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UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Jeff Molina
Jeff Molina
9-2 · USA
VS
Daniel Lacerda
Daniel Lacerda
11-1 · BRA
October 23, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Jeff Molina def. Daniel Lacerda by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 0:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Molina30/400/003:00
Lacerda18/220/200:55
R2 · 0:46
Molina17/220/010:26
Lacerda2/30/000:00
Total
Molina47/620/013:26
Lacerda20/250/200:55

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
MolinaWin probabilityLacerda
52.3%47.7%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
24%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Molina, blue toward Lacerda. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Molina52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%23%15%
Submission11%21%11%
Decision29%56%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (2376)act 47
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Lacerda48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%14%
Submission13%27%13%
Decision20%42%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1964)act 20
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 0
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R214%
R310%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Molina
55.0%-125
Lacerda
+12544.1%
Most takedownstie 35.0%
Molina
23.8%+173
Lacerda
-17341.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Molina
Expected: 55.7
55.5
Over 55.5
40.0%
+150
Under 55.5
60.0%
-150
070140
Lacerda
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
39.2%
+152
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.8%
-152
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Molina
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.0%
+186
Under 0.5
65.0%
-186
035
Lacerda
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.6%
+144
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
46.9%
-144
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 10.3 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
Molina52.3%59.4%−7.1-164
Lacerda47.7%40.6%+7.1+136
By method
Molina by KO/TKO14.0%15.0%−1.0+441
Molina by submission12.5%10.6%+1.9+666
Molina by decision25.8%33.4%−7.6+143
Lacerda by KO/TKO12.8%13.5%−0.7+501
Lacerda by submission11.4%13.5%−2.1+504
Lacerda by decision23.6%14.0%+9.6+481
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.8%68.7%+4.1-275
Over 2.5 rds59.0%56.7%+2.3-153
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.4%51.2%−1.8-122

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
MolinaLacerda
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1531
1533
Divisional
1531
1507
Striking offense
1500
1496
Striking defense
1500
1492
Grappling offense
1500
1501
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
12.60
Strikes landed / min
53%
Strike accuracy
7.73
Strikes absorbed / min
55%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeff Molina
  • W AoriqilengU-DEC R3
    Close -1206mo before
Daniel Lacerda
No prior UFC fights.
Molina — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Lacerda — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Molina
Lacerda
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
9y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Molina
Lacerda
23W–10L · 69.7%
Overall
23W–10L · 69.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Molina
Lacerda
34W–33L · 50.7%
Overall
69W–37L · 65.1%
31W–33L · 48.4%
Wins
60W–35L · 63.2%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Molina
Lacerda
15.21
Landed / min
51.6%
Accuracy
55.2%
Defense
2.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
78.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Molina
Lacerda
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
26.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Molina
  • Head88%(167)div 63%
  • Body10%(18)div 22%
  • Legs2%(4)div 15%
Lacerda
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jeff Molina
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daniel Lacerda

No UFC fights on record.

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