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UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Chris Barnett
Chris Barnett
21-7 · USA
VS
Gian Villante
Gian Villante
17-13 · USA
November 6, 2021 · New York City, New York, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Chris Barnett def. Gian Villante by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 2:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barnett21/340/000:00
Villante22/400/000:08
R2 · 2:23
Barnett17/360/010:12
Villante8/110/000:00
Total
Barnett38/700/010:12
Villante30/510/000:08

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
BarnettWin probabilityVillante
47.4%52.6%
KO / TKO
58%
Submission
7%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.1 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 Barnett, blue toward Villante. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Barnett47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%63%23%
Submission2%4%4%
Decision15%33%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2170)act 38
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.0)act 0
Villante53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%53%23%
Submission5%9%5%
Decision20%38%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 30
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R213%
R35%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Barnett
53.8%-119
Villante
+11945.2%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Barnett
63.3%-1200
Villante
+12005.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
39.6%
+152
Under 51.5
60.4%
-152
065129
Villante
Expected: 44.8
45
Over 45
39.0%
+154
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
60.0%
-154
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
44.6%
+124
Under 1.5
55.4%
-124
035
Villante
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.5%
Exactly 0
88.5%
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 8.1 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
Barnett47.4%46.2%+1.2+107
Villante52.6%53.8%−1.2-130
By method
Barnett by KO/TKO27.4%22.8%+4.6+263
Barnett by submission3.1%3.6%−0.5+2181
Barnett by decision16.8%19.7%−2.9+321
Villante by KO/TKO30.4%23.4%+7.0+254
Villante by submission3.5%5.3%−1.8+1454
Villante by decision18.7%25.2%−6.5+229
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds52.9%64.6%−11.7-225
Over 2.5 rds40.3%53.9%−13.6-136
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision35.6%47.3%−11.7-103

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
49.6Striking56.8
Villante +7.2
0.0Grappling36.0
Villante +36.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarnettVillante
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1483
1518
Divisional
1489
1487
Striking offense
1524
1495
Striking defense
1464
1545
Grappling offense
1464
1542
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
35 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.64
Strikes landed / min
4.61
39%
Strike accuracy
43%
8.43
Strikes absorbed / min
5.86
41%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
0%
Takedown accuracy
23%
0%
Takedown defense
85%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
41%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Barnett
  • LBen RothwellSUB R2
    Close +2636mo before
Gian Villante
  • LJake CollierU-DEC R3
    Close -20011mo before
  • LMaurice GreeneSUB R3
    Close +1801y 4mo before
  • LMichal OleksiejczukKO/TKO R1
    Close +1802y 8mo before
  • WEd HermanS-DEC R3
    Close -2353y before
  • LSam AlveyS-DEC R3
    Close +1353y 5mo before
Barnett — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

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
16 wins, 3 losses
W
76% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
21win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (76%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (24%)Decision(50%) 3
Villante — win / loss by method
Record: 17-13-0

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
10 wins, 5 losses
W
59% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 7 losses
W
29% of wins
L
54% of losses
UFC
7win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(30%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(10%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(60%) 6
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Barnett
Villante
1
UFC fights
17
7.1 min · 7.1 avg
Octagon time
193.8 min · 11.4 avg
17y 3m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barnett
Villante
38W–13L · 74.5%
Overall
241W–91L · 72.6%
0W–0L
Wins
93W–36L · 72.1%
38W–13L · 74.5%
Losses
148W–55L · 72.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barnett
Villante
253W–139L · 64.5%
Overall
95W–40L · 70.4%
214W–116L · 64.8%
Wins
72W–38L · 65.5%
39W–23L · 62.9%
Losses
23W–2L · 92.0%
Distance striking
Barnett
Villante
6.65
Landed / min
4.88
38.3%
Accuracy
41.2%
42.6%
Defense
53.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
65.5%
Time at distance
83.6%
Grappling & control
Barnett
Villante
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
22.7%
0.0%
Takedown defense
85.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
1.6%
Control share
45.7%
Strike target map
Barnett
  • Head61%(20)div 65%
  • Body12%(4)div 19%
  • Legs27%(9)div 16%
Villante
  • Head67%(595)div 65%
  • Body13%(113)div 19%
  • Legs21%(185)div 16%

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

Chris Barnett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gian Villante
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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