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UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Melissa Gatto
Melissa Gatto
6-0-2 · BRA
VS
August 7, 2021 · Houston, Texas, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
124.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Melissa Gatto def. Victoria Leonardo by KO/TKO (Arm Injury), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gatto13/211/401:48
Leonardo13/270/101:59
R2
Gatto57/1000/100:02
Leonardo30/640/200:28
Total
Gatto70/1211/501:50
Leonardo43/910/302:27

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
GattoWin probabilityLeonardo
64.5%35.5%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
18%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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 Gatto, blue toward Leonardo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gatto65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%26%7%
Submission12%19%27%
Decision36%55%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2064)act 70
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Leonardo35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%29%13%
Submission6%17%11%
Decision19%54%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 43
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R213%
R38%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Gatto
59.0%-148
Leonardo
+14839.8%
Most takedownstie 33.4%
Gatto
37.2%-126
Leonardo
+12629.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gatto
Expected: 47.4
47.5
Over 47.5
39.7%
+152
Under 47.5
60.3%
-152
060119
Leonardo
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
39.3%
+151
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.4%
-151
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Gatto
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.2%
+154
Exactly 1
18.1%
push
Under 1
49.6%
-154
035
Leonardo
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.7%
+129
Under 0.5
56.3%
-129
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 10.8 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
Gatto64.5%50.5%+14.0-113
Leonardo35.5%49.5%−14.0-108
By method
Gatto by KO/TKO17.3%7.4%+9.9+1000
Gatto by submission11.8%27.4%−15.6+197
Gatto by decision35.4%15.7%+19.7+420
Leonardo by KO/TKO9.5%12.6%−3.1+546
Leonardo by submission6.5%11.4%−4.9+612
Leonardo by decision19.5%25.5%−6.0+220
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.6%61.1%+14.5-189
Over 2.5 rds63.0%50.2%+12.8-117
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision54.9%44.6%+10.3+109

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
GattoLeonardo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1504
1517
Divisional
1504
1500
Striking offense
1494
1500
Striking defense
1493
1500
Grappling offense
1489
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'5"
69"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.86
Strike accuracy
21%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.80
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
199
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Melissa Gatto
No prior UFC fights.
Victoria Leonardo
  • LManon FiorotKO/TKO R2
    Close +1677mo before
Gatto — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-2

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Leonardo — win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

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, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gatto
Leonardo
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
9.1 min · 9.1 avg
Career length
8y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gatto
Leonardo
Overall
7W–1L · 87.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gatto
Leonardo
13W–5L · 72.2%
Overall
31W–12L · 72.1%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Wins
19W–8L · 70.4%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Gatto
Leonardo
Landed / min
2.19
Accuracy
19.7%
Defense
48.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
74.9%
Grappling & control
Gatto
Leonardo
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
2.3%
Strike target map
Gatto
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Leonardo
  • Head41%(7)div 61%
  • Body18%(3)div 22%
  • Legs41%(7)div 17%

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

Melissa Gatto

No UFC fights on record.

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

Victoria Leonardo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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