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UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Rob Font
Rob Font
19-6 · USA
VS
Adrian Yanez
Adrian Yanez
16-3 · USA
April 8, 2023 · Miami, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Rob Font def. Adrian Yanez by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:57
Font33/750/110:04
Yanez25/540/000:00
Total
Font33/750/110:04
Yanez25/540/000:00

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
FontWin probabilityYanez
39.7%60.3%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
15%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 Font, blue toward Yanez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Font40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%37%11%
Submission7%18%6%
Decision18%45%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (2376)act 33
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.2)act 0
Yanez60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%48%31%
Submission8%13%6%
Decision23%39%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2273)act 25
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R218%
R39%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Font
50.6%-104
Yanez
+10448.5%
Most takedownstie 51.3%
Font
17.4%+179
Yanez
-17931.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Font
Expected: 55.7
55.5
Over 55.5
40.0%
+150
Under 55.5
60.0%
-150
070140
Yanez
Expected: 53.5
53.5
Over 53.5
39.7%
+152
Under 53.5
60.3%
-152
067134
Takedowns — over/under
Font
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.6%
Exactly 0
76.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Yanez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.5%
+174
Under 0.5
63.5%
-174
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 9.5 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
Font39.6%38.4%+1.3+148
Yanez60.3%61.6%−1.3-182
By method
Font by KO/TKO17.1%11.1%+6.0+658
Font by submission6.1%5.6%+0.5+1411
Font by decision16.5%23.1%−6.6+266
Yanez by KO/TKO26.1%31.4%−5.3+169
Yanez by submission9.2%6.0%+3.2+1307
Yanez by decision25.1%22.8%+2.3+270
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.1%66.0%+3.1-241
Over 2.5 rds50.6%51.7%−1.1-124
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.5%48.1%−6.6-106

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
74.3Striking66.8
Font +7.6
42.8Grappling25.0
Font +17.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FontYanez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1597
1590
Divisional
1598
1547
Striking offense
1531
1505
Striking defense
1501
1480
Grappling offense
1502
1509
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
35 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.38
Strikes landed / min
6.55
46%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.95
Strikes absorbed / min
5.51
57%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
38%
Takedown accuracy
55%
Takedown defense
100%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
100%
-2
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
343
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rob Font
  • LMarlon VeraU-DEC R5
    missedClose -11711mo before
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R5
    Close -1391y 4mo before
  • WCody GarbrandtU-DEC R5
    Close -1271y 11mo before
  • WMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1502y 4mo before
  • WRicky SimonU-DEC R3
    Close -1453y 4mo before
Adrian Yanez
  • WTony KelleyKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -34410mo before
  • WDavey GrantS-DEC R3
    Close -2931y 5mo before
  • WRandy CostaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2371y 8mo before
  • WGustavo LopezKO/TKO R3
    Close -2282y 1mo before
  • WVictor RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close -5002y 5mo before
Font — win / loss by method
Record: 19-6-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
37% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(100%) 1
Yanez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Font
Yanez
14
UFC fights
5
175.2 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
39.2 min · 7.8 avg
14y 8m
Career length
12y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Font
Yanez
260W–59L · 81.5%
Overall
44W–15L · 74.6%
144W–31L · 82.3%
Wins
44W–15L · 74.6%
116W–28L · 80.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Font
Yanez
52W–28L · 65.0%
Overall
79W–57L · 58.1%
52W–28L · 65.0%
Wins
66W–56L · 54.1%
0W–0L
Losses
13W–1L · 92.9%
Distance striking
Font
Yanez
7.83
Landed / min
6.48
43.9%
Accuracy
39.2%
60.2%
Defense
59.7%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.91
71.9%
Time at distance
96.0%
Grappling & control
Font
Yanez
1.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
55.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
35.9%
Control share
19.5%
Strike target map
Font
  • Head74%(825)div 62%
  • Body18%(206)div 21%
  • Legs8%(87)div 17%
Yanez
  • Head71%(183)div 62%
  • Body14%(36)div 21%
  • Legs15%(38)div 17%

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

Rob Font
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Adrian Yanez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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