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Evan Elder
Evan Elder
7-2 · USA
VS
Genaro Valdez
Genaro Valdez
10-2 · MEX
July 15, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Evan Elder def. Genaro Valdez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elder25/500/000:03
Valdez24/760/000:00
R2
Elder37/670/010:00
Valdez22/800/010:02
R3
Elder34/781/100:03
Valdez18/800/000:00
Total
Elder96/1951/110:06
Valdez64/2360/010:02

Scorecards

Elder vs Valdez

RdAdalaide ByrdDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-99-109-109.5-9.5
R310-810-910-910-9
Total30-2629-2829-2829.5-27.5

Media (11 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 11 Elder · 0 Valdez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Elder-Valdez.

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
ElderWin probabilityValdez
61.8%38.2%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
21%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Elder, blue toward Valdez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elder62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%27%37%
Submission11%18%16%
Decision34%55%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2169)act 96
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 1
Valdez38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%34%13%
Submission9%25%5%
Decision16%41%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 64
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R216%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Elder
53.8%-119
Valdez
+11945.2%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Elder
37.6%-153
Valdez
+15324.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elder
Expected: 50.6
50.5
Over 50.5
39.8%
+151
Under 50.5
60.2%
-151
064127
Valdez
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
39.3%
+151
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.6%
-151
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Elder
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.3%
+167
Exactly 1
16.3%
push
Under 1
52.4%
-167
035
Valdez
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.5%
+181
Under 0.5
64.5%
-181
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 10.3 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
Elder61.8%72.3%−10.5-314
Valdez38.2%27.7%+10.5+244
By method
Elder by KO/TKO18.2%36.8%−18.6+128
Elder by submission12.9%15.8%−2.9+429
Elder by decision30.6%18.8%+11.8+346
Valdez by KO/TKO11.3%13.1%−1.8+540
Valdez by submission8.0%5.0%+3.0+1561
Valdez by decision18.9%10.4%+8.5+708
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.6%54.3%+19.3-138
Over 2.5 rds57.5%36.7%+20.8+154
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.5%30.8%+18.7+204

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
53.5Striking42.7
Elder +10.8
16.5Grappling11.1
Elder +5.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElderValdez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1492
Pound-for-pound
1501
1508
Divisional
1501
1503
Striking offense
1497
1491
Striking defense
1491
1493
Grappling offense
1486
1494
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.78
Strikes landed / min
3.23
48%
Strike accuracy
30%
5.42
Strikes absorbed / min
6.96
43%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
13%
Takedown accuracy
0%
29%
Takedown defense
40%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Evan Elder
  • LNazim SadykhovKO/TKO R3
    Close +1875mo before
  • LPreston ParsonsU-DEC R3
    Close +1281y 3mo before
Genaro Valdez
  • LNatan LevyU-DEC R3
    Close +1847mo before
  • LMatt FrevolaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1741y 6mo before
Elder — 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Valdez — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (30%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Elder
Valdez
2
UFC fights
2
25.6 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
18.3 min · 9.1 avg
7y 11m
Career length
10y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elder
Valdez
16W–4L · 80.0%
Overall
15W–4L · 78.9%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
15W–4L · 78.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elder
Valdez
20W–25L · 44.4%
Overall
32W–24L · 57.1%
20W–25L · 44.4%
Wins
32W–24L · 57.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Elder
Valdez
6.71
Landed / min
4.21
46.0%
Accuracy
27.4%
50.6%
Defense
52.2%
0.59
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Time at distance
62.5%
Grappling & control
Elder
Valdez
0.59
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
12.5%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
28.6%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
29.1%
Control share
2.5%
Strike target map
Elder
  • Head38%(37)div 63%
  • Body48%(47)div 21%
  • Legs13%(13)div 16%
Valdez
  • Head59%(35)div 63%
  • Body17%(10)div 21%
  • Legs24%(14)div 16%

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

Evan Elder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Genaro Valdez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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