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UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Philipe Lins
Philipe Lins
17-5 · BRA
VS
Ion Cutelaba
Ion Cutelaba
17-9-1 · MDA
March 9, 2024 · Miami, Florida, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Philipe Lins def. Ion Cutelaba by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lins33/500/200:22
Cutelaba23/420/000:01
R2
Lins19/291/202:26
Cutelaba13/200/100:13
R3
Lins15/361/302:46
Cutelaba11/350/000:02
Total
Lins67/1152/705:34
Cutelaba47/970/100:16

Scorecards

Lins vs Cutelaba

RdChris LeeDave TirelliSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109.6-9.4
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2829-2829-2829.4-27.6

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.827.3 · 12 Lins · 0 Cutelaba

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Lins-Cutelaba.

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
LinsWin probabilityCutelaba
55.5%44.5%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
23%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 6.6 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 Lins, blue toward Cutelaba. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lins55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%49%21%
Submission15%27%13%
Decision13%24%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (931)act 67
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 2
Cutelaba45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%63%38%
Submission8%19%7%
Decision8%18%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 47
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~47 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R154%
R221%
R34%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Lins
46.8%+109
Cutelaba
-10951.2%
Most takedownstie 41.1%
Lins
19.5%+202
Cutelaba
-20239.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lins
Expected: 22.7
22.5
Over 22.5
40.1%
+149
Under 22.5
59.9%
-149
02957
Cutelaba
Expected: 24.2
24
Over 24
39.1%
+151
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
58.9%
-151
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Lins
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.2%
+243
Under 0.5
70.8%
-243
035
Cutelaba
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.8%
+109
Under 0.5
52.2%
-109
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 6.6 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
Lins55.5%44.0%+11.5+117
Cutelaba44.5%56.0%−11.5-142
By method
Lins by KO/TKO30.7%21.4%+9.3+288
Lins by submission12.9%13.0%−0.1+541
Lins by decision11.9%11.3%+0.6+639
Cutelaba by KO/TKO24.6%37.5%−12.9+122
Cutelaba by submission10.4%6.7%+3.7+1145
Cutelaba by decision9.6%10.2%−0.6+719
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds46.5%43.2%+3.3+116
Over 2.5 rds25.4%25.4%±0.0+268
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision21.5%22.3%−0.8+319

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
59.8Striking65.7
Cutelaba +5.9
49.0Grappling70.2
Cutelaba +21.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LinsCutelaba
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1512
1587
Divisional
1513
1508
Striking offense
1512
1500
Striking defense
1499
1505
Grappling offense
1538
1505
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
38 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.59
Strikes landed / min
4.63
46%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.73
Strikes absorbed / min
3.29
45%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
4.75
36%
Takedown accuracy
59%
100%
Takedown defense
77%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
43%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
33%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
280
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Philipe Lins
  • WMaxim GrishinU-DEC R3
    Close +1049mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R1
    Close -2201y 1mo before
  • WMarcin PrachnioU-DEC R3
    Close +1041y 11mo before
  • LTanner BoserKO/TKO R1
    Close -1123y 8mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1503y 10mo before
Ion Cutelaba
  • WTanner BoserKO/TKO R1
    Close -13111mo before
  • LKennedy NzechukwuKO/TKO R2
    Close +1571y 4mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerSUB R1
    Close -1971y 6mo before
  • LRyan SpannSUB R1
    Close -2401y 10mo before
  • WDevin ClarkU-DEC R3
    Close -1622y 6mo before
Lins — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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, 4 losses
W
53% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (57%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Cutelaba — win / loss by method
Record: 17-9-1, 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
13 wins, 3 losses
W
76% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 4 losses
W
12% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
11% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
6win8loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 4
2 (33%)Decision(13%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lins
Cutelaba
5
UFC fights
15
48.5 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
107.4 min · 7.2 avg
20y 11m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lins
Cutelaba
118W–55L · 68.2%
Overall
198W–53L · 78.9%
73W–30L · 70.9%
Wins
79W–24L · 76.7%
45W–25L · 64.3%
Losses
119W–29L · 80.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lins
Cutelaba
141W–57L · 71.2%
Overall
51W–57L · 47.2%
113W–45L · 71.5%
Wins
42W–54L · 43.8%
28W–12L · 70.0%
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Lins
Cutelaba
5.02
Landed / min
4.66
42.9%
Accuracy
31.6%
49.4%
Defense
52.3%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
59.5%
Time at distance
51.0%
Grappling & control
Lins
Cutelaba
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
4.75
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
58.6%
100.0%
Takedown defense
77.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
84.9%
Control share
63.1%
Strike target map
Lins
  • Head60%(104)div 64%
  • Body28%(48)div 19%
  • Legs13%(22)div 17%
Cutelaba
  • Head77%(381)div 64%
  • Body16%(81)div 19%
  • Legs7%(35)div 17%

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

Philipe Lins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ion Cutelaba
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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