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UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
16-6-1 · GBR
VS
Andre Muniz
Andre Muniz
23-5 · BRA
July 22, 2023 · London, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Paul Craig def. Andre Muniz by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 4:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Craig9/250/000:00
Muniz13/231/100:45
R2 · 4:40
Craig31/572/202:56
Muniz11/171/101:02
Total
Craig40/822/202:56
Muniz24/402/201:47

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
CraigWin probabilityMuniz
25.8%74.2%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
38%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 8.3 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 Craig, blue toward Muniz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Craig26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%37%6%
Submission11%44%18%
Decision5%19%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (827)act 40
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 2
Muniz74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%28%16%
Submission26%36%31%
Decision27%36%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1035)act 24
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 2
Combined totals~46 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R222%
R37%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Craig
40.4%+143
Muniz
-14357.6%
Most takedownstie 38.7%
Craig
19.9%+207
Muniz
-20741.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 19.8
20
Over 20
38.1%
+156
Exactly 20
2.4%
push
Under 20
59.5%
-156
02550
Muniz
Expected: 25.8
26
Over 26
38.4%
+155
Exactly 26
1.8%
push
Under 26
59.7%
-155
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.5%
+228
Under 0.5
69.5%
-228
035
Muniz
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.8%
+153
Exactly 1
17.1%
push
Under 1
50.2%
-153
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 8.3 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
Craig25.8%33.4%−7.6+186
Muniz74.2%66.6%+7.6-230
By method
Craig by KO/TKO7.9%6.4%+1.5+1200
Craig by submission9.7%18.0%−8.3+361
Craig by decision8.2%10.2%−2.0+713
Muniz by KO/TKO22.6%16.2%+6.4+411
Muniz by submission28.1%31.2%−3.1+166
Muniz by decision23.5%18.0%+5.5+360
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.1%61.7%−0.6-127
Over 2.5 rds39.3%35.2%+4.1+164
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision31.7%30.5%+1.2+207

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
59.7Striking64.5
Muniz +4.7
53.5Grappling69.1
Muniz +15.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CraigMuniz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1598
1527
Divisional
1597
1499
Striking offense
1496
1502
Striking defense
1512
1528
Grappling offense
1521
1473
Grappling defense
1486
Physical
35 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.44
Strikes landed / min
1.86
46%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.88
Strikes absorbed / min
1.77
47%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.81
Takedowns / 15 min
3.04
21%
Takedown accuracy
39%
50%
Takedown defense
43%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
83%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Craig
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1576mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close +1171y before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close +1641y 4mo before
  • WJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +2112y 1mo before
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1902y 8mo before
Andre Muniz
  • LBrendan AllenSUB R3
    Close -2285mo before
  • WUriah HallU-DEC R3
    Close -3381y 1mo before
  • WEryk AndersSUB R1
    Close -1921y 7mo before
  • WJacare SouzaSUB R1
    Close -1032y 2mo before
  • WBartosz FabinskiSUB R1
    Close +1322y 10mo before
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-1

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
3 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
81% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
8win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
6 (75%)Submission(17%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Muniz — win / loss by method
Record: 23-5-0

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, 4 losses
W
17% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (22%)KO/TKO(100%) 4
12 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (11%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
Muniz
15
UFC fights
6
115.8 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
54.3 min · 9.1 avg
12y 11m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
Muniz
180W–43L · 80.7%
Overall
101W–34L · 74.8%
118W–28L · 80.8%
Wins
81W–29L · 73.6%
62W–15L · 80.5%
Losses
20W–5L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
Muniz
15W–9L · 62.5%
Overall
139W–47L · 74.7%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
120W–44L · 73.2%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–3L · 86.4%
Distance striking
Craig
Muniz
4.15
Landed / min
4.06
38.1%
Accuracy
41.5%
60.8%
Defense
58.1%
0.13
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
37.2%
Time at distance
39.9%
Grappling & control
Craig
Muniz
1.81
Takedowns / 15 min
3.04
20.9%
Takedown accuracy
39.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
42.9%
1.68
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.93
26.1%
Control share
60.1%
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head51%(145)div 64%
  • Body30%(86)div 20%
  • Legs18%(52)div 17%
Muniz
  • Head58%(59)div 64%
  • Body23%(23)div 20%
  • Legs19%(19)div 17%

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andre Muniz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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