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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
CJ Vergara
CJ Vergara
10-4-1 · USA
VS
Daniel Lacerda
Daniel Lacerda
11-4 · BRA
March 25, 2023 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
CJ Vergara def. Daniel Lacerda by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 4:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vergara20/380/000:03
Lacerda44/1031/120:40
R2 · 4:04
Vergara63/1060/002:51
Lacerda4/140/100:00
Total
Vergara83/1440/002:54
Lacerda48/1171/220:40

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
VergaraWin probabilityLacerda
46.8%53.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
23%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.8 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 Vergara, blue toward Lacerda. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Vergara47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%32%
Submission6%12%
Decision26%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2374)act 83
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Lacerda53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%32%
Submission18%33%
Decision18%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 48
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~101 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R218%
R38%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Vergara
54.8%-124
Lacerda
+12444.2%
Most takedownstie 38.7%
Vergara
36.0%-143
Lacerda
+14325.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vergara
Expected: 54.5
54.5
Over 54.5
39.7%
+152
Under 54.5
60.3%
-152
069137
Lacerda
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
39.3%
+152
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.7%
-152
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Vergara
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
46.6%
+115
Under 0.5
53.4%
-115
035
Lacerda
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.9%
+178
Under 0.5
64.1%
-178
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 9.8 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
Vergara46.8%70.5%−23.7-295
Lacerda53.2%29.5%+23.7+220

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
67.0Striking51.8
Vergara +15.2
20.2Grappling22.1
Lacerda +1.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VergaraLacerda
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1484
1504
Divisional
1484
1503
Striking offense
1510
1492
Striking defense
1484
1497
Grappling offense
1492
1499
Grappling defense
1486
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.65
Strikes landed / min
4.29
57%
Strike accuracy
61%
4.63
Strikes absorbed / min
10.26
51%
Strike defense
27%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
Takedown accuracy
33%
73%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
33%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
CJ Vergara
  • LTatsuro TairaSUB R2
    missedClose +2155mo before
  • WKleydson RodriguesS-DEC R3
    Close +28911mo before
  • LOde OsbourneU-DEC R3
    missedClose +1701y 5mo before
Daniel Lacerda
  • LVictor AltamiranoKO/TKO R1
    Close +1457mo before
  • LFrancisco FigueiredoSUB R1
    Close -12811mo before
  • LJeff MolinaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1361y 5mo before
Vergara — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-1

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Lacerda — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
45% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 ()Submission(33%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Vergara
Lacerda
3
UFC fights
3
39.3 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
10.7 min · 3.6 avg
13y 8m
Career length
9y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vergara
Lacerda
27W–5L · 84.4%
Overall
31W–8L · 79.5%
7W–1L · 87.5%
Wins
0W–0L
20W–4L · 83.3%
Losses
31W–8L · 79.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vergara
Lacerda
41W–16L · 71.9%
Overall
69W–37L · 65.1%
34W–16L · 68.0%
Wins
60W–35L · 63.2%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Vergara
Lacerda
6.19
Landed / min
9.23
51.2%
Accuracy
61.8%
53.4%
Defense
37.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.40
51.3%
Time at distance
34.4%
Grappling & control
Vergara
Lacerda
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
72.7%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
43.3%
Control share
21.1%
Strike target map
Vergara
  • Head49%(90)div 62%
  • Body40%(74)div 22%
  • Legs10%(19)div 16%
Lacerda
  • Head48%(22)div 62%
  • Body24%(11)div 22%
  • Legs28%(13)div 16%

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

CJ Vergara
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daniel Lacerda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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