessiU-DEC R3
    Close -2988mo before
  • LMuhammad NaimovKO/TKO R2
    Close -47411mo before
  • WFrancisco PradoU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 3mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonS-DEC R3
    Close -2371y 10mo before
Ruffy — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Mullarkey — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
10 wins, 5 losses
W
56% of wins
L
71% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
4 (31%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ruffy
Mullarkey
0
UFC fights
10
Octagon time
99.1 min · 9.9 avg
Career length
12y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ruffy
Mullarkey
Overall
126W–50L · 71.6%
Wins
76W–34L · 69.1%
Losses
50W–16L · 75.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ruffy
Mullarkey
75W–25L · 75.0%
Overall
70W–39L · 64.2%
72W–25L · 74.2%
Wins
54W–32L · 62.8%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
16W–7L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Ruffy
Mullarkey
Landed / min
5.37
Accuracy
44.6%
Defense
58.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
Time at distance
70.5%
Grappling & control
Ruffy
Mullarkey
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
Takedown accuracy
34.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
Control share
79.7%
Strike target map
Ruffy
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Mullarkey
  • Head50%(219)div 63%
  • Body22%(98)div 21%
  • Legs28%(125)div 16%

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

Mauricio Ruffy

No UFC fights on record.

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

Jamie Mullarkey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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