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UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez
18-3 · MEX
VS
Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett
18-2 · USA
February 11, 2023 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Featherweight · 5 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Yair Rodriguez def. Josh Emmett by SUB (Triangle Choke), R2 4:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez26/530/000:00
Emmett12/260/001:27
R2 · 4:19
Rodriguez36/540/000:00
Emmett10/261/401:34
Total
Rodriguez62/1070/000:00
Emmett22/521/403:01

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
RodriguezWin probabilityEmmett
57.3%42.7%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
4%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 20.7 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 Rodriguez, blue toward Emmett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%
Submission3%5%
Decision38%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes116 (49157)act 62
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Emmett43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%21%
Submission1%3%
Decision33%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes92 (39125)act 22
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~208 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R27%
R36%
R44%
R53%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Rodriguez
57.0%-134
Emmett
+13442.6%
Most takedownstie 53.9%
Rodriguez
19.0%+142
Emmett
-14227.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 115.7
115.5
Over 115.5
39.8%
+151
Under 115.5
60.2%
-151
0145290
Emmett
Expected: 92.3
92.5
Over 92.5
39.6%
+152
Under 92.5
60.4%
-152
0116231
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.1%
+316
Under 0.5
75.9%
-316
035
Emmett
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.7%
+216
Under 0.5
68.3%
-216
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 20.7 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
Rodriguez57.3%62.1%−4.8-180
Emmett42.7%37.9%+4.8+155

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
65.1Striking63.7
Rodriguez +1.4
43.6Grappling40.9
Rodriguez +2.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezEmmett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1630
Pound-for-pound
1643
1623
Divisional
1630
1531
Striking offense
1518
1515
Striking defense
1507
1490
Grappling offense
1446
1508
Grappling defense
1569
Physical
30 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.67
Strikes landed / min
4.28
45%
Strike accuracy
38%
4.12
Strikes absorbed / min
4.29
53%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
1.04
28%
Takedown accuracy
40%
63%
Takedown defense
58%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
82%
+1
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
44%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yair Rodriguez
  • WBrian OrtegaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1547mo before
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R5
    Close +4661y 3mo before
  • WJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close -1403y 4mo before
  • WChan Sung JungKO/TKO R5
    Close -1304y 3mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R2
    Close +1205y 9mo before
Josh Emmett
  • WCalvin KattarS-DEC R5
    Close +2038mo before
  • WDan IgeU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 2mo before
  • WShane BurgosU-DEC R3
    Close +1202y 8mo before
  • WMirsad BekticKO/TKO R1
    Close +1503y 7mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonKO/TKO R3
    Close +1303y 10mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0, 1 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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Emmett — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Emmett
12
UFC fights
11
162.1 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
144.8 min · 13.2 avg
15y 6m
Career length
14y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Emmett
170W–60L · 73.9%
Overall
183W–59L · 75.6%
127W–49L · 72.2%
Wins
137W–40L · 77.4%
43W–11L · 79.6%
Losses
46W–19L · 70.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Emmett
10W–12L · 45.5%
Overall
50W–51L · 49.5%
9W–11L · 45.0%
Wins
50W–51L · 49.5%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Emmett
6.24
Landed / min
4.00
42.7%
Accuracy
34.4%
59.2%
Defense
64.5%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.14
60.0%
Time at distance
87.8%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Emmett
0.83
Takedowns / 15 min
1.04
28.1%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
62.8%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
25.2%
Control share
68.9%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head56%(421)div 64%
  • Body18%(135)div 20%
  • Legs27%(201)div 16%
Emmett
  • Head65%(404)div 64%
  • Body20%(126)div 20%
  • Legs15%(90)div 16%

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

Yair Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Emmett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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