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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
Bryan Battle
Bryan Battle
7-1 · USA
VS
Takashi Sato
Takashi Sato
16-5 · JPN
August 6, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Bryan Battle def. Takashi Sato by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 0:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:44
Battle7/100/010:02
Sato2/80/000:00
Total
Battle7/100/010:02
Sato2/80/000:00

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
BattleWin probabilitySato
51.4%48.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
18%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Battle, blue toward Sato. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Battle51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%23%10%
Submission13%25%21%
Decision26%52%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1861)act 7
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Sato49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%49%16%
Submission6%12%3%
Decision19%39%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 2
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R218%
R35%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Battle
62.0%-168
Sato
+16836.8%
Most takedownstie 37.2%
Battle
26.1%+140
Sato
-14036.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Battle
Expected: 44.7
44.5
Over 44.5
40.0%
+150
Under 44.5
60.0%
-150
056112
Sato
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
39.2%
+151
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.2%
-151
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Battle
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.7%
+165
Under 0.5
62.3%
-165
035
Sato
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.0%
+175
Exactly 1
17.6%
push
Under 1
52.5%
-175
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 9.7 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
Battle51.4%72.8%−21.4-320
Sato48.6%27.2%+21.4+251
By method
Battle by KO/TKO18.2%10.0%+8.2+737
Battle by submission9.5%21.5%−12.0+289
Battle by decision23.7%38.9%−15.2+115
Sato by KO/TKO17.3%15.5%+1.8+437
Sato by submission9.0%3.5%+5.5+2303
Sato by decision22.4%10.7%+11.7+683
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.0%68.1%+0.9-263
Over 2.5 rds51.1%51.0%+0.1-148
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.0%51.4%−5.4-122

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
69.9Striking49.6
Battle +20.4
40.7Grappling41.1
Sato +0.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BattleSato
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1527
1511
Divisional
1526
1509
Striking offense
1497
1500
Striking defense
1507
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
7.10
Strikes landed / min
2.28
56%
Strike accuracy
38%
4.58
Strikes absorbed / min
4.16
40%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.34
22%
Takedown accuracy
50%
56%
Takedown defense
60%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
40%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bryan Battle
  • WTresean GoreU-DEC R3
    Close +1006mo before
  • WGilbert UrbinaSUB R2
    Close -19711mo before
Takashi Sato
  • LGunnar NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close +4015mo before
  • LMiguel BaezaSUB R2
    Close +1401y 8mo before
  • WJason WittKO/TKO R1
    Close -2782y 1mo before
  • LBelal MuhammadSUB R3
    Close +3202y 11mo before
  • WBen SaundersKO/TKO R2
    Close -2303y 3mo before
Battle — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Sato — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (14%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (21%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Battle
Sato
2
UFC fights
5
22.3 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
43.5 min · 8.7 avg
7y 0m
Career length
12y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Battle
Sato
9W–1L · 90.0%
Overall
80W–24L · 76.9%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Wins
39W–16L · 70.9%
0W–0L
Losses
41W–8L · 83.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Battle
Sato
7W–9L · 43.8%
Overall
146W–71L · 67.3%
5W–4L · 55.6%
Wins
111W–56L · 66.5%
2W–5L · 28.6%
Losses
35W–15L · 70.0%
Distance striking
Battle
Sato
11.13
Landed / min
2.44
53.4%
Accuracy
31.8%
51.7%
Defense
55.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.69
54.5%
Time at distance
65.1%
Grappling & control
Battle
Sato
1.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.34
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
55.6%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.4%
Control share
8.5%
Strike target map
Battle
  • Head42%(66)div 63%
  • Body44%(69)div 20%
  • Legs15%(23)div 16%
Sato
  • Head81%(80)div 63%
  • Body12%(12)div 20%
  • Legs7%(7)div 16%

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

Bryan Battle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Takashi Sato
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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