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Rafael Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos
31-14 · BRA
VS
Bryan Barberena
Bryan Barberena
18-8 · USA
December 3, 2022 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Bryan Barberena by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dos Anjos16/201/204:06
Barberena9/190/000:00
R2 · 3:20
Dos Anjos4/53/402:30
Barberena5/100/000:35
Total
Dos Anjos20/254/606:36
Barberena14/290/000:35

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
Dos AnjosWin probabilityBarberena
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
13%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Dos Anjos, blue toward Barberena. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dos Anjos62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%37%13%
Submission11%17%21%
Decision28%46%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2374)act 20
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.9)act 4
Barberena38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%66%8%
Submission3%7%3%
Decision10%27%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (2479)act 14
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~112 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R227%
R312%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Dos Anjos
47.2%+110
Barberena
-11052.0%
Most takedownstie 37.2%
Dos Anjos
57.9%-1187
Barberena
+11874.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 54.3
54.5
Over 54.5
39.6%
+153
Under 54.5
60.4%
-153
068136
Barberena
Expected: 58.0
58
Over 58
39.4%
+152
Exactly 58
0.8%
push
Under 58
59.8%
-152
073146
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.9%
-104
Exactly 1
19.8%
push
Under 1
39.3%
+104
035
Barberena
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.3%
Exactly 0
90.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.9 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
Dos Anjos61.5%78.8%−17.3-463
Barberena38.5%21.2%+17.3+351
By method
Dos Anjos by KO/TKO29.5%13.2%+16.3+537
Dos Anjos by submission8.3%21.0%−12.7+300
Dos Anjos by decision23.7%45.5%−21.8-118
Barberena by KO/TKO18.4%8.0%+10.4+954
Barberena by submission5.2%2.5%+2.7+3250
Barberena by decision14.8%9.9%+4.9+753
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.1%72.3%+5.8-340
Over 2.5 rds50.7%62.7%−12.0-199
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision38.6%57.6%−19.0-160

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
68.4Striking65.2
Dos Anjos +3.2
48.8Grappling31.8
Dos Anjos +17.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos AnjosBarberena
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1636
Pound-for-pound
1575
1541
Divisional
1571
1520
Striking offense
1537
1497
Striking defense
1488
1520
Grappling offense
1476
1533
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
38 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.58
Strikes landed / min
6.11
47%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
5.01
61%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.16
35%
Takedown accuracy
25%
59%
Takedown defense
56%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
40%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafael Dos Anjos
  • LRafael FizievKO/TKO R5
    Close +1745mo before
  • WRenato MoicanoU-DEC R5
    Close -1889mo before
  • WPaul FelderS-DEC R5
    Close -2002y 1mo before
  • LMichael ChiesaU-DEC R3
    Close -2252y 10mo before
  • LLeon EdwardsU-DEC R5
    Close -1103y 4mo before
Bryan Barberena
  • WRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R2
    Close -1175mo before
  • WMatt BrownS-DEC R3
    Close -1138mo before
  • WDarian WeeksU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y before
  • LJason WittM-DEC R3
    Close -2681y 4mo before
  • WAnthony IvyU-DEC R3
    Close -2782y 3mo before
Dos Anjos — win / loss by method
Record: 31-14-0

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
16% of wins
L
21% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
7% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 10 losses
W
52% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
20win12loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (20%)KO/TKO(25%) 3
4 (20%)Submission(8%) 1
12 (60%)Decision(67%) 8
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(100%) 2
Barberena — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
61% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
28% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dos Anjos
Barberena
32
UFC fights
15
473.5 min · 14.8 avg
Octagon time
185.0 min · 12.3 avg
21y 10m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Anjos
Barberena
548W–136L · 80.1%
Overall
213W–75L · 74.0%
333W–96L · 77.6%
Wins
139W–55L · 71.6%
215W–40L · 84.3%
Losses
74W–20L · 78.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Anjos
Barberena
49W–32L · 60.5%
Overall
49W–25L · 66.2%
47W–29L · 61.8%
Wins
44W–23L · 65.7%
2W–3L · 40.0%
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Dos Anjos
Barberena
5.19
Landed / min
8.01
40.2%
Accuracy
44.1%
65.4%
Defense
48.4%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
46.9%
Time at distance
56.9%
Grappling & control
Dos Anjos
Barberena
1.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.16
34.8%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
59.3%
Takedown defense
55.9%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.32
54.5%
Control share
26.4%
Strike target map
Dos Anjos
  • Head58%(992)div 63%
  • Body23%(392)div 20%
  • Legs18%(312)div 16%
Barberena
  • Head71%(802)div 63%
  • Body13%(152)div 20%
  • Legs16%(176)div 16%

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

Rafael Dos Anjos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bryan Barberena
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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