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UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Alex Perez
Alex Perez
24-8 · USA
VS
Matheus Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau
19-3-1 · BRA
April 27, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
126.0lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Perez13/350/000:00
Nicolau10/310/000:00
R2 · 2:16
Perez15/360/010:02
Nicolau12/240/000:00
Total
Perez28/710/010:02
Nicolau22/550/000:00

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
PerezWin probabilityNicolau
51.6%48.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
22%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 17.4 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 Perez, blue toward Nicolau. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Perez52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%
Submission12%24%
Decision25%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (2786)act 28
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 0
Nicolau48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%29%
Submission9%19%
Decision25%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (2788)act 22
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 0
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R215%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Perez
48.5%+105
Nicolau
-10550.7%
Most takedownstie 35.4%
Perez
34.1%-112
Nicolau
+11230.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Perez
Expected: 63.4
63.5
Over 63.5
39.7%
+152
Under 63.5
60.3%
-152
080159
Nicolau
Expected: 65.1
65
Over 65
39.4%
+152
Exactly 65
0.7%
push
Under 65
59.8%
-152
082163
Takedowns — over/under
Perez
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
31.3%
+173
Exactly 1
14.4%
push
Under 1
54.3%
-173
035
Nicolau
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
28.8%
+201
Exactly 1
13.3%
push
Under 1
57.9%
-201
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 17.4 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
Perez51.6%38.4%+13.2+150
Nicolau48.4%61.6%−13.2-180

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
70.5Striking73.3
Nicolau +2.9
65.1Grappling64.2
Perez +0.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PerezNicolau
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1596
1541
Divisional
1584
1500
Striking offense
1498
1503
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
65"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.11
Strikes landed / min
3.66
47%
Strike accuracy
54%
3.12
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
60%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
1.48
44%
Takedown accuracy
45%
81%
Takedown defense
93%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
78%
-3
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
378
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Perez
  • LMuhammad MokaevU-DEC R3
    Close +30956d before
  • LAlexandre PantojaSUB R1
    Close +1641y 9mo before
  • LDeiveson FigueiredoSUB R1
    Close +2253y 5mo before
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1353y 11mo before
  • WJordan EspinosaSUB R1
    Close -2504y 3mo before
Matheus Nicolau
  • LBrandon RoyvalKO/TKO R1
    Close -2021y before
  • WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R2
    Close -3941y 5mo before
  • WDavid DvorakU-DEC R3
    Close +1082y 1mo before
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close -1932y 7mo before
  • WManel KapeS-DEC R3
    Close +1113y 1mo before
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 24-8-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 5 losses
W
29% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (33%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (28%)Submission(75%) 3
10 (56%)Decision(25%) 1
Nicolau — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-1

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Perez
Nicolau
10
UFC fights
9
70.1 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
101.2 min · 11.2 avg
15y 3m
Career length
16y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Perez
Nicolau
153W–30L · 83.6%
Overall
131W–46L · 74.0%
74W–19L · 79.6%
Wins
99W–33L · 75.0%
79W–11L · 87.8%
Losses
32W–13L · 71.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Perez
Nicolau
136W–93L · 59.4%
Overall
79W–31L · 71.8%
105W–75L · 58.3%
Wins
67W–30L · 69.1%
31W–18L · 63.3%
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Distance striking
Perez
Nicolau
5.43
Landed / min
4.14
39.8%
Accuracy
51.9%
66.1%
Defense
68.7%
0.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.19
50.4%
Time at distance
76.4%
Grappling & control
Perez
Nicolau
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
1.48
44.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
81.5%
Takedown defense
93.3%
0.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.89
76.2%
Control share
79.1%
Strike target map
Perez
  • Head64%(183)div 62%
  • Body12%(35)div 22%
  • Legs24%(70)div 16%
Nicolau
  • Head52%(193)div 62%
  • Body35%(128)div 22%
  • Legs13%(49)div 16%

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

Alex Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matheus Nicolau
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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