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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Matt Frevola
Matt Frevola
9-3-1 · USA
VS
Ottman Azaitar
Ottman Azaitar
13-0 · DEU
November 12, 2022 · New York City, New York, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.8lb
Weigh-in
155.6lb
Matt Frevola def. Ottman Azaitar by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:30
Frevola11/270/010:02
Azaitar10/220/000:00
Total
Frevola11/270/010:02
Azaitar10/220/000:00

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
FrevolaWin probabilityAzaitar
38.6%61.4%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
21%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Frevola, blue toward Azaitar. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Frevola39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%19%14%
Submission9%23%13%
Decision23%58%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 11
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Azaitar61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%42%39%
Submission12%20%5%
Decision24%38%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 10
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R218%
R310%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Frevola
37.3%+165
Azaitar
-16561.5%
Most takedownstie 37.3%
Frevola
46.7%-291
Azaitar
+29116.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Frevola
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
39.8%
+151
Under 31.5
60.2%
-151
04079
Azaitar
Expected: 45.7
45.5
Over 45.5
39.9%
+151
Under 45.5
60.1%
-151
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Frevola
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.9%
+133
Exactly 1
21.0%
push
Under 1
45.1%
-133
035
Azaitar
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.4%
+278
Under 0.5
73.6%
-278
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 10.2 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
Frevola38.6%39.9%−1.3+139
Azaitar61.4%60.1%+1.3-169
By method
Frevola by KO/TKO12.6%13.9%−1.3+502
Frevola by submission8.2%12.6%−4.4+564
Frevola by decision17.8%16.4%+1.4+409
Azaitar by KO/TKO20.1%39.1%−19.0+114
Azaitar by submission13.0%5.0%+8.0+1563
Azaitar by decision28.3%13.0%+15.3+545
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.8%58.0%+15.8-123
Over 2.5 rds56.2%36.4%+19.8+157
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.1%30.1%+16.0+211

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
63.9Striking91.5
Azaitar +27.6
47.7Grappling25.0
Frevola +22.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FrevolaAzaitar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1569
1525
Divisional
1569
1500
Striking offense
1514
1496
Striking defense
1539
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.57
Strikes landed / min
8.43
42%
Strike accuracy
57%
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
1.76
60%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
36%
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
100%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
791
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Frevola
  • WGenaro ValdezKO/TKO R1
    Close -21410mo before
  • LTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2061y 5mo before
  • LArman TsarukyanU-DEC R3
    Close +4501y 10mo before
  • WLuis PenaS-DEC R3
    Close +1303y 1mo before
  • WJalin TurnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1453y 7mo before
Ottman Azaitar
  • WKhama WorthyKO/TKO R1
    Close +1102y 2mo before
  • WTeemu PackalenKO/TKO R1
    Close -1903y 2mo before
Frevola — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-1

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Azaitar — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (18%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Frevola
Azaitar
7
UFC fights
2
64.4 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
5.1 min · 2.5 avg
11y 8m
Career length
12y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Frevola
Azaitar
63W–14L · 81.8%
Overall
24W–8L · 75.0%
25W–5L · 83.3%
Wins
24W–8L · 75.0%
38W–9L · 80.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Frevola
Azaitar
18W–4L · 81.8%
Overall
62W–41L · 60.2%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Wins
62W–41L · 60.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Frevola
Azaitar
3.89
Landed / min
6.30
35.6%
Accuracy
46.7%
62.0%
Defense
81.0%
0.93
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.94
62.8%
Time at distance
65.4%
Grappling & control
Frevola
Azaitar
2.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
46.8%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Frevola
  • Head68%(157)div 63%
  • Body17%(38)div 21%
  • Legs15%(35)div 16%
Azaitar
  • Head79%(34)div 63%
  • Body14%(6)div 21%
  • Legs7%(3)div 16%

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

Matt Frevola
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ottman Azaitar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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