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UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Bryce Mitchell
Bryce Mitchell
14-0 · USA
VS
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
22-10 · BRA
March 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Bryce Mitchell def. Edson Barboza by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mitchell14/181/112:48
Barboza11/190/000:00
R2
Mitchell7/92/204:41
Barboza3/40/000:00
R3
Mitchell13/201/103:59
Barboza2/140/000:02
Total
Mitchell34/474/4111:28
Barboza16/370/000:02

Scorecards

Mitchell vs Barboza

RdDerek ClearyDouglas CrosbySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.8
R210-810-810-910-8.2
R310-810-910-910-8.2
Total30-2530-2630-2730-25.2

Media (18 cards) · avg 3025.7 · 18 Mitchell · 0 Barboza

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Mitchell-Barboza.

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
MitchellWin probabilityBarboza
73.4%26.6%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
3%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.0 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 Mitchell, blue toward Barboza. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Mitchell73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%18%9%
Submission3%4%27%
Decision57%78%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (2376)act 34
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.4)act 4
Barboza27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%51%21%
Submission0%0%3%
Decision13%49%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 16
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R29%
R33%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Mitchell
54.6%-123
Barboza
+12344.5%
Most takedownstie 24.2%
Mitchell
73.6%-3215
Barboza
+32152.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mitchell
Expected: 56.0
56
Over 56
39.3%
+152
Exactly 56
0.9%
push
Under 56
59.8%
-152
070140
Barboza
Expected: 47.7
47.5
Over 47.5
40.0%
+150
Under 47.5
60.0%
-150
060120
Takedowns — over/under
Mitchell
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
51.3%
-105
Under 1.5
48.7%
+105
035
Barboza
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.2%
Exactly 0
93.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.0 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
Mitchell73.4%60.0%+13.4-171
Barboza26.6%40.0%−13.4+138
By method
Mitchell by KO/TKO19.8%8.8%+11.0+820
Mitchell by submission2.0%27.1%−25.1+199
Mitchell by decision51.5%24.9%+26.6+224
Barboza by KO/TKO7.2%20.5%−13.3+294
Barboza by submission0.7%3.4%−2.7+2300
Barboza by decision18.7%15.4%+3.3+425
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds82.0%63.5%+18.5-214
Over 2.5 rds73.3%48.7%+24.6-109
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision70.2%42.9%+27.3+119

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
75.8Striking64.6
Mitchell +11.2
71.8Grappling45.3
Mitchell +26.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MitchellBarboza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1604
Pound-for-pound
1593
1604
Divisional
1532
1484
Striking offense
1543
1512
Striking defense
1495
1518
Grappling offense
1411
1512
Grappling defense
1577
Physical
27 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.28
Strikes landed / min
4.11
62%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.46
Strikes absorbed / min
4.19
60%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
47%
Takedown accuracy
44%
33%
Takedown defense
78%
2.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
62%
+5
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
20%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
490
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bryce Mitchell
  • WAndre FiliU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 4mo before
  • WCharles RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 10mo before
  • WMatt SaylesSUB R1
    Close +1102y 3mo before
  • WBobby MoffettU-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 11mo before
  • WTyler DiamondM-DEC R3
    Close -1403y 8mo before
Edson Barboza
  • LGiga ChikadzeKO/TKO R3
    Close -1246mo before
  • WShane BurgosKO/TKO R3
    Close +12510mo before
  • WMakwan AmirkhaniU-DEC R3
    Close -2861y 5mo before
  • LDan IgeS-DEC R3
    Close -1321y 10mo before
  • LPaul FelderS-DEC R3
    Close -1202y 6mo before
Mitchell — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (89%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 22-10-0

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
13 wins, 4 losses
W
59% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
36% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
16win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (50%)KO/TKO(40%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 2
8 (50%)Decision(40%) 4
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Mitchell
Barboza
5
UFC fights
26
64.3 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
298.2 min · 11.5 avg
11y 6m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mitchell
Barboza
63W–15L · 80.8%
Overall
415W–93L · 81.7%
63W–15L · 80.8%
Wins
239W–57L · 80.7%
0W–0L
Losses
176W–36L · 83.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mitchell
Barboza
43W–27L · 61.4%
Overall
43W–32L · 57.3%
43W–27L · 61.4%
Wins
43W–32L · 57.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Mitchell
Barboza
3.71
Landed / min
4.84
46.8%
Accuracy
43.0%
69.4%
Defense
63.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.70
24.7%
Time at distance
78.6%
Grappling & control
Mitchell
Barboza
3.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
46.7%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
33.3%
Takedown defense
78.4%
2.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
68.2%
Control share
29.0%
Strike target map
Mitchell
  • Head65%(96)div 64%
  • Body30%(44)div 20%
  • Legs5%(7)div 16%
Barboza
  • Head44%(539)div 64%
  • Body28%(349)div 20%
  • Legs28%(337)div 16%

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

Bryce Mitchell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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