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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Rob Font
Rob Font
18-4 · USA
VS
Cody Garbrandt
Cody Garbrandt
12-3 · USA
May 22, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Rob Font def. Cody Garbrandt by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Font21/440/000:00
Garbrandt13/272/300:53
R2
Font27/550/000:00
Garbrandt8/211/301:58
R3
Font32/681/101:12
Garbrandt15/290/200:02
R4
Font51/1010/000:00
Garbrandt12/250/200:00
R5
Font45/971/200:01
Garbrandt15/400/000:09
Total
Font176/3652/301:13
Garbrandt63/1423/1003:02

Scorecards

Font vs Garbrandt

RdDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.5-9.5
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
R410-910-910-910-8.9
R59-1010-910-99.8-9.2
Total48-4750-4550-4549.2-45.7

Media (19 cards) · avg 49.645.3 · 19 Font · 0 Garbrandt

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Font-Garbrandt.

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
FontWin probabilityGarbrandt
44.8%55.2%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
8%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 15.7 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 Font, blue toward Garbrandt. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Font45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%41%30%
Submission6%14%8%
Decision20%45%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes90 (38122)act 176
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 2
Garbrandt55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%56%27%
Submission2%4%6%
Decision22%40%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes74 (31101)act 63
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 3
Combined totals~164 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R221%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Font
55.7%-127
Garbrandt
+12743.7%
Most takedownstie 52.5%
Font
17.7%+168
Garbrandt
-16829.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Font
Expected: 89.7
89.5
Over 89.5
39.9%
+151
Under 89.5
60.1%
-151
0113225
Garbrandt
Expected: 74.2
74
Over 74
39.6%
+151
Exactly 74
0.7%
push
Under 74
59.8%
-151
093186
Takedowns — over/under
Font
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.1%
+333
Under 0.5
76.9%
-333
035
Garbrandt
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.5%
+190
Under 0.5
65.5%
-190
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 15.7 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
Font44.8%53.3%−8.5-127
Garbrandt55.2%46.7%+8.5+104
By method
Font by KO/TKO22.1%30.2%−8.1+163
Font by submission3.8%8.0%−4.2+900
Font by decision19.0%13.3%+5.7+500
Garbrandt by KO/TKO27.2%26.5%+0.7+200
Garbrandt by submission4.6%6.1%−1.5+1200
Garbrandt by decision23.3%15.9%+7.4+400
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds80.9%59.4%+21.5-175
Over 2.5 rds60.0%45.7%+14.3+105
Over 3.5 rds51.1%37.5%+13.6+150
Over 4.5 rds45.9%33.7%+12.2+175
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision42.3%31.2%+11.1+200

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
70.8Striking64.6
Font +6.2
45.3Grappling44.3
Font +1.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FontGarbrandt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1612
Pound-for-pound
1590
1610
Divisional
1579
1539
Striking offense
1527
1503
Striking defense
1497
1491
Grappling offense
1470
1502
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
33 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.21
Strikes landed / min
3.35
42%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.83
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
63%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
36%
Takedown accuracy
33%
48%
Takedown defense
100%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
70%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
75%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
350
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rob Font
  • WMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1505mo before
  • WRicky SimonU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 5mo before
  • WSergio PettisU-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 5mo before
  • LRaphael AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close +1202y 10mo before
  • WThomas AlmeidaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1253y 4mo before
Cody Garbrandt
  • WRaphael AssuncaoKO/TKO R2
    Close -14011mo before
  • LPedro MunhozKO/TKO R1
    Close -1602y 3mo before
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R1
    Close +1052y 10mo before
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R2
    Close -2103y 7mo before
  • WDominick CruzU-DEC R5
    Close +2054y 5mo before
Font — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(100%) 1
Garbrandt — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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, 3 losses
W
83% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Font
Garbrandt
11
UFC fights
10
100.2 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
89.5 min · 9.0 avg
14y 8m
Career length
13y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Font
Garbrandt
198W–42L · 82.5%
Overall
165W–33L · 83.3%
132W–28L · 82.5%
Wins
119W–24L · 83.2%
66W–14L · 82.5%
Losses
46W–9L · 83.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Font
Garbrandt
52W–28L · 65.0%
Overall
19W–6L · 76.0%
52W–28L · 65.0%
Wins
19W–6L · 76.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Font
Garbrandt
6.06
Landed / min
3.24
38.6%
Accuracy
36.3%
65.8%
Defense
68.2%
0.90
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.68
70.6%
Time at distance
93.7%
Grappling & control
Font
Garbrandt
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
48.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
46.4%
Control share
66.1%
Strike target map
Font
  • Head74%(387)div 62%
  • Body19%(97)div 21%
  • Legs7%(38)div 17%
Garbrandt
  • Head79%(238)div 62%
  • Body9%(28)div 21%
  • Legs11%(34)div 17%

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

Rob Font
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Garbrandt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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