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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Andre Fili
Andre Fili
22-10 · USA
VS
Lucas Almeida
Lucas Almeida
14-2 · BRA
December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Andre Fili def. Lucas Almeida by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:32
Fili20/360/010:15
Almeida10/250/000:00
Total
Fili20/360/010:15
Almeida10/250/000:00

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
FiliWin probabilityAlmeida
56.4%43.6%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
21%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Fili, blue toward Almeida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Fili56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%
Submission8%14%
Decision31%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1755)act 20
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Almeida44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%44%
Submission13%29%
Decision12%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1654)act 10
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R218%
R34%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Fili
49.8%-102
Almeida
+10249.0%
Most takedownstie 43.5%
Fili
30.2%-115
Almeida
+11526.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fili
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
39.5%
+150
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.3%
-150
051101
Almeida
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
39.7%
+152
Under 39.5
60.3%
-152
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Fili
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.8%
+158
Under 0.5
61.2%
-158
035
Almeida
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.1%
+185
Under 0.5
64.9%
-185
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 9.2 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
Fili56.4%60.2%−3.8-170
Almeida43.6%39.8%+3.8+140

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
57.8Striking64.1
Almeida +6.3
55.4Grappling9.3
Fili +46.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FiliAlmeida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1540
1541
Divisional
1539
1515
Striking offense
1507
1492
Striking defense
1501
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.83
Strikes landed / min
4.35
37%
Strike accuracy
49%
4.13
Strikes absorbed / min
3.27
51%
Strike defense
40%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
48%
Takedown accuracy
69%
Takedown defense
33%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
20%
Last-5 win rate
50%
30%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Andre Fili
  • LNathaniel WoodU-DEC R3
    Close +1785mo before
  • WBill AlgeoS-DEC R3
    Close -1311y 3mo before
  • LJoanderson BritoKO/TKO R1
    Close -2581y 8mo before
  • LBryce MitchellU-DEC R3
    Close +1203y 1mo before
  • WCharles JourdainS-DEC R3
    Close -2203y 6mo before
Lucas Almeida
  • LPat SabatiniSUB R2
    Close +1566mo before
  • WMichael TrizanoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1881y 6mo before
Fili — win / loss by method
Record: 22-10-0, 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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
30% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
45% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
10win9loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(22%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(22%) 2
7 (70%)Decision(56%) 5
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Fili
Almeida
20
UFC fights
2
222.8 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
17.7 min · 8.9 avg
16y 7m
Career length
12y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Fili
Almeida
265W–83L · 76.1%
Overall
26W–6L · 81.3%
148W–52L · 74.0%
Wins
9W–2L · 81.8%
117W–31L · 79.1%
Losses
17W–4L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Fili
Almeida
70W–31L · 69.3%
Overall
89W–40L · 69.0%
65W–30L · 68.4%
Wins
78W–40L · 66.1%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
11W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Fili
Almeida
5.32
Landed / min
7.69
35.6%
Accuracy
44.4%
52.9%
Defense
52.6%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.69
62.8%
Time at distance
40.4%
Grappling & control
Fili
Almeida
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47.8%
Takedown accuracy
69.1%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
46.7%
Control share
21.3%
Strike target map
Fili
  • Head72%(614)div 63%
  • Body14%(123)div 20%
  • Legs14%(116)div 16%
Almeida
  • Head42%(32)div 63%
  • Body22%(17)div 20%
  • Legs36%(28)div 16%

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

Andre Fili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lucas Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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