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UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
VS
Ihor Potieria
Ihor Potieria
18-2 · UKR
July 30, 2022 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Nicolae Negumereanu def. Ihor Potieria by KO/TKO (Knees), R2 3:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Negumereanu8/182/303:36
Potieria7/150/000:00
R2 · 3:33
Negumereanu43/770/000:25
Potieria31/550/000:00
Total
Negumereanu51/952/304:01
Potieria38/700/000:00

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
NegumereanuWin probabilityPotieria
54.3%45.7%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
18%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.4 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 Negumereanu, blue toward Potieria. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Negumereanu54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%51%20%
Submission8%15%11%
Decision19%34%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 51
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 2
Potieria46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%47%22%
Submission10%21%12%
Decision15%32%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 38
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R223%
R36%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Negumereanu
49.0%+101
Potieria
-10149.4%
Most takedownstie 39.0%
Negumereanu
42.9%-238
Potieria
+23818.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Negumereanu
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
39.0%
+153
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.4%
-153
03876
Potieria
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
39.0%
+152
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.4%
-152
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Negumereanu
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
33.1%
+148
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
49.1%
-148
035
Potieria
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.0%
+258
Under 0.5
72.0%
-258
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 8.4 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
Negumereanu54.3%55.0%−0.7-136
Potieria45.7%45.0%+0.7+112
By method
Negumereanu by KO/TKO26.6%19.8%+6.8+323
Negumereanu by submission9.6%10.7%−1.1+683
Negumereanu by decision18.2%20.7%−2.5+304
Potieria by KO/TKO22.3%22.2%+0.1+277
Potieria by submission8.1%11.8%−3.7+611
Potieria by decision15.3%14.8%+0.5+464
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds62.3%57.2%+5.1-159
Over 2.5 rds39.5%44.2%−4.7+112
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision33.4%36.9%−3.5+153

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NegumereanuPotieria
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1547
1558
Divisional
1547
1498
Striking offense
1500
1490
Striking defense
1500
1514
Grappling offense
1500
1526
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.39
Strikes landed / min
39%
Strike accuracy
5.92
Strikes absorbed / min
38%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
18%
Takedown accuracy
63%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
+3
Win/loss streak
75%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nicolae Negumereanu
  • WKennedy NzechukwuS-DEC R3
    Close +1115mo before
  • WIke VillanuevaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2389mo before
  • WAleksa CamurS-DEC R3
    Close +2021y 1mo before
  • LSaparbeg SafarovU-DEC R3
    Close -1703y 4mo before
Ihor Potieria
No prior UFC fights.
Negumereanu — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Potieria — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Negumereanu
Potieria
4
UFC fights
0
46.3 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
9y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Negumereanu
Potieria
41W–17L · 70.7%
Overall
33W–15L · 68.8%
Wins
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Negumereanu
Potieria
34W–81L · 29.6%
Overall
79W–82L · 49.1%
34W–81L · 29.6%
Wins
74W–78L · 48.7%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–4L · 55.6%
Distance striking
Negumereanu
Potieria
5.28
Landed / min
36.0%
Accuracy
43.9%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
53.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Negumereanu
Potieria
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
18.2%
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
44.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Negumereanu
  • Head73%(114)div 64%
  • Body8%(12)div 19%
  • Legs20%(31)div 16%
Potieria
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • 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.

Nicolae Negumereanu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ihor Potieria

No UFC fights on record.

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