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UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Michael Morales
Michael Morales
12-0 · ECU
VS
Trevin Giles
Trevin Giles
14-3 · USA
January 22, 2022 · Anaheim, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Michael Morales def. Trevin Giles by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:06
Morales26/420/111:05
Giles8/151/401:12
Total
Morales26/420/111:05
Giles8/151/401:12

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
MoralesWin probabilityGiles
56.6%43.4%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
15%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Morales, blue toward Giles. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Morales57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%39%18%
Submission7%12%7%
Decision28%49%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 26
Takedowns2.9 (0.06.9)act 0
Giles43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%30%15%
Submission8%20%6%
Decision22%50%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1240)act 8
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~3.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R217%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Morales
54.6%-124
Giles
+12443.9%
Most takedownstie 12.1%
Morales
82.5%-1529
Giles
+15295.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Morales
Expected: 35.2
35
Over 35
39.3%
+151
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.3%
-151
04488
Giles
Expected: 29.7
29.5
Over 29.5
40.1%
+149
Under 29.5
59.9%
-149
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Morales
Expected: 2.9
3
Over 3
39.2%
+119
Exactly 3
14.2%
push
Under 3
46.6%
-119
059
Giles
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.7%
Exactly 0
79.3%
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 10.1 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
Morales56.6%50.0%+6.6-110
Giles43.4%50.0%−6.6-110
By method
Morales by KO/TKO20.0%18.3%+1.7+347
Morales by submission8.5%7.0%+1.5+1063
Morales by decision28.1%26.7%+1.4+206
Giles by KO/TKO15.3%15.4%−0.1+429
Giles by submission6.5%6.5%±0.0+1165
Giles by decision21.5%26.1%−4.6+213
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.7%72.6%+0.1-350
Over 2.5 rds55.3%60.7%−5.4-185
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.6%56.1%−6.5-151

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
MoralesGiles
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1562
1540
Divisional
1530
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1511
1561
Grappling offense
1490
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
22 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
79"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.14
Strike accuracy
55%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.01
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.27
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
75%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
63%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Morales
No prior UFC fights.
Trevin Giles
  • LDricus Du PlessisKO/TKO R2
    Close -1076mo before
  • WRoman DolidzeU-DEC R3
    Close -11310mo before
  • WBevon LewisKO/TKO R3
    Close +1001y 2mo before
  • WJames KrauseS-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 11mo before
  • LGerald MeerschaertSUB R3
    Close -1702y 6mo before
Morales — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (8%)Submission() 0
2 (17%)Decision() 0
Giles — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Morales
Giles
0
UFC fights
8
Octagon time
94.3 min · 11.8 avg
Career length
12y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Morales
Giles
Overall
125W–31L · 80.1%
Wins
59W–12L · 83.1%
Losses
66W–19L · 77.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Morales
Giles
37W–25L · 59.7%
Overall
52W–33L · 61.2%
37W–25L · 59.7%
Wins
52W–33L · 61.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Morales
Giles
Landed / min
3.87
Accuracy
48.7%
Defense
63.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
Time at distance
54.8%
Grappling & control
Morales
Giles
Takedowns / 15 min
1.27
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
75.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.32
Control share
47.4%
Strike target map
Morales
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Giles
  • Head84%(250)div 63%
  • Body11%(34)div 20%
  • Legs4%(12)div 16%

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

Michael Morales

No UFC fights on record.

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

Trevin Giles
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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