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UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Fernando Padilla
Fernando Padilla
14-4 · MEX
VS
Julian Erosa
Julian Erosa
28-10 · USA
April 29, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Fernando Padilla def. Julian Erosa by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:41
Padilla20/290/010:02
Erosa15/240/100:00
Total
Padilla20/290/010:02
Erosa15/240/100:00

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
PadillaWin probabilityErosa
50.5%49.5%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
23%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.7 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 Padilla, blue toward Erosa. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Padilla51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%42%19%
Submission13%24%9%
Decision17%34%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 20
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Erosa49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%43%14%
Submission11%22%22%
Decision17%35%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1548)act 15
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R219%
R39%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Padilla
56.5%-133
Erosa
+13342.4%
Most takedownstie 42.6%
Padilla
26.3%+118
Erosa
-11831.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Padilla
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
39.6%
+152
Under 44.5
60.4%
-152
056111
Erosa
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
39.9%
+151
Under 35.5
60.1%
-151
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Padilla
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.3%
+183
Under 0.5
64.7%
-183
035
Erosa
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.2%
+155
Under 0.5
60.8%
-155
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 8.7 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
Padilla50.5%42.6%+7.9+124
Erosa49.5%57.4%−7.9-152
By method
Padilla by KO/TKO21.4%19.3%+2.1+333
Padilla by submission11.7%9.4%+2.3+792
Padilla by decision17.4%15.0%+2.4+460
Erosa by KO/TKO21.0%14.2%+6.8+491
Erosa by submission11.5%22.4%−10.9+273
Erosa by decision17.0%19.7%−2.7+326
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.2%56.9%+6.3-156
Over 2.5 rds43.8%42.4%+1.4+121
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.5%37.1%−2.6+152

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PadillaErosa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1541
1524
Divisional
1511
1500
Striking offense
1516
1500
Striking defense
1456
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
6.04
Strike accuracy
48%
Strikes absorbed / min
6.16
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.78
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
62%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fernando Padilla
No prior UFC fights.
Julian Erosa
  • LAlex CaceresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1744mo before
  • WHakeem DawoduU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1818mo before
  • WSteven PetersonS-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -3101y 3mo before
  • WCharles JourdainSUB R3
    Close +1581y 8mo before
  • LSeungWoo ChoiKO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 10mo before
Padilla — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(100%) 4
Erosa — win / loss by method
Record: 28-10-0

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
11 wins, 6 losses
W
39% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
18% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(83%) 5
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
22win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (45%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
10 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (9%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Padilla
Erosa
0
UFC fights
12
Octagon time
109.4 min · 9.1 avg
Career length
15y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Padilla
Erosa
Overall
144W–42L · 77.4%
Wins
74W–19L · 79.6%
Losses
70W–23L · 75.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Padilla
Erosa
127W–57L · 69.0%
Overall
179W–69L · 72.2%
100W–52L · 65.8%
Wins
148W–60L · 71.2%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Losses
31W–9L · 77.5%
Distance striking
Padilla
Erosa
Landed / min
7.54
Accuracy
44.2%
Defense
51.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.14
Time at distance
62.9%
Grappling & control
Padilla
Erosa
Takedowns / 15 min
1.78
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
61.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.69
Control share
50.3%
Strike target map
Padilla
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Erosa
  • Head64%(421)div 64%
  • Body27%(178)div 20%
  • Legs9%(62)div 16%

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

Fernando Padilla

No UFC fights on record.

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

Julian Erosa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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