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UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
Nicolas Dalby
Nicolas Dalby
22-4-1 · DNK
VS
Gabriel Bonfim
Gabriel Bonfim
15-0 · BRA
November 4, 2023 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Nicolas Dalby def. Gabriel Bonfim by KO/TKO (Knees), R2 4:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dalby16/470/100:21
Bonfim30/601/102:32
R2 · 4:33
Dalby37/660/011:06
Bonfim9/312/401:47
Total
Dalby53/1130/111:27
Bonfim39/913/504:19

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
DalbyWin probabilityBonfim
35.1%64.9%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
20%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Dalby, blue toward Bonfim. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dalby35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%18%
Submission2%6%
Decision27%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 53
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Bonfim65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%23%
Submission17%27%
Decision33%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 39
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 3
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R28%
R39%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Dalby
47.3%+109
Bonfim
-10951.5%
Most takedownstie 36.3%
Dalby
17.2%+271
Bonfim
-27146.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 37.2
37
Over 37
39.3%
+151
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.4%
-151
04793
Bonfim
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
39.7%
+152
Under 39.5
60.3%
-152
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.7%
+262
Under 0.5
72.3%
-262
035
Bonfim
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.9%
+125
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
44.9%
-125
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 11.2 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
Dalby35.1%20.0%+15.1+380
Bonfim64.9%80.0%−15.1-500

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
64.2Striking59.5
Dalby +4.7
38.8Grappling100.0
Bonfim +61.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DalbyBonfim
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1596
Pound-for-pound
1577
1594
Divisional
1576
1502
Striking offense
1507
1493
Striking defense
1525
1482
Grappling offense
1510
1508
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
38 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.93
Strikes landed / min
5.90
43%
Strike accuracy
36%
3.39
Strikes absorbed / min
4.92
52%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.18
Takedowns / 15 min
7.38
32%
Takedown accuracy
100%
63%
Takedown defense
100%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
14.8
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nicolas Dalby
  • WMuslim SalikhovU-DEC R3
    Close +1605mo before
  • WWarlley AlvesS-DEC R3
    Close +1109mo before
  • WClaudio SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2181y 3mo before
  • LTim MeansU-DEC R3
    Close +1342y 4mo before
  • WDaniel RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close +2502y 11mo before
Gabriel Bonfim
  • WTrevin GilesSUB R1
    Close -3603mo before
  • WMounir LazzezSUB R1
    Close -1809mo before
Dalby — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-1, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 4 losses
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win3loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (100%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (38%)Decision(100%) 1
Bonfim — win / loss by method
Record: 15-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO() 0
10 (77%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dalby
Bonfim
11
UFC fights
2
152.8 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
2.0 min · 1.0 avg
16y 5m
Career length
11y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dalby
Bonfim
159W–44L · 78.3%
Overall
27W–6L · 81.8%
95W–23L · 80.5%
Wins
27W–6L · 81.8%
64W–21L · 75.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dalby
Bonfim
157W–87L · 64.3%
Overall
52W–28L · 65.0%
148W–86L · 63.2%
Wins
52W–28L · 65.0%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dalby
Bonfim
5.24
Landed / min
9.23
35.1%
Accuracy
36.4%
56.0%
Defense
44.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
47.2%
Time at distance
63.9%
Grappling & control
Dalby
Bonfim
1.18
Takedowns / 15 min
7.38
31.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
62.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
14.75
45.6%
Control share
68.2%
Strike target map
Dalby
  • Head59%(356)div 63%
  • Body24%(147)div 21%
  • Legs16%(98)div 16%
Bonfim
  • Head67%(8)div 63%
  • Body25%(3)div 21%
  • Legs8%(1)div 16%

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

Nicolas Dalby
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabriel Bonfim
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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