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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Manuel Torres
Manuel Torres
13-2 · MEX
VS
Nikolas Motta
Nikolas Motta
13-4 · BRA
June 17, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Manuel Torres def. Nikolas Motta by KO/TKO (Elbow), R1 1:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:50
Torres13/170/010:01
Motta7/140/000:00
Total
Torres13/170/010:01
Motta7/140/000:00

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
TorresWin probabilityMotta
59.4%40.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
18%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.0 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 Torres, blue toward Motta. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Torres59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%33%
Submission15%25%14%
Decision25%42%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (2375)act 13
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Motta41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%39%26%
Submission3%7%5%
Decision22%54%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1654)act 7
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R217%
R37%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Torres
60.3%-156
Motta
+15638.7%
Most takedownstie 46.1%
Torres
23.5%+129
Motta
-12930.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Torres
Expected: 55.3
55.5
Over 55.5
39.6%
+153
Under 55.5
60.4%
-153
070139
Motta
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
39.7%
+152
Under 39.5
60.3%
-152
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Torres
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.1%
+221
Under 0.5
68.9%
-221
035
Motta
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+166
Under 0.5
62.5%
-166
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 10.0 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
Torres59.4%62.9%−3.5-194
Motta40.6%37.1%+3.5+157
By method
Torres by KO/TKO21.0%33.2%−12.2+153
Torres by submission10.6%13.7%−3.1+511
Torres by decision27.8%14.3%+13.5+488
Motta by KO/TKO14.4%25.6%−11.2+228
Motta by submission7.2%4.7%+2.5+1704
Motta by decision19.0%8.6%+10.4+880
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.2%42.8%+28.4+119
Over 2.5 rds54.4%28.4%+26.0+230
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.8%24.7%+22.1+279

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
71.4Striking55.2
Torres +16.2
25.0Grappling0.0
Torres +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TorresMotta
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1529
1544
Divisional
1529
1507
Striking offense
1506
1500
Striking defense
1494
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
9.86
Strikes landed / min
4.17
53%
Strike accuracy
44%
4.64
Strikes absorbed / min
5.84
48%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
399
Days since last fight
273
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Manuel Torres
  • WFrank CamachoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1331y 1mo before
Nikolas Motta
  • WCameron VanCampKO/TKO R1
    Close -1589mo before
  • LJim MillerKO/TKO R2
    Close -1731y 4mo before
Torres — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (50%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Motta — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
69% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Torres
Motta
1
UFC fights
2
3.5 min · 3.5 avg
Octagon time
10.8 min · 5.4 avg
12y 2m
Career length
14y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Torres
Motta
23W–9L · 71.9%
Overall
48W–22L · 68.6%
23W–9L · 71.9%
Wins
15W–6L · 71.4%
0W–0L
Losses
33W–16L · 67.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Torres
Motta
75W–35L · 68.2%
Overall
82W–41L · 66.7%
58W–27L · 68.2%
Wins
59W–35L · 62.8%
17W–8L · 68.0%
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%
Distance striking
Torres
Motta
10.86
Landed / min
3.61
50.0%
Accuracy
39.1%
51.7%
Defense
54.6%
4.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.39
80.1%
Time at distance
92.5%
Grappling & control
Torres
Motta
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
53.3%
Control share
12.8%
Strike target map
Torres
  • Head79%(27)div 63%
  • Body18%(6)div 21%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%
Motta
  • Head87%(39)div 63%
  • Body7%(3)div 21%
  • Legs7%(3)div 16%

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

Manuel Torres
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nikolas Motta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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