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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
Cesar Almeida
Cesar Almeida
4-0 · BRA
VS
Dylan Budka
Dylan Budka
7-2 · USA
April 6, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Cesar Almeida def. Dylan Budka by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 2:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Almeida1/20/000:00
Budka1/22/404:32
R2 · 2:13
Almeida28/360/000:12
Budka0/31/201:21
Total
Almeida29/380/000:12
Budka1/53/605:53

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
AlmeidaWin probabilityBudka
32.4%67.6%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
25%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Almeida, blue toward Budka. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Almeida32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%35%16%
Submission7%20%4%
Decision14%45%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1242)act 29
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Budka68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%21%12%
Submission18%27%15%
Decision35%52%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 1
Takedowns3.0 (0.16.8)act 3
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~3.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R216%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Almeida
48.2%+104
Budka
-10450.3%
Most takedownstie 9.5%
Almeida
4.2%+2063
Budka
-206386.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 30.9
31
Over 31
38.8%
+154
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.7%
-154
03978
Budka
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
40.1%
+150
Under 31.5
59.9%
-150
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Budka
Expected: 3.0
3
Over 3
39.7%
+114
Exactly 3
14.9%
push
Under 3
45.4%
-114
059

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 10.3 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
Almeida32.4%41.9%−9.5+128
Budka67.6%58.1%+9.5-155
By method
Almeida by KO/TKO8.3%16.4%−8.1+407
Almeida by submission8.0%4.4%+3.6+1799
Almeida by decision16.1%21.7%−5.6+284
Budka by KO/TKO17.3%12.2%+5.1+580
Budka by submission16.6%14.7%+1.9+468
Budka by decision33.6%30.7%+2.9+171
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.9%72.0%+0.9-340
Over 2.5 rds57.3%60.2%−2.9-180
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.7%55.4%−5.7-145

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1516
1515
Divisional
1516
1500
Striking offense
1482
1533
Striking defense
1500
1480
Grappling offense
1561
1500
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
36 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cesar Almeida
No prior UFC fights.
Dylan Budka
No prior UFC fights.
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Budka — 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Almeida
Budka
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Almeida
Budka
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Almeida
Budka
14W–30L · 31.8%
Overall
42W–20L · 67.7%
14W–30L · 31.8%
Wins
25W–17L · 59.5%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–3L · 85.0%
Distance striking
Almeida
Budka
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Almeida
Budka
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Almeida
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Budka
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Cesar Almeida

No UFC fights on record.

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

Dylan Budka

No UFC fights on record.

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