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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Matt Frevola
Matt Frevola
10-3-1 · USA
VS
Drew Dober
Drew Dober
26-11 · USA
May 6, 2023 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Matt Frevola def. Drew Dober by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:08
Frevola35/750/110:08
Dober20/590/000:00
Total
Frevola35/750/110:08
Dober20/590/000:00

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
FrevolaWin probabilityDober
47.3%52.7%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
15%
Decision
40%
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 Frevola, blue toward Dober. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Frevola47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%38%12%
Submission7%16%8%
Decision22%46%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 35
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Dober53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%51%45%
Submission7%14%6%
Decision19%35%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2271)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R222%
R316%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Frevola
46.3%+114
Dober
-11452.7%
Most takedownstie 44.7%
Frevola
44.3%-404
Dober
+40411.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Frevola
Expected: 47.6
47.5
Over 47.5
39.8%
+151
Under 47.5
60.2%
-151
060119
Dober
Expected: 52.1
52
Over 52
39.4%
+152
Exactly 52
0.9%
push
Under 52
59.7%
-152
066131
Takedowns — over/under
Frevola
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.7%
+166
Exactly 1
18.2%
push
Under 1
51.1%
-166
035
Dober
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.0%
Exactly 0
83.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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
Frevola47.3%33.9%+13.4+181
Dober52.7%66.1%−13.4-226
By method
Frevola by KO/TKO21.3%12.0%+9.3+600
Frevola by submission7.0%8.1%−1.1+947
Frevola by decision19.0%15.0%+4.0+462
Dober by KO/TKO23.7%45.4%−21.7-117
Dober by submission7.8%5.7%+2.1+1390
Dober by decision21.2%13.9%+7.3+508
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.5%53.7%+24.8-134
Over 2.5 rds56.3%35.4%+20.9+163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision40.3%30.3%+10.0+209

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
63.9Striking60.4
Frevola +3.5
47.0Grappling27.9
Frevola +19.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FrevolaDober
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1605
1543
Divisional
1604
1507
Striking offense
1544
1497
Striking defense
1494
1502
Grappling offense
1456
1504
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.60
Strikes landed / min
4.47
42%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.66
Strikes absorbed / min
4.40
60%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.24
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
36%
Takedown accuracy
17%
40%
Takedown defense
55%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Frevola
  • WOttman AzaitarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1406mo before
  • WGenaro ValdezKO/TKO R1
    Close -2141y 3mo before
  • LTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2061y 11mo before
  • LArman TsarukyanU-DEC R3
    Close +4502y 3mo before
  • WLuis PenaS-DEC R3
    Close +1303y 7mo before
Drew Dober
  • WKing GreenKO/TKO R2
    Close -1505mo before
  • WRafael AlvesKO/TKO R3
    Close -1719mo before
  • WTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1591y 2mo before
  • LBrad RiddellU-DEC R3
    Close -1511y 11mo before
  • LIslam MakhachevSUB R3
    Close +3442y 2mo before
Frevola — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-1

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Dober — win / loss by method
Record: 26-11-0, 1 NC

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
36% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
27% of wins
L
55% of losses
UFC
12win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(57%) 4
3 (25%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (29%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Frevola
Dober
8
UFC fights
20
66.9 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
168.8 min · 8.4 avg
11y 8m
Career length
17y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Frevola
Dober
76W–14L · 84.4%
Overall
289W–91L · 76.1%
38W–5L · 88.4%
Wins
196W–71L · 73.4%
38W–9L · 80.9%
Losses
93W–20L · 82.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Frevola
Dober
18W–4L · 81.8%
Overall
159W–104L · 60.5%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Wins
140W–101L · 58.1%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–3L · 86.4%
Distance striking
Frevola
Dober
3.85
Landed / min
6.03
35.4%
Accuracy
35.4%
61.6%
Defense
55.0%
1.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
63.8%
Time at distance
56.6%
Grappling & control
Frevola
Dober
2.24
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
17.4%
40.0%
Takedown defense
55.4%
0.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.09
46.8%
Control share
41.6%
Strike target map
Frevola
  • Head69%(167)div 63%
  • Body16%(39)div 21%
  • Legs15%(35)div 16%
Dober
  • Head66%(494)div 63%
  • Body21%(160)div 21%
  • Legs13%(100)div 16%

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

Matt Frevola
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Drew Dober
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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