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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Tatsuro Taira
Tatsuro Taira
11-0 · JPN
VS
CJ Vergara
CJ Vergara
10-3-1 · USA
October 15, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
129.0lbMissed +3.0
Tatsuro Taira def. CJ Vergara by SUB (Armbar), R2 4:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taira13/222/403:30
Vergara8/130/000:31
R2 · 4:19
Taira9/141/402:49
Vergara11/170/000:05
Total
Taira22/363/806:19
Vergara19/300/000:36

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
TairaWin probabilityVergara
85.1%14.9%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
14%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Taira, blue toward Vergara. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taira85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%37%9%
Submission14%16%21%
Decision39%47%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1964)act 22
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.9)act 3
Vergara15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%47%12%
Submission1%5%3%
Decision7%48%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 19
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R225%
R39%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Taira
58.6%-146
Vergara
+14640.2%
Most takedownstie 27.4%
Taira
47.2%-186
Vergara
+18625.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taira
Expected: 46.9
47
Over 47
39.2%
+153
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.8%
-153
059118
Vergara
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
39.4%
+154
Under 35.5
60.6%
-154
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Taira
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.7%
-113
Exactly 1
21.3%
push
Under 1
37.0%
+113
035
Vergara
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.6%
+129
Under 0.5
56.4%
-129
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 10.5 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
Taira85.1%69.5%+15.6-270
Vergara14.9%30.5%−15.6+212
By method
Taira by KO/TKO33.0%8.6%+24.4+861
Taira by submission12.2%20.9%−8.7+293
Taira by decision39.8%38.6%+1.2+114
Vergara by KO/TKO5.8%12.3%−6.5+569
Vergara by submission2.1%3.3%−1.2+2391
Vergara by decision7.0%16.3%−9.3+406
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds81.2%72.6%+8.6-350
Over 2.5 rds55.8%63.9%−8.1-209
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.8%58.4%−11.6-165

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
87.1Striking67.4
Taira +19.7
55.8Grappling21.8
Taira +33.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TairaVergara
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1518
1555
Divisional
1518
1500
Striking offense
1503
1505
Striking defense
1494
1503
Grappling offense
1498
1498
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
22 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.80
Strikes landed / min
5.47
66%
Strike accuracy
56%
0.60
Strikes absorbed / min
5.33
74%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
20%
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
79%
3.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tatsuro Taira
  • WCarlos CandelarioU-DEC R3
    Close -3245mo before
CJ Vergara
  • WKleydson RodriguesS-DEC R3
    Close +2895mo before
  • LOde OsbourneU-DEC R3
    missedClose +17011mo before
Taira — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0
Vergara — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-1

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Taira
Vergara
1
UFC fights
2
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
8y 0m
Career length
13y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Taira
Vergara
8W–1L · 88.9%
Overall
16W–5L · 76.2%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Wins
7W–1L · 87.5%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–4L · 69.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taira
Vergara
110W–61L · 64.3%
Overall
41W–16L · 71.9%
110W–61L · 64.3%
Wins
34W–16L · 68.0%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Taira
Vergara
3.34
Landed / min
6.25
50.0%
Accuracy
51.1%
73.5%
Defense
54.3%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
30.0%
Time at distance
60.3%
Grappling & control
Taira
Vergara
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
78.6%
3.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
66.7%
Control share
65.7%
Strike target map
Taira
  • Head79%(45)div 62%
  • Body9%(5)div 22%
  • Legs12%(7)div 15%
Vergara
  • Head47%(77)div 62%
  • Body42%(69)div 22%
  • Legs11%(18)div 15%

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

Tatsuro Taira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

CJ Vergara
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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