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UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval
13-6 · USA
VS
Matt Schnell
Matt Schnell
15-5 · USA
May 7, 2022 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Brandon Royval def. Matt Schnell by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:14
Royval14/390/000:13
Schnell12/330/010:54
Total
Royval14/390/000:13
Schnell12/330/010:54

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
RoyvalWin probabilitySchnell
59.3%40.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
19%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.4 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 Royval, blue toward Schnell. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Royval59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%34%16%
Submission12%20%33%
Decision27%46%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2167)act 14
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Schnell41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%26%7%
Submission7%18%9%
Decision23%56%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 12
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R213%
R310%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Royval
53.2%-116
Schnell
+11645.7%
Most takedownstie 42.9%
Royval
32.6%-133
Schnell
+13324.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Royval
Expected: 49.3
49.5
Over 49.5
39.6%
+153
Under 49.5
60.4%
-153
062124
Schnell
Expected: 43.7
43.5
Over 43.5
40.0%
+150
Under 43.5
60.0%
-150
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Royval
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
26.4%
+224
Exactly 1
14.4%
push
Under 1
59.2%
-224
035
Schnell
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
33.0%
+203
Under 0.5
67.0%
-203
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 10.4 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
Royval59.3%68.9%−9.6-260
Schnell40.7%31.1%+9.6+207
By method
Royval by KO/TKO18.2%16.4%+1.8+394
Royval by submission11.5%32.5%−21.0+149
Royval by decision29.7%19.5%+10.2+316
Schnell by KO/TKO12.5%7.4%+5.1+1000
Schnell by submission7.9%8.8%−0.9+815
Schnell by decision20.3%15.4%+4.9+425
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.7%59.6%+13.1-173
Over 2.5 rds60.3%42.2%+18.1+122
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.0%36.9%+13.1+154

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
60.3Striking62.8
Schnell +2.5
64.6Grappling43.1
Royval +21.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RoyvalSchnell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1558
1535
Divisional
1552
1511
Striking offense
1500
1488
Striking defense
1485
1502
Grappling offense
1468
1485
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.16
Strikes landed / min
4.23
37%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
4.17
48%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.73
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
100%
Takedown accuracy
33%
39%
Takedown defense
50%
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
56%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
357
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Royval
  • WRogerio BontorinS-DEC R3
    Close -1684mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaSUB R2
    Close +1419mo before
  • LBrandon MorenoKO/TKO R1
    Close +1501y 5mo before
  • WKai Kara-FranceSUB R2
    Close +1881y 7mo before
  • WTim ElliottSUB R2
    Close +1421y 11mo before
Matt Schnell
  • WTyson NamS-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 4mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1592y 5mo before
  • WJordan EspinosaSUB R1
    Close +1452y 9mo before
  • WLouis SmolkaSUB R1
    Close +1103y 2mo before
  • WNaoki InoueS-DEC R3
    Close +1653y 10mo before
Royval — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (67%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 4
Schnell — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0, 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
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
20% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Royval
Schnell
5
UFC fights
9
40.9 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
77.2 min · 8.6 avg
13y 11m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Royval
Schnell
92W–31L · 74.8%
Overall
118W–35L · 77.1%
52W–21L · 71.2%
Wins
72W–26L · 73.5%
40W–10L · 80.0%
Losses
46W–9L · 83.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Royval
Schnell
96W–46L · 67.6%
Overall
39W–24L · 61.9%
71W–41L · 63.4%
Wins
31W–23L · 57.4%
25W–5L · 83.3%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Distance striking
Royval
Schnell
6.76
Landed / min
4.67
34.6%
Accuracy
36.9%
48.0%
Defense
64.8%
0.73
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.4%
Time at distance
82.5%
Grappling & control
Royval
Schnell
0.73
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
39.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.97
22.2%
Control share
8.4%
Strike target map
Royval
  • Head59%(76)div 62%
  • Body26%(34)div 22%
  • Legs15%(19)div 15%
Schnell
  • Head67%(220)div 62%
  • Body14%(47)div 22%
  • Legs18%(59)div 15%

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

Brandon Royval
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Schnell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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