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UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Jeremiah Wells
Jeremiah Wells
9-2-1 · USA
VS
Blood Diamond
Blood Diamond
3-0 · ZWE
February 12, 2022 · Houston, Texas, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Jeremiah Wells def. Blood Diamond by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:38
Wells15/191/504:25
Diamond1/30/000:03
Total
Wells15/191/504:25
Diamond1/30/000:03

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
WellsWin probabilityDiamond
62.7%37.3%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
20%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Wells, blue toward Diamond. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Wells63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%33%
Submission13%21%
Decision29%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 15
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.3)act 1
Diamond37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%
Submission7%19%
Decision20%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 1
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R216%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Wells
42.9%+129
Diamond
-12955.4%
Most takedownstie 31.2%
Wells
48.1%-231
Diamond
+23120.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Wells
Expected: 25.0
25
Over 25
38.7%
+153
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.4%
-153
03263
Diamond
Expected: 30.2
30
Over 30
39.3%
+151
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.1%
-151
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Wells
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
37.2%
+105
Exactly 1
23.7%
push
Under 1
39.1%
-105
035
Diamond
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.0%
+186
Under 0.5
65.0%
-186
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 10.2 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
Wells62.7%66.8%−4.1-233
Diamond37.3%33.2%+4.1+187

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
WellsDiamond
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1508
1531
Divisional
1508
Striking offense
Striking defense
1502
Grappling offense
1480
1499
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
35 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
76"
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Stance
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Striking (UFC career)
3.82
Strikes landed / min
40%
Strike accuracy
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
12%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeremiah Wells
  • WWarlley AlvesKO/TKO R2
    Close +1788mo before
Blood Diamond
No prior UFC fights.
Wells — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Diamond — win / loss by method
Record: 3-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Wells
Diamond
1
UFC fights
0
5.5 min · 5.5 avg
Octagon time
13y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Wells
Diamond
14W–4L · 77.8%
Overall
14W–4L · 77.8%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Wells
Diamond
64W–21L · 75.3%
Overall
5W–3L · 62.5%
48W–17L · 73.8%
Wins
5W–3L · 62.5%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Wells
Diamond
7.83
Landed / min
33.3%
Accuracy
16.7%
Defense
2.73
Knockdowns / 15 min
27.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Wells
Diamond
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
90.6%
Control share
Strike target map
Wells
  • Head81%(17)div 63%
  • Body19%(4)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Diamond
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jeremiah Wells
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Blood Diamond

No UFC fights on record.

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