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UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Matt Frevola
Matt Frevola
8-3-1 · USA
VS
Genaro Valdez
Genaro Valdez
10-0 · MEX
January 22, 2022 · Anaheim, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Matt Frevola def. Genaro Valdez by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:15
Frevola60/1010/041:07
Valdez10/380/100:08
Total
Frevola60/1010/041:07
Valdez10/380/100:08

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
FrevolaWin probabilityValdez
52.2%47.8%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
23%
Decision
49%
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 Frevola, blue toward Valdez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Frevola52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%18%17%
Submission11%22%18%
Decision32%60%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 60
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 0
Valdez48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%40%19%
Submission11%23%8%
Decision18%37%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 10
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R38%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Frevola
45.4%+117
Valdez
-11753.3%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Frevola
31.7%+112
Valdez
-11235.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Frevola
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
38.9%
+153
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.7%
-153
04385
Valdez
Expected: 38.1
38
Over 38
39.3%
+152
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.5%
-152
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Frevola
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.3%
+186
Exactly 1
16.3%
push
Under 1
54.5%
-186
035
Valdez
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.6%
+159
Exactly 1
18.0%
push
Under 1
50.4%
-159
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
Frevola52.2%65.1%−12.9-214
Valdez47.8%34.9%+12.9+174
By method
Frevola by KO/TKO14.8%17.4%−2.6+371
Frevola by submission11.8%17.8%−6.0+359
Frevola by decision25.5%27.8%−2.3+195
Valdez by KO/TKO13.6%19.0%−5.4+331
Valdez by submission10.8%8.0%+2.8+929
Valdez by decision23.4%10.1%+13.3+711
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.1%62.5%+9.6-200
Over 2.5 rds57.0%44.5%+12.5+110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.0%40.5%+8.5+131

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
FrevolaValdez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1534
1508
Divisional
1534
1492
Striking offense
1500
1494
Striking defense
1500
1497
Grappling offense
1500
1495
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.78
Strikes landed / min
38%
Strike accuracy
3.68
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.45
Takedowns / 15 min
36%
Takedown accuracy
37%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Frevola
  • LTerrance McKinneyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2067mo before
  • LArman TsarukyanU-DEC R3
    Close +4501y before
  • WLuis PenaS-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 3mo before
  • WJalin TurnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 9mo before
  • DLando VannataM-DEC R3
    !Close +2003y 3mo before
Genaro Valdez
No prior UFC fights.
Frevola — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-1

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Valdez — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (30%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Frevola
Valdez
6
UFC fights
0
61.1 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
11y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Frevola
Valdez
53W–14L · 79.1%
Overall
15W–5L · 75.0%
Wins
38W–9L · 80.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Frevola
Valdez
18W–4L · 81.8%
Overall
32W–24L · 57.1%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Wins
32W–24L · 57.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Frevola
Valdez
3.74
Landed / min
35.3%
Accuracy
61.3%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
63.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Frevola
Valdez
2.45
Takedowns / 15 min
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
36.8%
Takedown defense
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
44.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Frevola
  • Head59%(101)div 63%
  • Body21%(35)div 20%
  • Legs20%(34)div 17%
Valdez
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Matt Frevola
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Genaro Valdez

No UFC fights on record.

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