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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
15-4 · USA
VS
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
22-7-1 · ECU
March 25, 2023 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
135.5lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Vera by S-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sandhagen32/691/202:30
Vera5/130/000:00
R2
Sandhagen18/291/102:50
Vera6/150/100:00
R3
Sandhagen32/670/200:03
Vera20/560/000:00
R4
Sandhagen24/670/300:08
Vera13/380/000:00
R5
Sandhagen22/481/401:37
Vera14/360/000:09
Total
Sandhagen128/2803/1207:08
Vera58/1580/100:09

Scorecards

Sandhagen vs Vera

RdChris LeeJoel OjedaSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R39-109-1010-99.8-9.2
R410-99-1010-99.9-9.1
R510-99-1010-99.9-9.1
Total49-4647-4850-4549.6-45.2

Media (24 cards) · avg 49.745.3 · 24 Sandhagen · 0 Vera

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sandhagen-Vera.

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
SandhagenWin probabilityVera
60.9%39.1%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
17%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 15.5 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 Sandhagen, blue toward Vera. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sandhagen61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%42%13%
Submission8%13%7%
Decision28%45%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes89 (38121)act 128
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 3
Vera39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%39%17%
Submission10%25%11%
Decision14%36%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes79 (33108)act 58
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~168 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R220%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Sandhagen
53.3%-116
Vera
+11646.1%
Most takedownstie 51.0%
Sandhagen
16.6%+195
Vera
-19532.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 89.1
89
Over 89
39.5%
+152
Exactly 89
0.5%
push
Under 89
59.9%
-152
0112223
Vera
Expected: 79.1
79
Over 79
39.5%
+151
Exactly 79
0.6%
push
Under 79
59.8%
-151
099198
Takedowns — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.3%
+348
Under 0.5
77.7%
-348
035
Vera
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.3%
+168
Under 0.5
62.7%
-168
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 15.5 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
Sandhagen60.9%57.5%+3.4-151
Vera39.1%42.5%−3.4+125
By method
Sandhagen by KO/TKO24.9%12.6%+12.3+567
Sandhagen by submission10.6%7.0%+3.6+1108
Sandhagen by decision25.4%38.4%−13.0+119
Vera by KO/TKO15.9%17.4%−1.5+383
Vera by submission6.8%11.4%−4.6+637
Vera by decision16.3%13.2%+3.1+539
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.1%80.9%−1.8-651
Over 2.5 rds59.2%73.4%−14.2-373
Over 3.5 rds50.4%65.2%−14.8-235
Over 4.5 rds45.3%57.8%−12.5-162
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.8%54.3%−12.5-137

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
71.3Striking61.5
Sandhagen +9.8
35.2Grappling54.8
Vera +19.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SandhagenVera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1645
1595
Divisional
1633
1541
Striking offense
1538
1512
Striking defense
1505
1492
Grappling offense
1492
1497
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
6.15
Strikes landed / min
4.28
44%
Strike accuracy
51%
4.21
Strikes absorbed / min
5.01
56%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.68
21%
Takedown accuracy
42%
64%
Takedown defense
69%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
70%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
75%
Finish rate
79%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cory Sandhagen
  • WSong YadongKO/TKO R4
    Close -2006mo before
  • LPetr YanU-DEC R5
    Close +2091y 5mo before
  • LTJ DillashawS-DEC R5
    Close -2091y 8mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R1
    Close -4002y 2mo before
  • WMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1412y 5mo before
Marlon Vera
  • WDominick CruzKO/TKO R4
    Close -2247mo before
  • WRob FontU-DEC R5
    opp missedClose -10511mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R3
    Close -1611y 5mo before
  • WDavey GrantU-DEC R3
    Close -2281y 9mo before
  • LJose AldoU-DEC R3
    Close +1202y 3mo before
Sandhagen — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-1

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 7 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
14win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (21%)Decision(100%) 6
Non-UFC
8win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sandhagen
Vera
11
UFC fights
20
126.3 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
243.7 min · 12.2 avg
11y 2m
Career length
16y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sandhagen
Vera
229W–55L · 80.6%
Overall
325W–94L · 77.6%
180W–46L · 79.6%
Wins
209W–67L · 75.7%
49W–9L · 84.5%
Losses
116W–27L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sandhagen
Vera
49W–20L · 71.0%
Overall
50W–46L · 52.1%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Wins
27W–31L · 46.6%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
23W–15L · 60.5%
Distance striking
Sandhagen
Vera
7.38
Landed / min
5.18
42.4%
Accuracy
46.1%
58.1%
Defense
55.0%
0.47
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
70.4%
Time at distance
60.6%
Grappling & control
Sandhagen
Vera
0.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.68
20.7%
Takedown accuracy
42.3%
63.9%
Takedown defense
68.9%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.05
45.7%
Control share
35.9%
Strike target map
Sandhagen
  • Head67%(523)div 62%
  • Body16%(122)div 21%
  • Legs17%(132)div 17%
Vera
  • Head53%(552)div 62%
  • Body23%(243)div 21%
  • Legs24%(247)div 17%

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

Cory Sandhagen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marlon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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