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UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
VS
Alex Perez
Alex Perez
24-6 · USA
July 30, 2022 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Alexandre Pantoja def. Alex Perez by SUB (Neck Crank), R1 1:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:31
Pantoja8/121/101:06
Perez10/140/100:00
Total
Pantoja8/121/101:06
Perez10/140/100:00

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
PantojaWin probabilityPerez
52.0%48.0%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
14%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Pantoja, blue toward Perez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pantoja52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%38%13%
Submission8%16%19%
Decision24%46%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 8
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Perez48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%30%10%
Submission6%13%9%
Decision27%57%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 10
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R217%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pantoja
49.4%-100
Perez
+10049.4%
Most takedownstie 30.5%
Pantoja
28.3%+145
Perez
-14541.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pantoja
Expected: 41.2
41
Over 41
39.4%
+151
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.4%
-151
052104
Perez
Expected: 40.9
41
Over 41
39.1%
+153
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.8%
-153
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Pantoja
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.8%
+123
Under 0.5
55.2%
-123
035
Perez
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.6%
+123
Exactly 1
20.8%
push
Under 1
43.6%
-123
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 10.5 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
Pantoja52.0%63.8%−11.8-201
Perez48.0%36.2%+11.8+164
By method
Pantoja by KO/TKO17.8%12.6%+5.2+567
Pantoja by submission7.5%19.1%−11.6+338
Pantoja by decision26.7%31.6%−4.9+166
Perez by KO/TKO16.4%9.7%+6.7+763
Perez by submission6.9%8.8%−1.9+854
Perez by decision24.7%18.2%+6.5+360
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.3%68.8%+6.5-277
Over 2.5 rds58.5%56.9%+1.6-153
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.4%51.9%−0.5-126

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
68.7Striking74.1
Perez +5.5
56.7Grappling73.4
Perez +16.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PantojaPerez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1608
Pound-for-pound
1594
1608
Divisional
1569
Striking offense
Striking defense
1519
Grappling offense
1513
1515
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
32 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'6"
67"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.24
Strikes landed / min
4.63
48%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.34
Strikes absorbed / min
3.06
55%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.08
38%
Takedown accuracy
46%
67%
Takedown defense
83%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
63%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
343
Days since last fight
616
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexandre Pantoja
  • WBrandon RoyvalSUB R2
    Close -16911mo before
  • WManel KapeU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 6mo before
  • LAskar AskarovU-DEC R3
    Close -2102y before
  • WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R1
    Close -1812y 7mo before
  • LDeiveson FigueiredoU-DEC R3
    Close -1403y before
Alex Perez
  • LDeiveson FigueiredoSUB R1
    Close +2251y 8mo before
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1352y 2mo before
  • WJordan EspinosaSUB R1
    Close -2502y 6mo before
  • WMark De La RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -3653y 4mo before
  • LJoseph BenavidezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1203y 8mo before
Pantoja — win / loss by method
Record: 24-5-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 24-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (28%)Submission(75%) 3
10 (56%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pantoja
Perez
11
UFC fights
8
118.8 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
53.6 min · 6.7 avg
19y 0m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pantoja
Perez
169W–53L · 76.1%
Overall
118W–25L · 82.5%
125W–45L · 73.5%
Wins
74W–19L · 79.6%
44W–8L · 84.6%
Losses
44W–6L · 88.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pantoja
Perez
95W–31L · 75.4%
Overall
136W–93L · 59.4%
79W–26L · 75.2%
Wins
105W–75L · 58.3%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
31W–18L · 63.3%
Distance striking
Pantoja
Perez
5.76
Landed / min
5.73
44.3%
Accuracy
41.3%
57.7%
Defense
67.9%
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.84
59.6%
Time at distance
53.1%
Grappling & control
Pantoja
Perez
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.08
38.5%
Takedown accuracy
45.8%
67.2%
Takedown defense
83.3%
1.14
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.12
58.9%
Control share
90.6%
Strike target map
Pantoja
  • Head62%(313)div 62%
  • Body22%(110)div 22%
  • Legs16%(81)div 15%
Perez
  • Head61%(152)div 62%
  • Body13%(32)div 22%
  • Legs26%(64)div 15%

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

Alexandre Pantoja
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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