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UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Mike Malott
Mike Malott
9-1-1 · CAN
VS
Adam Fugitt
Adam Fugitt
9-3 · USA
June 10, 2023 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.5lb
Weigh-in
170.8lb
Mike Malott def. Adam Fugitt by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Malott14/332/201:19
Fugitt7/230/000:02
R2 · 1:06
Malott5/80/010:07
Fugitt2/50/000:05
Total
Malott19/412/211:26
Fugitt9/280/000:07

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
MalottWin probabilityFugitt
68.4%31.6%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
23%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Malott, blue toward Fugitt. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Malott68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%30%26%
Submission18%26%25%
Decision30%44%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 19
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 2
Fugitt32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%33%16%
Submission6%17%7%
Decision16%50%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 9
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R212%
R313%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Malott
53.4%-118
Fugitt
+11845.2%
Most takedownstie 34.1%
Malott
26.4%+150
Fugitt
-15039.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Malott
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
39.0%
+153
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.7%
-153
04793
Fugitt
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
39.7%
+152
Under 32.5
60.3%
-152
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Malott
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.7%
+152
Under 0.5
60.3%
-152
035
Fugitt
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.5%
+141
Exactly 1
16.7%
push
Under 1
48.8%
-141
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 10.2 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
Malott68.4%65.7%+2.7-222
Fugitt31.6%34.3%−2.7+178
By method
Malott by KO/TKO21.1%26.5%−5.4+211
Malott by submission15.8%25.3%−9.5+225
Malott by decision31.5%13.1%+18.4+527
Fugitt by KO/TKO9.8%16.0%−6.2+416
Fugitt by submission7.3%7.1%+0.2+1059
Fugitt by decision14.6%12.0%+2.6+586
Total rounds (over)
Over 2.5 rds59.3%32.5%+26.8+187
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.0%25.4%+20.6+269

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
83.2Striking63.4
Malott +19.8
58.1Grappling64.0
Fugitt +5.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MalottFugitt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1518
1551
Divisional
1518
1505
Striking offense
1509
1511
Striking defense
1491
1496
Grappling offense
1505
1507
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.66
Strikes landed / min
5.40
61%
Strike accuracy
58%
1.76
Strikes absorbed / min
5.90
59%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.89
Takedowns / 15 min
4.76
100%
Takedown accuracy
33%
0%
Takedown defense
100%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Malott
  • WYohan LainesseSUB R1
    Close -2213mo before
  • WMickey GallKO/TKO R1
    Close -1711y 2mo before
Adam Fugitt
  • WYusaku KinoshitaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2684mo before
  • LMichael MoralesKO/TKO R3
    Close +45810mo before
Malott — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-1

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Fugitt — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Malott
Fugitt
2
UFC fights
2
7.9 min · 4.0 avg
Octagon time
15.8 min · 7.9 avg
15y 3m
Career length
9y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Malott
Fugitt
16W–5L · 76.2%
Overall
19W–1L · 95.0%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Wins
6W–1L · 85.7%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Malott
Fugitt
32W–10L · 76.2%
Overall
33W–19L · 63.5%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Wins
31W–19L · 62.0%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Malott
Fugitt
5.11
Landed / min
7.06
55.6%
Accuracy
57.0%
60.6%
Defense
51.0%
1.89
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
74.0%
Time at distance
62.0%
Grappling & control
Malott
Fugitt
1.89
Takedowns / 15 min
4.76
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
0.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.89
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
85.6%
Control share
95.6%
Strike target map
Malott
  • Head65%(24)div 63%
  • Body24%(9)div 20%
  • Legs11%(4)div 16%
Fugitt
  • Head56%(48)div 63%
  • Body28%(24)div 20%
  • Legs15%(13)div 16%

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

Mike Malott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Adam Fugitt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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