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UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
Jason Witt
Jason Witt
18-7 · USA
VS
Bryan Barberena
Bryan Barberena
15-7 · USA
July 31, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Jason Witt def. Bryan Barberena by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Witt10/152/302:30
Barberena5/180/000:00
R2
Witt11/322/611:19
Barberena12/370/100:31
R3
Witt14/364/901:49
Barberena33/580/000:16
Total
Witt35/838/1815:38
Barberena50/1130/100:47

Scorecards

Witt vs Barberena

RdMichael BellRick WinterTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-810-910-910-9
R39-109-108-108.5-9.9
Total29-2729-2828-2828.4-28

Media (12 cards) · avg 28.928 · 11 Witt · 0 Barberena · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Witt-Barberena.

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
WittWin probabilityBarberena
29.9%70.1%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
13%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.4 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 Witt, blue toward Barberena. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Witt30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%20%9%
Submission7%22%10%
Decision17%58%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 35
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.1)act 8
Barberena70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%41%35%
Submission7%9%12%
Decision35%50%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 50
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R29%
R310%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Witt
41.7%+137
Barberena
-13757.1%
Most takedownstie 29.5%
Witt
57.9%-460
Barberena
+46012.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Witt
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
39.9%
+151
Under 34.5
60.1%
-151
04487
Barberena
Expected: 43.6
43.5
Over 43.5
39.8%
+151
Under 43.5
60.2%
-151
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Witt
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.0%
+122
Under 1.5
55.0%
-122
035
Barberena
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.5%
+325
Under 0.5
76.5%
-325
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 10.4 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
Witt29.9%30.5%−0.6+213
Barberena70.1%69.5%+0.6-268
By method
Witt by KO/TKO10.3%8.5%+1.8+861
Witt by submission4.0%9.7%−5.7+746
Witt by decision15.6%13.7%+1.9+499
Barberena by KO/TKO24.1%34.9%−10.8+134
Barberena by submission9.3%12.2%−2.9+573
Barberena by decision36.6%21.1%+15.5+287
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.9%58.2%+12.7-163
Over 2.5 rds61.6%43.2%+18.4+116
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision52.2%37.3%+14.9+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
62.2Striking64.3
Barberena +2.1
63.8Grappling36.6
Witt +27.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WittBarberena
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1542
1513
Divisional
1538
1500
Striking offense
1525
1500
Striking defense
1492
1495
Grappling offense
1482
1500
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.16
Strikes landed / min
5.48
65%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.68
Strikes absorbed / min
4.70
29%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.23
50%
Takedown accuracy
29%
Takedown defense
60%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
55%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
33%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
322
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason Witt
  • LMatthew SemelsbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1045mo before
  • WCole WilliamsSUB R2
    Close -1489mo before
  • LTakashi SatoKO/TKO R1
    Close +2151y 1mo before
Bryan Barberena
  • WAnthony IvyU-DEC R3
    Close -27811mo before
  • LRandy BrownKO/TKO R3
    Close -2352y 1mo before
  • LVicente LuqueKO/TKO R3
    Close +3752y 5mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -4202y 11mo before
  • LLeon EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close +2103y 11mo before
Witt — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
3 wins, 5 losses
W
17% of wins
L
71% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (18%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
7 (41%)Submission(40%) 2
6 (35%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (6%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Barberena — win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Witt
Barberena
3
UFC fights
11
8.2 min · 2.7 avg
Octagon time
130.2 min · 11.8 avg
13y 5m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Witt
Barberena
33W–7L · 82.5%
Overall
138W–35L · 79.8%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
82W–22L · 78.8%
22W–5L · 81.5%
Losses
56W–13L · 81.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Witt
Barberena
177W–84L · 67.8%
Overall
49W–25L · 66.2%
138W–68L · 67.0%
Wins
44W–23L · 65.7%
39W–16L · 70.9%
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Witt
Barberena
6.53
Landed / min
6.98
61.1%
Accuracy
42.9%
50.0%
Defense
48.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.69
20.5%
Time at distance
54.0%
Grappling & control
Witt
Barberena
3.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.23
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.83
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.46
96.7%
Control share
30.9%
Strike target map
Witt
  • Head73%(19)div 63%
  • Body8%(2)div 20%
  • Legs19%(5)div 16%
Barberena
  • Head70%(499)div 63%
  • Body13%(92)div 20%
  • Legs17%(123)div 16%

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

Jason Witt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bryan Barberena
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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