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Lukasz Brzeski
Lukasz Brzeski
8-3-1 · POL
August 26, 2023 · Kallang, Singapore
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
264.0lb
Weigh-in
235.0lb
Waldo Cortes Acosta def. Lukasz Brzeski by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:01
Cortes Acosta15/450/010:01
Brzeski14/220/000:00
Total
Cortes Acosta15/450/010:01
Brzeski14/220/000:00

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
Cortes AcostaWin probabilityBrzeski
53.3%46.7%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
13%
Decision
34%
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 Cortes Acosta, blue toward Brzeski. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Cortes Acosta53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%48%28%
Submission6%10%5%
Decision22%42%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 15
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Brzeski47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%58%13%
Submission7%16%6%
Decision13%26%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 14
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R220%
R37%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Cortes Acosta
55.2%-127
Brzeski
+12743.5%
Most takedownstie 49.9%
Cortes Acosta
23.6%+112
Brzeski
-11226.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cortes Acosta
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
39.0%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.8%
-153
050100
Brzeski
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.3%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Cortes Acosta
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
29.7%
+236
Under 0.5
70.3%
-236
035
Brzeski
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.8%
+205
Under 0.5
67.2%
-205
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
Cortes Acosta53.3%65.6%−12.3-220
Brzeski46.7%34.4%+12.3+178
By method
Cortes Acosta by KO/TKO28.1%27.8%+0.3+202
Cortes Acosta by submission6.8%4.6%+2.2+1724
Cortes Acosta by decision18.4%33.7%−15.3+148
Brzeski by KO/TKO24.7%12.6%+12.1+566
Brzeski by submission5.9%5.9%±0.0+1329
Brzeski by decision16.1%15.5%+0.6+440
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.5%71.8%−10.3-335
Over 2.5 rds41.3%57.2%−15.9-157
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.5%52.1%−17.6-125

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
75.4Striking70.0
Cortes Acosta +5.3
16.7Grappling10.7
Cortes Acosta +6.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Cortes AcostaBrzeski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1489
1538
Divisional
1489
1510
Striking offense
1505
1518
Striking defense
1497
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.71
Strikes landed / min
4.80
52%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
54%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
60%
Takedown defense
38%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
67%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Waldo Cortes Acosta
  • LMarcos Rogerio de LimaU-DEC R3
    Close +1494mo before
  • WChase ShermanU-DEC R3
    Close -2399mo before
  • WJared VanderaaU-DEC R3
    Close -21910mo before
Lukasz Brzeski
  • LKarl WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +2016mo before
  • LMartin BudayS-DEC R3
    Close +2461y before
Cortes Acosta — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Brzeski — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-1, 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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Cortes Acosta
Brzeski
3
UFC fights
2
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
8y 2m
Career length
13y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cortes Acosta
Brzeski
48W–27L · 64.0%
Overall
17W–2L · 89.5%
28W–19L · 59.6%
Wins
0W–0L
20W–8L · 71.4%
Losses
17W–2L · 89.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cortes Acosta
Brzeski
52W–25L · 67.5%
Overall
41W–16L · 71.9%
52W–25L · 67.5%
Wins
35W–10L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–6L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Cortes Acosta
Brzeski
8.08
Landed / min
7.46
51.2%
Accuracy
44.8%
53.5%
Defense
60.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
80.9%
Time at distance
61.7%
Grappling & control
Cortes Acosta
Brzeski
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
38.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
10.9%
Control share
4.5%
Strike target map
Cortes Acosta
  • Head73%(219)div 65%
  • Body20%(61)div 19%
  • Legs7%(22)div 16%
Brzeski
  • Head47%(68)div 65%
  • Body39%(56)div 19%
  • Legs14%(20)div 16%

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

Waldo Cortes Acosta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lukasz Brzeski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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