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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Piera Rodriguez
Piera Rodriguez
8-0 · VEN
VS
Sam Hughes
Sam Hughes
7-4 · USA
October 15, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
115.5lb
Weigh-in
115.0lb
Piera Rodriguez def. Sam Hughes by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez19/531/300:17
Hughes21/560/000:01
R2
Rodriguez34/513/401:16
Hughes17/430/000:00
R3
Rodriguez30/561/400:23
Hughes31/560/100:29
Total
Rodriguez83/1605/1101:56
Hughes69/1550/100:30

Scorecards

Rodriguez vs Hughes

RdAdalaide ByrdMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.4-9.6
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-99-109-109.3-9.7
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.3

Media (13 cards) · avg 2928 · 13 Rodriguez · 0 Hughes

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rodriguez-Hughes.

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 probabilityHughes
58.7%41.3%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
23%
Decision
47%
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 Rodriguez, blue toward Hughes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%12%
Submission11%17%8%
Decision29%50%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 83
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 5
Hughes41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%6%
Submission13%31%8%
Decision18%44%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1548)act 69
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R214%
R311%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Rodriguez
56.7%-135
Hughes
+13542.1%
Most takedownstie 25.2%
Rodriguez
47.8%-177
Hughes
+17727.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
39.1%
+153
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.8%
-153
057113
Hughes
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
40.1%
+150
Under 35.5
59.9%
-150
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.7%
-130
Exactly 1
24.2%
push
Under 1
33.0%
+130
035
Hughes
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
48.7%
+105
Under 0.5
51.3%
-105
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
Rodriguez58.7%60.7%−2.0-173
Hughes41.3%39.3%+2.0+144
By method
Rodriguez by KO/TKO17.4%11.9%+5.5+598
Rodriguez by submission13.6%8.2%+5.4+908
Rodriguez by decision27.8%39.1%−11.3+112
Hughes by KO/TKO12.2%6.2%+6.0+1232
Hughes by submission9.6%7.8%+1.8+966
Hughes by decision19.5%26.7%−7.2+211
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.8%79.8%−8.0-576
Over 2.5 rds58.0%72.8%−14.8-344
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.3%69.3%−22.0-286

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
75.9Striking60.5
Rodriguez +15.4
60.8Grappling36.8
Rodriguez +24.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezHughes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1504
1541
Divisional
1505
1500
Striking offense
1506
1502
Striking defense
1491
1503
Grappling offense
1489
1501
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'5"
63"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.33
Strikes landed / min
3.77
57%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
4.73
60%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
75%
Takedown accuracy
40%
75%
Takedown defense
42%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
40%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Piera Rodriguez
  • WKay HansenU-DEC R3
    Close -1276mo before
Sam Hughes
  • WElise ReedKO/TKO R3
    Close +1275mo before
  • WIstela NunesM-DEC R3
    Close +1936mo before
  • LLuana PinheiroU-DEC R3
    Close +31711mo before
  • LLoma LookboonmeeU-DEC R3
    Close +3111y 5mo before
  • LTecia PenningtonKO/TKO R1
    Close +4401y 10mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Hughes — win / loss by method
Record: 7-4-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Hughes
1
UFC fights
5
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
63.9 min · 12.8 avg
9y 2m
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Hughes
8W–5L · 61.5%
Overall
36W–11L · 76.6%
8W–5L · 61.5%
Wins
11W–3L · 78.6%
0W–0L
Losses
25W–8L · 75.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Hughes
26W–11L · 70.3%
Overall
11W–3L · 78.6%
26W–11L · 70.3%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Hughes
6.01
Landed / min
4.92
48.6%
Accuracy
40.7%
62.1%
Defense
59.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
37.7%
Time at distance
52.5%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Hughes
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
41.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
61.7%
Control share
85.7%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head52%(26)div 61%
  • Body36%(18)div 22%
  • Legs12%(6)div 16%
Hughes
  • Head68%(164)div 61%
  • Body16%(38)div 22%
  • Legs16%(39)div 16%

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

Piera Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sam Hughes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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