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UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez
17-3 · MEX
VS
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
15-2 · USA
July 16, 2022 · Elmont, New York, USA
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
145.4lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Yair Rodriguez def. Brian Ortega by KO/TKO (to Shoulder injury), R1 4:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:11
Rodriguez23/460/000:00
Ortega22/351/502:24
Total
Rodriguez23/460/000:00
Ortega22/351/502:24

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
RodriguezWin probabilityOrtega
43.4%56.6%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
15%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 18.0 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 Rodriguez, blue toward Ortega. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%16%
Submission4%9%4%
Decision26%60%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes106 (45144)act 23
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Ortega57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%13%
Submission12%21%27%
Decision30%53%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes77 (33105)act 22
Takedowns1.2 (0.04.0)act 1
Combined totals~184 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R211%
R37%
R44%
R53%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Rodriguez
59.8%-151
Ortega
+15139.7%
Most takedownstie 40.8%
Rodriguez
13.5%+339
Ortega
-33945.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 106.1
106
Over 106
39.6%
+151
Exactly 106
0.5%
push
Under 106
60.0%
-151
0133266
Ortega
Expected: 77.5
77.5
Over 77.5
39.7%
+152
Under 77.5
60.3%
-152
097194
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.4%
+367
Under 0.5
78.6%
-367
035
Ortega
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
36.2%
+135
Exactly 1
15.0%
push
Under 1
48.7%
-135
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 18.0 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
Rodriguez43.4%37.8%+5.6+153
Ortega56.6%62.2%−5.6-186
By method
Rodriguez by KO/TKO12.2%16.3%−4.1+394
Rodriguez by submission6.7%3.5%+3.2+2176
Rodriguez by decision24.5%18.5%+6.0+334
Ortega by KO/TKO15.9%12.6%+3.3+539
Ortega by submission8.8%27.3%−18.5+195
Ortega by decision32.0%21.8%+10.2+270
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds82.1%70.2%+11.9-301
Over 2.5 rds71.1%62.5%+8.6-202
Over 3.5 rds63.7%95.1%−31.4-128
Over 4.5 rds59.4%46.7%+12.7+101
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision56.4%43.1%+13.3+116

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
65.2Striking50.9
Rodriguez +14.3
43.4Grappling45.8
Ortega +2.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezOrtega
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1614
Pound-for-pound
1620
1607
Divisional
1613
1524
Striking offense
1515
1518
Striking defense
1488
1487
Grappling offense
1515
1511
Grappling defense
1534
Physical
29 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.65
Strikes landed / min
4.15
45%
Strike accuracy
38%
4.09
Strikes absorbed / min
6.69
54%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.86
Takedowns / 15 min
0.87
28%
Takedown accuracy
24%
61%
Takedown defense
56%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
38%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yair Rodriguez
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R5
    Close +4668mo before
  • WJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 9mo before
  • WChan Sung JungKO/TKO R5
    Close -1303y 8mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R2
    Close +1205y 2mo before
  • WBJ PennKO/TKO R2
    Close -3505y 6mo before
Brian Ortega
  • LAlexander VolkanovskiU-DEC R5
    Close +15410mo before
  • WChan Sung JungU-DEC R5
    Close +1601y 9mo before
  • LMax HollowayKO/TKO R4
    Close -1103y 7mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1354y 4mo before
  • WCub SwansonSUB R2
    Close -1204y 7mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0, 1 NC

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, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (63%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Ortega — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Ortega
11
UFC fights
10
157.9 min · 14.4 avg
Octagon time
138.2 min · 13.8 avg
15y 6m
Career length
16y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Ortega
155W–58L · 72.8%
Overall
186W–52L · 78.2%
112W–47L · 70.4%
Wins
145W–48L · 75.1%
43W–11L · 79.6%
Losses
41W–4L · 91.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Ortega
10W–12L · 45.5%
Overall
30W–23L · 56.6%
9W–11L · 45.0%
Wins
30W–23L · 56.6%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Ortega
6.12
Landed / min
4.56
42.5%
Accuracy
36.0%
59.6%
Defense
50.6%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.54
60.6%
Time at distance
81.6%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Ortega
0.86
Takedowns / 15 min
0.87
28.1%
Takedown accuracy
24.2%
60.5%
Takedown defense
56.0%
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.19
26.3%
Control share
38.4%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head55%(403)div 64%
  • Body18%(135)div 20%
  • Legs27%(196)div 16%
Ortega
  • Head70%(402)div 64%
  • Body19%(107)div 20%
  • Legs11%(65)div 16%

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

Yair Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Ortega
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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