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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Alessandro Costa
Alessandro Costa
12-3 · BRA
VS
Jimmy Flick
Jimmy Flick
16-6 · USA
June 17, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Alessandro Costa def. Jimmy Flick by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 1:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Costa54/770/010:16
Flick14/360/300:14
R2 · 1:03
Costa11/140/000:34
Flick0/10/100:00
Total
Costa65/910/010:50
Flick14/370/400:14

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
CostaWin probabilityFlick
64.8%35.2%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
22%
Decision
47%
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 Costa, blue toward Flick. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Costa65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%36%40%
Submission11%16%11%
Decision31%48%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 65
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Flick35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%23%5%
Submission11%33%17%
Decision16%44%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 14
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.1)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R219%
R310%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Costa
54.7%-124
Flick
+12444.1%
Most takedownstie 35.2%
Costa
29.9%+116
Flick
-11634.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Costa
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
39.3%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.6%
-152
056111
Flick
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
39.5%
+153
Under 37.5
60.5%
-153
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Costa
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.7%
+134
Under 0.5
57.3%
-134
035
Flick
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.0%
+176
Exactly 1
17.0%
push
Under 1
53.0%
-176
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
Costa64.8%71.5%−6.7-299
Flick35.2%28.5%+6.7+235
By method
Costa by KO/TKO20.1%39.5%−19.4+112
Costa by submission14.3%10.8%+3.5+680
Costa by decision30.3%18.4%+11.9+355
Flick by KO/TKO10.9%4.6%+6.3+1730
Flick by submission7.8%16.9%−9.1+395
Flick by decision16.5%9.8%+6.7+757
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.0%49.1%+26.9-111
Over 2.5 rds57.0%34.0%+23.0+175
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.8%27.9%+18.9+234

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
48.6Striking41.1
Costa +7.5
20.8Grappling44.8
Flick +24.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CostaFlick
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1522
1514
Divisional
1522
1497
Striking offense
1495
1493
Striking defense
1489
1494
Grappling offense
1506
1501
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.39
Strikes landed / min
1.66
24%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
7.01
54%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.91
Takedown accuracy
25%
75%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alessandro Costa
  • LAmir AlbaziKO/TKO R3
    Close +3536mo before
Jimmy Flick
  • LCharles JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2795mo before
  • WCody DurdenSUB R1
    Close -1572y 6mo before
Costa — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Flick — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
83% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
13 (87%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Costa
Flick
1
UFC fights
2
12.2 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
7.8 min · 3.9 avg
10y 8m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Costa
Flick
15W–1L · 93.8%
Overall
23W–5L · 82.1%
0W–0L
Wins
11W–2L · 84.6%
15W–1L · 93.8%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Costa
Flick
81W–34L · 70.4%
Overall
145W–71L · 67.1%
69W–29L · 70.4%
Wins
104W–54L · 65.8%
12W–5L · 70.6%
Losses
41W–17L · 70.7%
Distance striking
Costa
Flick
2.55
Landed / min
2.98
22.9%
Accuracy
48.1%
60.3%
Defense
40.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
51.4%
Time at distance
55.6%
Grappling & control
Costa
Flick
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.91
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.91
0.0%
Control share
11.8%
Strike target map
Costa
  • Head35%(6)div 62%
  • Body35%(6)div 22%
  • Legs29%(5)div 16%
Flick
  • Head54%(7)div 62%
  • Body23%(3)div 22%
  • Legs23%(3)div 16%

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

Alessandro Costa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jimmy Flick
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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