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UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes
17-4 · USA
VS
Jailton Almeida
Jailton Almeida
20-2 · BRA
March 9, 2024 · Miami, Florida, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
257.0lb
Weigh-in
241.0lb
Curtis Blaydes def. Jailton Almeida by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 0:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blaydes0/20/000:02
Almeida0/09/1204:39
R2 · 0:36
Blaydes16/230/000:07
Almeida1/30/100:00
Total
Blaydes16/250/000:09
Almeida1/39/1304:39

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
BlaydesWin probabilityAlmeida
44.3%55.7%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
16%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.4 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 Blaydes, blue toward Almeida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Blaydes44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%55%26%
Submission1%3%4%
Decision19%42%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (932)act 16
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Almeida56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%46%16%
Submission15%27%21%
Decision15%27%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (828)act 1
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.1)act 9
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R218%
R38%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Blaydes
53.4%-120
Almeida
+12044.5%
Most takedownstie 24.8%
Blaydes
19.1%+293
Almeida
-29356.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 23.9
24
Over 24
38.5%
+155
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
59.5%
-155
03060
Almeida
Expected: 20.7
20.5
Over 20.5
40.3%
+148
Under 20.5
59.7%
-148
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Blaydes
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.4%
+167
Under 0.5
62.6%
-167
035
Almeida
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
47.2%
+112
Under 1.5
52.8%
-112
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 8.4 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
Blaydes44.3%44.5%−0.2+115
Almeida55.7%55.5%+0.2-138
By method
Blaydes by KO/TKO22.1%25.7%−3.6+225
Blaydes by submission7.1%4.1%+3.0+1928
Blaydes by decision15.1%17.8%−2.7+369
Almeida by KO/TKO27.8%15.6%+12.2+435
Almeida by submission9.0%21.0%−12.0+298
Almeida by decision18.9%15.8%+3.1+427
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds59.9%56.9%+3.0-154
Over 2.5 rds41.6%39.5%+2.1+136
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.0%34.9%−0.9+169

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
74.5Striking78.9
Almeida +4.4
58.6Grappling99.7
Almeida +41.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlaydesAlmeida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1646
Pound-for-pound
1628
1646
Divisional
1602
1525
Striking offense
1496
1508
Striking defense
1509
1526
Grappling offense
1541
1530
Grappling defense
1534
Physical
33 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.56
Strikes landed / min
3.13
50%
Strike accuracy
66%
1.89
Strikes absorbed / min
0.45
60%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.93
Takedowns / 15 min
4.93
53%
Takedown accuracy
55%
33%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+6
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
58%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
322
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Curtis Blaydes
  • LSergei PavlovichKO/TKO R1
    Close -13311mo before
  • WTom AspinallKO/TKO R1
    Close +1341y 8mo before
  • WChris DaukausKO/TKO R2
    Close -4981y 11mo before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikU-DEC R3
    Close -3282y 5mo before
  • LDerrick LewisKO/TKO R2
    Close -4073y 1mo before
Jailton Almeida
  • WDerrick LewisU-DEC R5
    Close -4854mo before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikSUB R1
    Close -51910mo before
  • WShamil AbdurakhimovKO/TKO R2
    Close -11111y 2mo before
  • WAnton TurkaljSUB R1
    Close -6971y 6mo before
  • WParker PorterSUB R1
    Close -5671y 10mo before
Blaydes — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0, 1 NC

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
12 wins, 4 losses
W
71% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
12win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 20-2-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Blaydes
Almeida
17
UFC fights
6
156.9 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
48.6 min · 8.1 avg
12y 2m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blaydes
Almeida
316W–83L · 79.2%
Overall
92W–30L · 75.4%
258W–71L · 78.4%
Wins
92W–30L · 75.4%
58W–12L · 82.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blaydes
Almeida
18W–6L · 75.0%
Overall
127W–70L · 64.5%
18W–6L · 75.0%
Wins
110W–62L · 64.0%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–8L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Blaydes
Almeida
3.84
Landed / min
1.80
34.7%
Accuracy
36.8%
63.8%
Defense
71.4%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
43.2%
Time at distance
8.0%
Grappling & control
Blaydes
Almeida
5.93
Takedowns / 15 min
4.93
53.4%
Takedown accuracy
55.2%
33.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.47
96.3%
Control share
97.9%
Strike target map
Blaydes
  • Head68%(379)div 65%
  • Body12%(69)div 20%
  • Legs20%(110)div 16%
Almeida
  • Head93%(142)div 65%
  • Body5%(8)div 20%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%

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

Curtis Blaydes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jailton Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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