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UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
AJ Fletcher
AJ Fletcher
9-2 · USA
VS
Themba Gorimbo
Themba Gorimbo
10-3 · ZWE
February 18, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
AJ Fletcher def. Themba Gorimbo by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fletcher5/140/003:02
Gorimbo5/71/100:57
R2 · 1:37
Fletcher2/30/000:19
Gorimbo1/31/101:03
Total
Fletcher7/170/003:21
Gorimbo6/102/202:00

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
FletcherWin probabilityGorimbo
49.9%50.1%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
25%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Fletcher, blue toward Gorimbo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Fletcher50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%35%27%
Submission11%22%19%
Decision21%43%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 7
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Gorimbo50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%6%
Submission14%27%11%
Decision25%51%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 6
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 2
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R212%
R38%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Fletcher
46.9%+110
Gorimbo
-11051.8%
Most takedownstie 32.6%
Fletcher
40.6%-151
Gorimbo
+15126.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fletcher
Expected: 35.2
35
Over 35
39.4%
+150
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.2%
-150
04589
Gorimbo
Expected: 37.8
38
Over 38
38.8%
+154
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.9%
-154
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Fletcher
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.4%
+133
Exactly 1
17.7%
push
Under 1
46.9%
-133
035
Gorimbo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.0%
+138
Under 0.5
58.0%
-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 9.7 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
Fletcher49.9%73.0%−23.1-325
Gorimbo50.1%27.0%+23.1+253
By method
Fletcher by KO/TKO14.2%27.4%−13.2+204
Fletcher by submission12.4%19.4%−7.0+330
Fletcher by decision23.3%23.5%−0.2+255
Gorimbo by KO/TKO14.2%6.3%+7.9+1216
Gorimbo by submission12.4%10.8%+1.6+673
Gorimbo by decision23.4%12.6%+10.8+561
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds66.6%60.9%+5.7-188
Over 2.5 rds54.7%42.3%+12.4+121
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.8%37.5%+9.3+150

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FletcherGorimbo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1499
Pound-for-pound
1521
1499
Divisional
1521
1506
Striking offense
1500
1495
Striking defense
1500
1497
Grappling offense
1500
1498
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
67"
Reach
77"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.03
Strikes landed / min
49%
Strike accuracy
5.63
Strikes absorbed / min
46%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
40%
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
AJ Fletcher
  • LAnge LoosaU-DEC R3
    Close -1676mo before
  • LMatthew SemelsbergerU-DEC R3
    Close +16411mo before
Themba Gorimbo
No prior UFC fights.
Fletcher — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Gorimbo — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (60%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Fletcher
Gorimbo
2
UFC fights
0
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
7y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Fletcher
Gorimbo
17W–6L · 73.9%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Fletcher
Gorimbo
47W–54L · 46.5%
Overall
92W–41L · 69.2%
47W–54L · 46.5%
Wins
48W–25L · 65.8%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Fletcher
Gorimbo
8.78
Landed / min
48.5%
Accuracy
51.7%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
41.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Fletcher
Gorimbo
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
37.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Fletcher
  • Head79%(95)div 63%
  • Body9%(11)div 20%
  • Legs12%(15)div 16%
Gorimbo
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

AJ Fletcher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Themba Gorimbo

No UFC fights on record.

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