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UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Jailton Almeida
Jailton Almeida
16-2 · BRA
VS
Anton Turkalj
Anton Turkalj
8-0 · SWE
September 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Catch Weight · 220 lb · 3 rounds
216.5lb
Weigh-in
214.0lb
Jailton Almeida def. Anton Turkalj by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:27
Almeida17/243/304:14
Turkalj1/10/000:00
Total
Almeida17/243/304:14
Turkalj1/10/000:00

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
AlmeidaWin probabilityTurkalj
60.9%39.1%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
17%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.0 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 Almeida, blue toward Turkalj. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Almeida61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%33%24%
Submission14%23%43%
Decision27%44%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 17
Takedowns3.5 (0.08.1)act 3
Turkalj39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%32%8%
Submission4%9%4%
Decision23%59%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1136)act 1
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~4.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R214%
R35%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Almeida
51.1%-108
Turkalj
+10847.2%
Most takedownstie 11.3%
Almeida
80.9%-1031
Turkalj
+10317.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
39.1%
+151
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.2%
-151
03671
Turkalj
Expected: 26.4
26.5
Over 26.5
39.5%
+153
Under 26.5
60.5%
-153
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 3.5
3.5
Over 3.5
46.0%
+117
Under 3.5
54.0%
-117
0611
Turkalj
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.0%
+245
Under 0.5
71.0%
-245
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 10.0 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
Almeida60.9%83.8%−22.9-697
Turkalj39.1%16.2%+22.9+491
By method
Almeida by KO/TKO19.8%24.1%−4.3+244
Almeida by submission10.6%42.5%−31.9-105
Almeida by decision30.5%16.1%+14.4+415
Turkalj by KO/TKO12.7%7.5%+5.2+1007
Turkalj by submission6.8%4.0%+2.8+1960
Turkalj by decision19.6%5.6%+14.0+1373
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.3%40.8%+28.5+130
Over 2.5 rds55.5%27.3%+28.2+243
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.1%22.9%+27.2+311

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlmeidaTurkalj
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1531
1536
Divisional
1531
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1561
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
79"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.37
Strikes landed / min
56%
Strike accuracy
0.00
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.97
Takedowns / 15 min
75%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jailton Almeida
  • WParker PorterSUB R1
    Close -5674mo before
  • WDanilo MarquesKO/TKO R1
    Close -4267mo before
Anton Turkalj
No prior UFC fights.
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Turkalj — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Almeida
Turkalj
2
UFC fights
0
7.5 min · 3.8 avg
Octagon time
13y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Almeida
Turkalj
24W–9L · 72.7%
Overall
24W–9L · 72.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Almeida
Turkalj
127W–70L · 64.5%
Overall
36W–13L · 73.5%
110W–62L · 64.0%
Wins
36W–13L · 73.5%
17W–8L · 68.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Almeida
Turkalj
4.00
Landed / min
50.0%
Accuracy
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Almeida
Turkalj
5.97
Takedowns / 15 min
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.99
Sub attempts / 15 min
100.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Almeida
  • Head96%(46)div 65%
  • Body4%(2)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
Turkalj
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jailton Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anton Turkalj

No UFC fights on record.

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