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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
Mohammed Usman
Mohammed Usman
7-2 · NGA
VS
Zac Pauga
Zac Pauga
5-0 · USA
August 6, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
236.5lb
Weigh-in
239.0lb
Mohammed Usman def. Zac Pauga by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 0:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Usman9/350/100:00
Pauga31/460/000:00
R2 · 0:36
Usman3/50/010:02
Pauga1/40/000:00
Total
Usman12/400/110:02
Pauga32/500/000:00

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
UsmanWin probabilityPauga
50.0%50.0%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
20%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Usman, blue toward Pauga. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Usman50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%46%13%
Submission12%24%7%
Decision15%30%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1137)act 12
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Pauga50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%41%26%
Submission8%17%10%
Decision21%42%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1035)act 32
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R214%
R38%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Usman
50.5%-106
Pauga
+10647.8%
Most takedownstie 41.7%
Usman
27.4%+113
Pauga
-11330.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Usman
Expected: 27.4
27.5
Over 27.5
39.6%
+153
Under 27.5
60.4%
-153
03569
Pauga
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
39.1%
+151
Exactly 26
1.8%
push
Under 26
59.0%
-151
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Usman
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.5%
+174
Under 0.5
63.5%
-174
035
Pauga
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.8%
+151
Under 0.5
60.2%
-151
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 8.5 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
Usman50.0%28.8%+21.2+233
Pauga50.0%71.2%−21.2-291
By method
Usman by KO/TKO21.9%12.9%+9.0+545
Usman by submission10.2%6.8%+3.4+1122
Usman by decision17.9%11.6%+6.3+621
Pauga by KO/TKO21.9%26.2%−4.3+218
Pauga by submission10.2%9.9%+0.3+743
Pauga by decision17.9%32.5%−14.6+157
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds58.5%64.7%−6.2-225
Over 2.5 rds44.2%59.0%−14.8-126
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision35.8%47.1%−11.3-101

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1521
1515
Divisional
1521
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mohammed Usman
No prior UFC fights.
Zac Pauga
No prior UFC fights.
Usman — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1
Pauga — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Usman
Pauga
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Usman
Pauga
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Usman
Pauga
33W–27L · 55.0%
Overall
23W–9L · 71.9%
25W–24L · 51.0%
Wins
23W–9L · 71.9%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Usman
Pauga
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Usman
Pauga
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Usman
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Pauga
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Mohammed Usman

No UFC fights on record.

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

Zac Pauga

No UFC fights on record.

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