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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Daniel Pineda
Daniel Pineda
27-14 · USA
VS
Tucker Lutz
Tucker Lutz
12-2 · USA
March 25, 2023 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Daniel Pineda def. Tucker Lutz by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 2:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pineda17/321/210:50
Lutz24/650/200:44
R2 · 2:50
Pineda7/130/001:30
Lutz4/130/200:43
Total
Pineda24/451/212:20
Lutz28/780/401:27

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
PinedaWin probabilityLutz
32.6%67.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
29%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Pineda, blue toward Lutz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pineda33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%31%11%
Submission17%50%10%
Decision6%19%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 24
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 1
Lutz67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%33%31%
Submission12%19%17%
Decision33%48%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 28
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R218%
R39%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pineda
37.1%+166
Lutz
-16661.6%
Most takedownstie 29.9%
Pineda
33.1%+112
Lutz
-11237.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pineda
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
39.4%
+154
Under 30.5
60.6%
-154
03876
Lutz
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
39.3%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.6%
-152
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Pineda
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.2%
+159
Exactly 1
19.1%
push
Under 1
49.7%
-159
035
Lutz
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
34.8%
+138
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
48.0%
-138
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 9.2 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
Pineda32.6%29.1%+3.5+228
Lutz67.4%70.9%−3.5-291
By method
Pineda by KO/TKO10.5%10.7%−0.2+674
Pineda by submission9.4%10.3%−0.9+706
Pineda by decision12.6%10.7%+1.9+678
Lutz by KO/TKO21.8%30.8%−9.0+170
Lutz by submission19.5%16.7%+2.8+399
Lutz by decision26.2%20.8%+5.4+299
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds66.0%51.8%+14.2-124
Over 2.5 rds48.2%38.0%+10.2+147
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision38.9%33.3%+5.6+181

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
63.4Striking65.5
Lutz +2.1
49.6Grappling52.1
Lutz +2.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PinedaLutz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1498
Pound-for-pound
1533
1496
Divisional
1534
1506
Striking offense
1501
1489
Striking defense
1499
1518
Grappling offense
1501
1492
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
37 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.35
Strikes landed / min
3.87
49%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.97
Strikes absorbed / min
3.23
46%
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.42
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
23%
Takedown accuracy
80%
43%
Takedown defense
62%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
20%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
637
Days since last fight
490
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Pineda
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1522y 3mo before
  • WHerbert BurnsKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose +2252y 7mo before
  • LRobert WhitefordU-DEC R3
    Close -2109y before
  • LDiego BrandaoU-DEC R3
    Close +1679y 7mo before
  • WJustin LawrenceSUB R1
    Close -1109y 11mo before
Tucker Lutz
  • LPat SabatiniU-DEC R3
    Close -1181y 4mo before
  • WKevin AguilarU-DEC R3
    Close -1281y 10mo before
Pineda — win / loss by method
Record: 27-14-0, 3 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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
21% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 6 losses
W
67% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
23win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (35%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
15 (65%)Submission(67%) 6
0 (0%)Decision(22%) 2
Lutz — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pineda
Lutz
10
UFC fights
2
73.7 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
19y 3m
Career length
10y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pineda
Lutz
117W–40L · 74.5%
Overall
32W–7L · 82.1%
26W–6L · 81.3%
Wins
17W–4L · 81.0%
91W–34L · 72.8%
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pineda
Lutz
238W–112L · 68.0%
Overall
59W–52L · 53.2%
162W–91L · 64.0%
Wins
58W–51L · 53.2%
76W–21L · 78.4%
Losses
1W–1L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Pineda
Lutz
4.60
Landed / min
7.89
37.6%
Accuracy
52.0%
49.2%
Defense
45.8%
0.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
39.2%
Time at distance
43.1%
Grappling & control
Pineda
Lutz
1.42
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
22.6%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
42.9%
Takedown defense
61.5%
1.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
42.4%
Control share
27.0%
Strike target map
Pineda
  • Head71%(175)div 64%
  • Body15%(37)div 20%
  • Legs14%(35)div 16%
Lutz
  • Head55%(64)div 64%
  • Body26%(30)div 20%
  • Legs19%(22)div 16%

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

Daniel Pineda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tucker Lutz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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