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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira
7-2 · BRA
VS
Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz
29-9-1 · POL
July 29, 2023 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Alex Pereira def. Jan Blachowicz by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pereira2/30/000:00
Blachowicz6/61/304:50
R2
Pereira33/470/000:06
Blachowicz20/291/201:57
R3
Pereira35/420/000:00
Blachowicz26/461/300:45
Total
Pereira70/920/000:06
Blachowicz52/813/807:32

Scorecards

Pereira vs Blachowicz

RdDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoRon McCarthyCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-99-1010-99.7-9.4
Total29-2828-2929-2828.6-28.5

Media (26 cards) · avg 2928 · 26 Pereira · 0 Blachowicz

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pereira-Blachowicz.

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
PereiraWin probabilityBlachowicz
41.9%58.1%
KO / TKO
63%
Submission
10%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 8.7 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 Pereira, blue toward Blachowicz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pereira42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%77%
Submission1%3%
Decision8%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 70
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Blachowicz58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%52%
Submission8%14%
Decision20%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1651)act 52
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 3
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R229%
R313%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Pereira
45.0%+119
Blachowicz
-11953.7%
Most takedownstie 62.9%
Pereira
13.2%+182
Blachowicz
-18223.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
39.4%
+154
Under 33.5
60.6%
-154
04284
Blachowicz
Expected: 37.8
38
Over 38
38.9%
+154
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.8%
-154
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.3%
Exactly 0
83.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Blachowicz
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.8%
+273
Under 0.5
73.2%
-273
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 8.7 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
Pereira41.9%52.2%−10.3-120
Blachowicz58.1%47.8%+10.3+100

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
75.0Striking68.1
Pereira +6.9
46.8Grappling51.3
Blachowicz +4.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PereiraBlachowicz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1658
1506
Divisional
1645
1526
Striking offense
1534
1504
Striking defense
1534
1491
Grappling offense
1480
1499
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
36 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.23
Strikes landed / min
3.41
59%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.76
Strikes absorbed / min
2.81
54%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.97
100%
Takedown accuracy
53%
74%
Takedown defense
69%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
0
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
58%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Pereira
  • LIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1254mo before
  • WIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R5
    Close +2219mo before
  • WSean StricklandKO/TKO R1
    Close +1061y 1mo before
  • WBruno SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2111y 5mo before
  • WAndreas MichailidisKO/TKO R2
    Close -2771y 9mo before
Jan Blachowicz
  • DMagomed AnkalaevS-DEC R5
    !Close +2748mo before
  • WAleksandar RakicKO/TKO R3
    Close +1691y 2mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraSUB R2
    Close -2871y 9mo before
  • WIsrael AdesanyaU-DEC R5
    Close +2022y 5mo before
  • WDominick ReyesKO/TKO R2
    Close +2152y 10mo before
Pereira — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Blachowicz — win / loss by method
Record: 29-9-1

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, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
12win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(17%) 1
5 (42%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (41%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (35%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pereira
Blachowicz
5
UFC fights
19
54.3 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
246.9 min · 13.0 avg
10y 9m
Career length
19y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pereira
Blachowicz
106W–16L · 86.9%
Overall
293W–67L · 81.4%
83W–14L · 85.6%
Wins
198W–44L · 81.8%
23W–2L · 92.0%
Losses
95W–23L · 80.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pereira
Blachowicz
21W–11L · 65.6%
Overall
185W–82L · 69.3%
18W–11L · 62.1%
Wins
173W–65L · 72.7%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
12W–17L · 41.4%
Distance striking
Pereira
Blachowicz
6.72
Landed / min
4.82
56.6%
Accuracy
44.8%
55.0%
Defense
63.5%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
65.5%
Time at distance
53.6%
Grappling & control
Pereira
Blachowicz
0.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.97
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
53.3%
73.7%
Takedown defense
69.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.24
12.2%
Control share
29.9%
Strike target map
Pereira
  • Head42%(119)div 64%
  • Body35%(100)div 19%
  • Legs23%(65)div 16%
Blachowicz
  • Head62%(524)div 64%
  • Body22%(188)div 19%
  • Legs15%(130)div 16%

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

Alex Pereira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jan Blachowicz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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