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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
VS
Daniel Lacerda
Daniel Lacerda
11-3 · BRA
August 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Victor Altamirano def. Daniel Lacerda by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:39
Altamirano58/830/011:55
Lacerda22/450/010:03
Total
Altamirano58/830/011:55
Lacerda22/450/010:03

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
AltamiranoWin probabilityLacerda
53.3%46.7%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
26%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Altamirano, blue toward Lacerda. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Altamirano53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%
Submission12%23%
Decision30%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1963)act 58
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Lacerda47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%36%
Submission14%29%
Decision16%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 22
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R218%
R311%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Altamirano
52.1%-111
Lacerda
+11146.9%
Most takedownstie 36.5%
Altamirano
28.0%+127
Lacerda
-12735.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Altamirano
Expected: 46.6
46.5
Over 46.5
39.9%
+151
Under 46.5
60.1%
-151
059117
Lacerda
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
39.0%
+154
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.9%
-154
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Altamirano
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.4%
+148
Under 0.5
59.6%
-148
035
Lacerda
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.6%
+180
Exactly 1
17.3%
push
Under 1
53.1%
-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 10.3 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
Altamirano53.3%60.7%−7.4-170
Lacerda46.7%39.3%+7.4+145

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
65.5Striking46.7
Altamirano +18.8
38.0Grappling25.8
Altamirano +12.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AltamiranoLacerda
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1500
1518
Divisional
1500
1501
Striking offense
1505
1499
Striking defense
1491
1499
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
70"
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Stance
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Striking (UFC career)
5.27
Strikes landed / min
3.40
57%
Strike accuracy
77%
5.60
Strikes absorbed / min
7.36
51%
Strike defense
22%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
25%
Takedown accuracy
33%
78%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Victor Altamirano
  • LCarlos HernandezS-DEC R3
    Close +1366mo before
Daniel Lacerda
  • LFrancisco FigueiredoSUB R1
    Close -1284mo before
  • LJeff MolinaKO/TKO R2
    Close +13610mo before
Altamirano — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Lacerda — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Altamirano
Lacerda
1
UFC fights
2
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
7.1 min · 3.5 avg
8y 8m
Career length
9y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Altamirano
Lacerda
7W–1L · 87.5%
Overall
21W–6L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
7W–1L · 87.5%
Losses
21W–6L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Altamirano
Lacerda
55W–16L · 77.5%
Overall
69W–37L · 65.1%
41W–14L · 74.5%
Wins
60W–35L · 63.2%
14W–2L · 87.5%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Altamirano
Lacerda
6.64
Landed / min
8.20
55.2%
Accuracy
81.8%
54.8%
Defense
22.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
69.3%
Time at distance
31.1%
Grappling & control
Altamirano
Lacerda
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
77.8%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
51.5%
Control share
28.7%
Strike target map
Altamirano
  • Head41%(32)div 62%
  • Body53%(42)div 22%
  • Legs6%(5)div 15%
Lacerda
  • Head33%(8)div 62%
  • Body33%(8)div 22%
  • Legs33%(8)div 15%

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

Victor Altamirano
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daniel Lacerda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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