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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Ismael Bonfim
Ismael Bonfim
19-4 · BRA
VS
Vinc Pichel
Vinc Pichel
14-3 · USA
May 4, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Ismael Bonfim def. Vinc Pichel by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bonfim34/660/100:02
Pichel18/471/100:03
R2
Bonfim36/750/000:00
Pichel22/540/000:05
R3
Bonfim41/751/100:28
Pichel21/410/100:21
Total
Bonfim111/2161/200:30
Pichel61/1421/200:29

Scorecards

Bonfim vs Pichel

RdBen CartlidgeDavid LethabyRafael FerreiraCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.9

Media (13 cards) · avg 3026.9 · 13 Bonfim · 0 Pichel

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Bonfim-Pichel.

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
BonfimWin probabilityPichel
70.4%29.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
26%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 10.0 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 Bonfim, blue toward Pichel. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bonfim70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%36%
Submission21%30%
Decision24%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 111
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 1
Pichel30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%33%
Submission5%16%
Decision15%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 61
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 1
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R219%
R316%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Bonfim
50.3%-104
Pichel
+10448.3%
Most takedownstie 35.5%
Bonfim
26.9%+140
Pichel
-14037.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bonfim
Expected: 35.4
35.5
Over 35.5
39.6%
+152
Under 35.5
60.4%
-152
04589
Pichel
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
39.2%
+151
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.4%
-151
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Bonfim
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
035
Pichel
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.7%
+164
Exactly 1
19.1%
push
Under 1
50.2%
-164
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 10.0 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
Bonfim70.4%80.9%−10.5-550
Pichel29.6%19.1%+10.5+400

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
81.0Striking70.2
Bonfim +10.7
39.2Grappling49.4
Pichel +10.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BonfimPichel
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1586
1548
Divisional
1585
1507
Striking offense
1500
1501
Striking defense
1511
1503
Grappling offense
1495
1494
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
28 yrs
Age
41 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.97
Strikes landed / min
3.56
66%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.23
Strikes absorbed / min
2.50
67%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.24
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
25%
Takedown accuracy
55%
78%
Takedown defense
23%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
14%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
756
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ismael Bonfim
  • LBenoit Saint DenisSUB R1
    Close -28210mo before
  • WTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R2
    Close -1021y 3mo before
Vinc Pichel
  • LMark MadsenU-DEC R3
    Close -1182y 1mo before
  • WAustin HubbardU-DEC R3
    Close -1412y 8mo before
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1243y 9mo before
  • WRoosevelt RobertsU-DEC R3
    Close +2054y 10mo before
  • LGregor GillespieSUB R2
    Close +3255y 11mo before
Bonfim — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

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, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (22%)Submission(100%) 3
6 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Pichel — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (86%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bonfim
Pichel
2
UFC fights
10
12.1 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
120.0 min · 12.0 avg
14y 11m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bonfim
Pichel
23W–5L · 82.1%
Overall
139W–37L · 79.0%
13W–4L · 76.5%
Wins
103W–36L · 74.1%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Losses
36W–1L · 97.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bonfim
Pichel
154W–57L · 73.0%
Overall
35W–37L · 48.6%
146W–57L · 71.9%
Wins
35W–37L · 48.6%
8W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bonfim
Pichel
6.36
Landed / min
4.70
56.1%
Accuracy
36.6%
68.9%
Defense
64.1%
1.24
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.13
41.6%
Time at distance
43.5%
Grappling & control
Bonfim
Pichel
1.24
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
77.8%
Takedown defense
23.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
15.6%
Control share
58.8%
Strike target map
Bonfim
  • Head52%(25)div 63%
  • Body38%(18)div 21%
  • Legs10%(5)div 16%
Pichel
  • Head47%(201)div 63%
  • Body24%(103)div 21%
  • Legs29%(123)div 16%

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

Ismael Bonfim
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Vinc Pichel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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