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UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Kyler Phillips
Kyler Phillips
11-2 · USA
VS
Pedro Munhoz
Pedro Munhoz
20-8 · BRA
March 9, 2024 · Miami, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Kyler Phillips def. Pedro Munhoz by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Phillips55/1200/000:02
Munhoz19/541/400:24
R2
Phillips32/750/000:00
Munhoz20/420/200:00
R3
Phillips27/800/000:00
Munhoz13/440/200:00
Total
Phillips114/2750/000:02
Munhoz52/1401/800:24

Scorecards

Phillips vs Munhoz

RdDave TirelliEliseo RodriguezSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (14 cards) · avg 3027 · 14 Phillips · 0 Munhoz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Phillips-Munhoz.

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
PhillipsWin probabilityMunhoz
68.7%31.3%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
9%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.1 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 Phillips, blue toward Munhoz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Phillips69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%25%13%
Submission4%7%7%
Decision47%68%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes83 (35113)act 114
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Munhoz31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%23%9%
Submission4%14%6%
Decision20%63%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 52
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 1
Combined totals~142 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R211%
R37%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Phillips
60.6%-157
Munhoz
+15738.7%
Most takedownstie 35.3%
Phillips
34.0%-111
Munhoz
+11130.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Phillips
Expected: 83.1
83
Over 83
39.5%
+151
Exactly 83
0.6%
push
Under 83
59.9%
-151
0104208
Munhoz
Expected: 59.0
59
Over 59
39.4%
+152
Exactly 59
0.8%
push
Under 59
59.8%
-152
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Phillips
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
46.9%
+113
Under 0.5
53.1%
-113
035
Munhoz
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
44.2%
+126
Under 0.5
55.8%
-126
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 12.1 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
Phillips68.7%66.2%+2.5-226
Munhoz31.3%33.8%−2.5+183
By method
Phillips by KO/TKO17.0%13.3%+3.7+530
Phillips by submission6.0%6.9%−0.9+1113
Phillips by decision45.7%45.1%+0.6-117
Munhoz by KO/TKO7.7%8.6%−0.9+869
Munhoz by submission2.7%6.2%−3.5+1243
Munhoz by decision20.8%19.9%+0.9+321
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds84.9%80.7%+4.2-651
Over 2.5 rds74.0%72.4%+1.6-344
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision66.5%68.9%−2.4-278

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
74.1Striking60.8
Phillips +13.3
62.4Grappling40.8
Phillips +21.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PhillipsMunhoz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1578
Pound-for-pound
1577
1576
Divisional
1565
1513
Striking offense
1530
1504
Striking defense
1485
1519
Grappling offense
1486
1516
Grappling defense
1592
Physical
28 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
72"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.24
Strikes landed / min
5.45
47%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
6.14
61%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.90
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
47%
Takedown accuracy
19%
70%
Takedown defense
82%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
40%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyler Phillips
  • WRaoni BarcelosU-DEC R3
    Close -2187mo before
  • WMarcelo RojoSUB R3
    Close -4242y 1mo before
  • LRaulian PaivaM-DEC R3
    Close -3042y 8mo before
  • WSong YadongU-DEC R3
    Close +1603y before
  • WCameron ElseKO/TKO R2
    Close -4803y 5mo before
Pedro Munhoz
  • LMarlon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close +1407mo before
  • WChris GutierrezU-DEC R3
    Close +17511mo before
  • LDominick CruzU-DEC R3
    Close -1122y 3mo before
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R3
    Close -1052y 7mo before
  • WJimmie RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close +1193y before
Phillips — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1
Munhoz — win / loss by method
Record: 20-8-0, 2 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 8 losses
W
35% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
10win8loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(100%) 8
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (30%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Phillips
Munhoz
6
UFC fights
20
77.5 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
222.2 min · 11.1 avg
10y 5m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Phillips
Munhoz
87W–24L · 78.4%
Overall
317W–75L · 80.9%
67W–21L · 76.1%
Wins
146W–32L · 82.0%
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
171W–43L · 79.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Phillips
Munhoz
30W–10L · 75.0%
Overall
84W–25L · 77.1%
16W–6L · 72.7%
Wins
84W–25L · 77.1%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Phillips
Munhoz
5.93
Landed / min
5.57
40.9%
Accuracy
42.6%
62.3%
Defense
56.6%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.47
63.7%
Time at distance
89.8%
Grappling & control
Phillips
Munhoz
2.90
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
46.9%
Takedown accuracy
19.4%
69.6%
Takedown defense
82.1%
0.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.54
63.5%
Control share
71.1%
Strike target map
Phillips
  • Head69%(280)div 62%
  • Body18%(73)div 21%
  • Legs13%(53)div 17%
Munhoz
  • Head51%(618)div 62%
  • Body17%(200)div 21%
  • Legs32%(393)div 17%

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

Kyler Phillips
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Pedro Munhoz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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