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Tyson Pedro
Tyson Pedro
9-4 · AUS
VS
Anton Turkalj
Anton Turkalj
8-2 · SWE
September 9, 2023 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Tyson Pedro def. Anton Turkalj by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:12
Pedro16/290/010:03
Turkalj8/240/000:00
Total
Pedro16/290/010:03
Turkalj8/240/000:00

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
PedroWin probabilityTurkalj
56.2%43.8%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
23%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Pedro, blue toward Turkalj. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pedro56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%43%
Submission15%27%
Decision17%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1139)act 16
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Turkalj44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%42%
Submission7%17%
Decision18%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 8
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R219%
R36%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Pedro
49.6%-102
Turkalj
+10248.7%
Most takedownstie 33.9%
Pedro
20.2%+228
Turkalj
-22846.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pedro
Expected: 28.5
28.5
Over 28.5
39.8%
+151
Under 28.5
60.2%
-151
03672
Turkalj
Expected: 28.0
28
Over 28
38.9%
+153
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.4%
-153
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Pedro
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.1%
+202
Under 0.5
66.9%
-202
035
Turkalj
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
38.5%
+115
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
44.3%
-115
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 8.5 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
Pedro56.2%47.4%+8.8+102
Turkalj43.8%52.6%−8.8-122

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
71.8Striking62.7
Pedro +9.1
48.1Grappling39.1
Pedro +9.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PedroTurkalj
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1501
1525
Divisional
1515
1522
Striking offense
1501
1515
Striking defense
1497
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
79"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.96
Strikes landed / min
1.75
62%
Strike accuracy
60%
2.49
Strikes absorbed / min
2.88
54%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
3.86
36%
Takedown accuracy
33%
53%
Takedown defense
17%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tyson Pedro
  • LModestas BukauskasU-DEC R3
    Close -2157mo before
  • WHarry HunsuckerKO/TKO R1
    Close -8211y 1mo before
  • WIke VillanuevaKO/TKO R1
    Close -6301y 5mo before
  • LMauricio RuaKO/TKO R3
    Close -5254y 9mo before
  • LOvince Saint PreuxSUB R1
    Close -1455y 3mo before
Anton Turkalj
  • LVitor PetrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -1046mo before
  • LJailton AlmeidaSUB R1
    Close +4921y before
Pedro — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Turkalj — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pedro
Turkalj
9
UFC fights
2
61.8 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
19.4 min · 9.7 avg
12y 10m
Career length
7y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pedro
Turkalj
118W–52L · 69.4%
Overall
23W–2L · 92.0%
46W–20L · 69.7%
Wins
0W–0L
72W–32L · 69.2%
Losses
23W–2L · 92.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pedro
Turkalj
8W–4L · 66.7%
Overall
36W–13L · 73.5%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Wins
36W–13L · 73.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pedro
Turkalj
4.20
Landed / min
5.80
57.1%
Accuracy
50.0%
64.9%
Defense
58.8%
0.97
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.3%
Time at distance
20.4%
Grappling & control
Pedro
Turkalj
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
3.86
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
52.6%
Takedown defense
16.7%
0.97
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
41.3%
Control share
30.9%
Strike target map
Pedro
  • Head52%(95)div 64%
  • Body28%(52)div 19%
  • Legs20%(36)div 16%
Turkalj
  • Head56%(19)div 64%
  • Body21%(7)div 19%
  • Legs24%(8)div 16%

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

Tyson Pedro
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anton Turkalj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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