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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Pat Sabatini
Pat Sabatini
17-4 · USA
VS
Lucas Almeida
Lucas Almeida
14-1 · BRA
June 17, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Pat Sabatini def. Lucas Almeida by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 1:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sabatini23/311/104:50
Almeida0/10/000:00
R2 · 1:48
Sabatini4/41/201:37
Almeida2/30/000:00
Total
Sabatini27/352/306:27
Almeida2/40/000:00

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
SabatiniWin probabilityAlmeida
58.3%41.7%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
18%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 Sabatini, blue toward Almeida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sabatini58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%8%
Submission12%21%25%
Decision30%51%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1241)act 27
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.4)act 2
Almeida42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%61%21%
Submission6%14%7%
Decision11%25%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1242)act 2
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R217%
R311%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Sabatini
48.8%+102
Almeida
-10249.7%
Most takedownstie 24.4%
Sabatini
61.9%-453
Almeida
+45313.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sabatini
Expected: 30.6
30.5
Over 30.5
39.9%
+151
Under 30.5
60.1%
-151
03977
Almeida
Expected: 30.9
31
Over 31
38.8%
+154
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.7%
-154
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Sabatini
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
49.9%
+101
Under 1.5
50.1%
-101
035
Almeida
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.1%
+244
Under 0.5
70.9%
-244
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 9.5 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
Sabatini58.3%62.5%−4.2-190
Almeida41.7%37.5%+4.2+155
By method
Sabatini by KO/TKO24.3%8.2%+16.1+926
Sabatini by submission10.5%24.7%−14.2+239
Sabatini by decision23.5%28.9%−5.4+190
Almeida by KO/TKO17.4%20.5%−3.1+308
Almeida by submission7.5%6.8%+0.7+1128
Almeida by decision16.8%11.0%+5.8+663
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.1%59.9%+8.2-180
Over 2.5 rds51.5%46.5%+5.0+102
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision40.2%40.8%−0.6+129

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
68.3Striking78.0
Almeida +9.6
73.5Grappling0.0
Sabatini +73.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SabatiniAlmeida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1556
1567
Divisional
1555
Striking offense
Striking defense
1519
Grappling offense
1496
1502
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.67
Strikes landed / min
6.87
56%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.84
52%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
43%
Takedown accuracy
43%
Takedown defense
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
378
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Pat Sabatini
  • LDamon JacksonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2029mo before
  • WTJ LaramieU-DEC R3
    Close -5381y 2mo before
  • WTucker LutzU-DEC R3
    Close -1011y 7mo before
  • WJamall EmmersSUB R1
    Close +1261y 10mo before
  • WTristan ConnellyU-DEC R3
    Close -2332y 2mo before
Lucas Almeida
  • WMichael TrizanoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1881y before
Sabatini — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
9 (69%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 2
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sabatini
Almeida
5
UFC fights
1
48.0 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
10.9 min · 10.9 avg
12y 3m
Career length
12y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sabatini
Almeida
77W–20L · 79.4%
Overall
9W–2L · 81.8%
56W–16L · 77.8%
Wins
9W–2L · 81.8%
21W–4L · 84.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sabatini
Almeida
82W–43L · 65.6%
Overall
89W–40L · 69.0%
70W–36L · 66.0%
Wins
78W–40L · 66.1%
12W–7L · 63.2%
Losses
11W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Sabatini
Almeida
3.89
Landed / min
7.84
45.8%
Accuracy
44.6%
56.8%
Defense
52.7%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.75
20.4%
Time at distance
63.1%
Grappling & control
Sabatini
Almeida
3.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
Takedown defense
1.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
78.2%
Control share
56.4%
Strike target map
Sabatini
  • Head73%(58)div 64%
  • Body20%(16)div 20%
  • Legs8%(6)div 16%
Almeida
  • Head43%(32)div 64%
  • Body21%(16)div 20%
  • Legs36%(27)div 16%

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

Pat Sabatini
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lucas Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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