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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira
6-1 · BRA
VS
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
23-1 · NGA
November 12, 2022 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
184.6lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya by KO/TKO (Punches), R5 2:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pereira23/410/000:06
Adesanya23/430/000:14
R2
Pereira17/361/100:21
Adesanya20/440/201:13
R3
Pereira8/140/000:00
Adesanya14/251/103:47
R4
Pereira15/290/000:02
Adesanya20/350/101:08
R5 · 2:01
Pereira28/370/000:02
Adesanya9/150/000:12
Total
Pereira91/1571/100:31
Adesanya86/1621/406:34

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
PereiraWin probabilityAdesanya
22.1%77.9%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
9%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 16.8 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 Pereira, blue toward Adesanya. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pereira22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%50%23%
Submission3%15%3%
Decision8%35%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (2375)act 91
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Adesanya78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%47%21%
Submission6%7%6%
Decision36%46%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (3098)act 86
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~127 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R219%
R312%
R47%
R55%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Pereira
40.6%+145
Adesanya
-14558.7%
Most takedownstie 54.7%
Pereira
13.1%+247
Adesanya
-24732.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 55.0
55
Over 55
39.3%
+152
Exactly 55
0.9%
push
Under 55
59.8%
-152
069138
Adesanya
Expected: 72.1
72
Over 72
39.5%
+151
Exactly 72
0.7%
push
Under 72
59.8%
-151
091181
Takedowns — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.7%
Exactly 0
82.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Adesanya
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.7%
+180
Under 0.5
64.3%
-180
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 16.8 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
Pereira22.1%31.6%−9.5+202
Adesanya77.9%68.4%+9.5-253
By method
Pereira by KO/TKO10.4%22.9%−12.5+268
Pereira by submission2.0%3.2%−1.2+2569
Pereira by decision9.7%9.3%+0.4+801
Adesanya by KO/TKO36.8%20.9%+15.9+302
Adesanya by submission7.0%5.8%+1.2+1352
Adesanya by decision34.1%37.9%−3.8+122
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds86.7%78.8%+7.9-513
Over 2.5 rds67.2%59.4%+7.8-287
Over 3.5 rds55.4%62.1%−6.7-196
Over 4.5 rds48.6%69.0%−20.4-117
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision43.8%47.2%−3.4-102

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
82.8Striking72.8
Pereira +10.0
20.4Grappling24.3
Adesanya +3.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PereiraAdesanya
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1706
1563
Divisional
1719
1518
Striking offense
1529
1523
Striking defense
1541
1485
Grappling offense
1470
1497
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
35 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
79"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
6.29
Strikes landed / min
3.93
61%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.36
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
59%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
73%
Takedown defense
79%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
92%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Pereira
  • WSean StricklandKO/TKO R1
    Close +1064mo before
  • WBruno SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2118mo before
  • WAndreas MichailidisKO/TKO R2
    Close -2771y before
Israel Adesanya
  • WJared CannonierU-DEC R5
    Close -5344mo before
  • WRobert WhittakerU-DEC R5
    Close -2959mo before
  • WMarvin VettoriU-DEC R5
    Close -2461y 5mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczU-DEC R5
    Close -2511y 8mo before
  • WPaulo CostaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1862y 2mo before
Pereira — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Adesanya — win / loss by method
Record: 23-1-0

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
15 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pereira
Adesanya
3
UFC fights
13
22.9 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
236.0 min · 18.2 avg
10y 9m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pereira
Adesanya
60W–13L · 82.2%
Overall
236W–55L · 81.1%
60W–13L · 82.2%
Wins
209W–47L · 81.6%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–8L · 77.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pereira
Adesanya
21W–11L · 65.6%
Overall
139W–55L · 71.6%
18W–11L · 62.1%
Wins
139W–55L · 71.6%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pereira
Adesanya
9.19
Landed / min
4.41
57.5%
Accuracy
48.2%
60.1%
Defense
62.2%
1.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
54.6%
Time at distance
80.8%
Grappling & control
Pereira
Adesanya
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
73.3%
Takedown defense
78.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
16.2%
Control share
9.2%
Strike target map
Pereira
  • Head48%(69)div 64%
  • Body40%(58)div 20%
  • Legs12%(17)div 17%
Adesanya
  • Head51%(470)div 64%
  • Body17%(161)div 20%
  • Legs32%(296)div 17%

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

Alex Pereira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Israel Adesanya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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