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UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Diego Lopes
Diego Lopes
22-6 · BRA
VS
Pat Sabatini
Pat Sabatini
18-4 · USA
November 11, 2023 · New York City, New York, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.4lb
Weigh-in
145.8lb
Diego Lopes def. Pat Sabatini by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:30
Lopes13/180/110:02
Sabatini7/120/200:00
Total
Lopes13/180/110:02
Sabatini7/120/200:00

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
LopesWin probabilitySabatini
40.3%59.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
27%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.6 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 Lopes, blue toward Sabatini. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lopes40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%43%
Submission11%27%
Decision12%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 13
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Sabatini60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%23%
Submission16%27%
Decision30%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 7
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.5)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R226%
R36%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Lopes
45.2%+118
Sabatini
-11853.2%
Most takedownstie 19.6%
Lopes
8.4%+852
Sabatini
-85272.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lopes
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
39.0%
+152
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.3%
-152
03671
Sabatini
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
39.9%
+150
Under 31.5
60.1%
-150
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Lopes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.3%
+370
Under 0.5
78.7%
-370
035
Sabatini
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
41.4%
-101
Exactly 2
17.6%
push
Under 2
41.0%
+101
047

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 9.6 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
Lopes40.3%45.7%−5.4+110
Sabatini59.7%54.3%+5.4-130

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
46.0Striking71.8
Sabatini +25.7
35.4Grappling75.5
Sabatini +40.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LopesSabatini
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1582
1541
Divisional
1582
1500
Striking offense
1484
1497
Striking defense
1495
1507
Grappling offense
1514
1492
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
28 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.22
Strikes landed / min
1.95
51%
Strike accuracy
60%
5.29
Strikes absorbed / min
1.35
35%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.83
Takedown accuracy
45%
38%
Takedown defense
43%
6.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
83%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Lopes
  • WGavin TuckerSUB R1
    Close -1703mo before
  • LMovsar EvloevU-DEC R3
    Close +6246mo before
Pat Sabatini
  • WLucas AlmeidaSUB R2
    Close -1905mo before
  • LDamon JacksonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2021y 2mo before
  • WTJ LaramieU-DEC R3
    Close -5381y 7mo before
  • WTucker LutzU-DEC R3
    Close -1012y before
  • WJamall EmmersSUB R1
    Close +1262y 2mo before
Lopes — win / loss by method
Record: 22-6-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
9% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (38%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
11 (52%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (10%)Decision(60%) 3
Sabatini — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
61% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
9 (69%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Lopes
Sabatini
2
UFC fights
6
16.6 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
54.8 min · 9.1 avg
13y 11m
Career length
12y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lopes
Sabatini
29W–2L · 93.5%
Overall
91W–21L · 81.3%
13W–2L · 86.7%
Wins
70W–17L · 80.5%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
21W–4L · 84.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lopes
Sabatini
166W–86L · 65.9%
Overall
82W–43L · 65.6%
136W–75L · 64.5%
Wins
70W–36L · 66.0%
30W–11L · 73.2%
Losses
12W–7L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Lopes
Sabatini
4.33
Landed / min
3.89
45.8%
Accuracy
45.9%
48.3%
Defense
57.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
37.5%
Time at distance
18.3%
Grappling & control
Lopes
Sabatini
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.83
Takedown accuracy
45.2%
37.5%
Takedown defense
42.9%
6.31
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.91
6.9%
Control share
81.4%
Strike target map
Lopes
  • Head78%(29)div 63%
  • Body11%(4)div 20%
  • Legs11%(4)div 16%
Sabatini
  • Head78%(83)div 63%
  • Body16%(17)div 20%
  • Legs7%(7)div 16%

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

Diego Lopes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Pat Sabatini
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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