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Gabriel Benitez
Gabriel Benitez
22-10 · MEX
VS
August 13, 2022 · San Diego, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Gabriel Benitez def. Charlie Ontiveros by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:33
Benitez37/601/201:24
Ontiveros22/470/000:00
Total
Benitez37/601/201:24
Ontiveros22/470/000:00

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
BenitezWin probabilityOntiveros
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
19%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.0 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 Benitez, blue toward Ontiveros. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Benitez60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%43%52%
Submission14%24%10%
Decision20%33%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 37
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Ontiveros40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%44%15%
Submission5%12%4%
Decision18%44%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 22
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R223%
R37%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Benitez
50.1%-103
Ontiveros
+10348.8%
Most takedownstie 38.1%
Benitez
39.4%-175
Ontiveros
+17522.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 42.2
42
Over 42
39.4%
+151
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.4%
-151
053106
Ontiveros
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
39.3%
+152
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.6%
-152
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.6%
+161
Exactly 1
17.3%
push
Under 1
51.1%
-161
035
Ontiveros
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.1%
+202
Under 0.5
66.9%
-202
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 9.0 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
Benitez59.8%74.8%−15.0-363
Ontiveros40.2%25.2%+15.0+279
By method
Benitez by KO/TKO25.9%52.1%−26.2-181
Benitez by submission11.4%9.9%+1.5+717
Benitez by decision22.5%11.5%+11.0+606
Ontiveros by KO/TKO17.4%15.2%+2.2+434
Ontiveros by submission7.7%3.7%+4.0+2105
Ontiveros by decision15.1%7.7%+7.4+952
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds67.4%33.2%+34.2+183
Over 2.5 rds44.4%22.6%+21.8+316
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.7%18.8%+18.9+400

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
68.0Striking34.0
Benitez +34.0
53.5Grappling7.9
Benitez +45.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenitezOntiveros
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1519
Pound-for-pound
1474
1528
Divisional
1486
1517
Striking offense
1507
1486
Striking defense
1493
1499
Grappling offense
1488
1504
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'2"
71"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.60
Strikes landed / min
0.95
41%
Strike accuracy
36%
3.98
Strikes absorbed / min
4.74
65%
Strike defense
26%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.14
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
58%
Takedown defense
29%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
20%
Last-5 win rate
0%
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Benitez
  • LDavid OnamaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1546mo before
  • LBilly QuarantilloKO/TKO R3
    Close -1561y 1mo before
  • WJustin JaynesKO/TKO R1
    Close -2151y 8mo before
  • LOmar MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close +1602y 3mo before
  • LSodiq YusuffKO/TKO R1
    Close +2353y before
Charlie Ontiveros
  • LSteve GarciaKO/TKO R2
    Close +25310mo before
  • LKevin HollandSUB R1
    Close +5001y 9mo before
Benitez — win / loss by method
Record: 22-10-0

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
8 wins, 4 losses
W
36% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
18% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 2
Ontiveros — win / loss by method
Record: 11-8-0

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
4 wins, 7 losses
W
36% of wins
L
88% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(100%) 6
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (9%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Benitez
Ontiveros
12
UFC fights
2
107.1 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
9.5 min · 4.8 avg
19y 0m
Career length
14y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benitez
Ontiveros
150W–38L · 79.8%
Overall
30W–9L · 76.9%
83W–27L · 75.5%
Wins
0W–0L
67W–11L · 85.9%
Losses
30W–9L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benitez
Ontiveros
116W–75L · 60.7%
Overall
73W–46L · 61.3%
94W–63L · 59.9%
Wins
41W–30L · 57.7%
22W–12L · 64.7%
Losses
32W–16L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Benitez
Ontiveros
6.02
Landed / min
5.16
39.0%
Accuracy
33.3%
68.6%
Defense
42.9%
0.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.16
69.0%
Time at distance
12.2%
Grappling & control
Benitez
Ontiveros
0.14
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
58.0%
Takedown defense
28.6%
1.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
13.5%
Control share
1.6%
Strike target map
Benitez
  • Head52%(258)div 63%
  • Body27%(133)div 20%
  • Legs21%(102)div 16%
Ontiveros
  • Head100%(9)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Gabriel Benitez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Charlie Ontiveros
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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