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UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
23-2 · NGA
VS
Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira
7-1 · BRA
April 8, 2023 · Miami, Florida, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
184.5lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Israel Adesanya def. Alex Pereira by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Adesanya15/380/000:00
Pereira20/310/000:00
R2 · 4:21
Adesanya26/580/010:03
Pereira29/540/000:00
Total
Adesanya41/960/010:03
Pereira49/850/000:00

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
AdesanyaWin probabilityPereira
71.5%28.5%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
16%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 14.7 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 Adesanya, blue toward Pereira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Adesanya72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%47%
Submission10%13%
Decision28%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (2787)act 41
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Pereira28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%52%
Submission6%23%
Decision7%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2169)act 49
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~115 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R220%
R311%
R46%
R55%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Adesanya
56.9%-134
Pereira
+13442.3%
Most takedownstie 53.8%
Adesanya
29.7%-180
Pereira
+18016.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 63.8
64
Over 64
39.2%
+153
Exactly 64
0.8%
push
Under 64
60.0%
-153
080160
Pereira
Expected: 50.8
51
Over 51
39.1%
+153
Exactly 51
1.0%
push
Under 51
60.0%
-153
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.0%
+194
Under 0.5
66.0%
-194
035
Pereira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.6%
+363
Under 0.5
78.4%
-363
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 14.7 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
Adesanya71.5%57.4%+14.1-150
Pereira28.5%42.6%−14.1+125

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
71.8Striking75.4
Pereira +3.6
30.6Grappling47.1
Pereira +16.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AdesanyaPereira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1684
Pound-for-pound
1586
1696
Divisional
1585
1529
Striking offense
1525
1533
Striking defense
1516
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
80"
Reach
79"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.93
Strikes landed / min
5.23
50%
Strike accuracy
60%
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
3.63
58%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.06
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
14%
Takedown accuracy
100%
78%
Takedown defense
74%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Israel Adesanya
  • LAlex PereiraKO/TKO R5
    Close -2475mo before
  • WJared CannonierU-DEC R5
    Close -5349mo before
  • WRobert WhittakerU-DEC R5
    Close -2951y 2mo before
  • WMarvin VettoriU-DEC R5
    Close -2461y 10mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczU-DEC R5
    Close -2512y 1mo before
Alex Pereira
  • WIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R5
    Close +2215mo before
  • WSean StricklandKO/TKO R1
    Close +1069mo before
  • WBruno SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2111y 1mo before
  • WAndreas MichailidisKO/TKO R2
    Close -2771y 5mo before
Adesanya — win / loss by method
Record: 23-2-0

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
15 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Pereira — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Adesanya
Pereira
14
UFC fights
4
258.0 min · 18.4 avg
Octagon time
44.9 min · 11.2 avg
14y 4m
Career length
10y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Adesanya
Pereira
242W–56L · 81.2%
Overall
83W–14L · 85.6%
209W–47L · 81.6%
Wins
83W–14L · 85.6%
33W–9L · 78.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Adesanya
Pereira
139W–55L · 71.6%
Overall
21W–11L · 65.6%
139W–55L · 71.6%
Wins
18W–11L · 62.1%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Adesanya
Pereira
4.49
Landed / min
7.23
48.5%
Accuracy
56.3%
60.7%
Defense
54.4%
0.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.67
79.3%
Time at distance
58.8%
Grappling & control
Adesanya
Pereira
0.06
Takedowns / 15 min
0.33
14.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
77.9%
Takedown defense
73.7%
0.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
22.4%
Control share
12.2%
Strike target map
Adesanya
  • Head50%(511)div 64%
  • Body18%(182)div 20%
  • Legs32%(320)div 17%
Pereira
  • Head47%(111)div 64%
  • Body36%(85)div 20%
  • Legs17%(39)div 17%

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

Israel Adesanya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Pereira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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