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UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez
14-2 · USA
VS
Preston Parsons
Preston Parsons
9-2 · USA
July 17, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Daniel Rodriguez def. Preston Parsons by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:47
Rodriguez45/830/000:09
Parsons23/430/400:15
Total
Rodriguez45/830/000:09
Parsons23/430/400:15

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
RodriguezWin probabilityParsons
61.2%38.8%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
12%
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 Rodriguez, blue toward Parsons. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%43%45%
Submission5%8%7%
Decision30%49%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 45
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Parsons39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%31%7%
Submission8%20%10%
Decision19%49%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 23
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R217%
R39%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Rodriguez
51.6%-109
Parsons
+10947.3%
Most takedownstie 42.4%
Rodriguez
23.8%+142
Parsons
-14233.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
39.3%
+152
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.7%
-152
057113
Parsons
Expected: 41.9
42
Over 42
39.1%
+153
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.8%
-153
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.4%
+209
Under 0.5
67.6%
-209
035
Parsons
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.5%
+135
Under 0.5
57.5%
-135
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
Rodriguez61.2%73.7%−12.5-340
Parsons38.8%26.3%+12.5+263
By method
Rodriguez by KO/TKO23.8%45.3%−21.5-124
Rodriguez by submission7.6%7.2%+0.4+1042
Rodriguez by decision29.8%17.7%+12.1+362
Parsons by KO/TKO15.1%7.0%+8.1+1068
Parsons by submission4.8%10.4%−5.6+687
Parsons by decision18.9%12.5%+6.4+553
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.4%58.3%+16.1-125
Over 2.5 rds57.3%36.5%+20.8+156
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.7%31.5%+17.2+196

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
RodriguezParsons
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1520
1575
Divisional
1520
1521
Striking offense
1500
1492
Striking defense
1500
1483
Grappling offense
1500
1520
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
34 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.05
Strikes landed / min
48%
Strike accuracy
5.52
Strikes absorbed / min
57%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
25%
Takedown accuracy
79%
Takedown defense
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
80%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Rodriguez
  • WMike PerryU-DEC R3
    Close -1333mo before
  • LNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close -3358mo before
  • WDwight GrantKO/TKO R1
    Close -23011mo before
  • WGabe GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -3351y 2mo before
  • WTim MeansSUB R2
    Close +2851y 5mo before
Preston Parsons
No prior UFC fights.
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 1
Parsons — 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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
50% 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
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Parsons
5
UFC fights
0
56.0 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
11y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Parsons
80W–25L · 76.2%
Overall
62W–22L · 73.8%
Wins
18W–3L · 85.7%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Parsons
90W–66L · 57.7%
Overall
64W–45L · 58.7%
81W–63L · 56.3%
Wins
46W–38L · 54.8%
9W–3L · 75.0%
Losses
18W–7L · 72.0%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Parsons
9.02
Landed / min
48.0%
Accuracy
56.3%
Defense
1.07
Knockdowns / 15 min
86.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Parsons
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
78.6%
Takedown defense
0.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
18.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head71%(320)div 63%
  • Body14%(65)div 20%
  • Legs15%(66)div 16%
Parsons
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Daniel Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Preston Parsons

No UFC fights on record.

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