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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Jared Vanderaa
Jared Vanderaa
11-5 · USA
VS
Justin Tafa
Justin Tafa
4-2 · AUS
May 22, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
264.0lb
Weigh-in
265.5lb
Jared Vanderaa def. Justin Tafa by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vanderaa31/640/000:00
Tafa15/380/000:00
R2
Vanderaa47/900/000:17
Tafa26/470/000:00
R3
Vanderaa43/940/000:07
Tafa33/620/000:11
Total
Vanderaa121/2480/000:24
Tafa74/1470/000:11

Scorecards

Vanderaa vs Tafa

RdEric ColónMichael BellTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R39-1010-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2830-2730-2729.6-27.4

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.727.3 · 12 Vanderaa · 0 Tafa

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Vanderaa-Tafa.

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
VanderaaWin probabilityTafa
47.1%52.9%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
16%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Vanderaa, blue toward Tafa. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Vanderaa47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%47%18%
Submission10%21%9%
Decision15%32%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 121
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Tafa53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%53%39%
Submission7%12%5%
Decision18%35%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 74
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R220%
R38%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Vanderaa
48.6%+103
Tafa
-10350.0%
Most takedownstie 48.8%
Vanderaa
18.1%+182
Tafa
-18233.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vanderaa
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
39.9%
+151
Under 32.5
60.1%
-151
04182
Tafa
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
39.2%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Vanderaa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.4%
+310
Under 0.5
75.6%
-310
035
Tafa
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.7%
+159
Under 0.5
61.3%
-159
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 8.5 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
Vanderaa47.1%37.4%+9.7+154
Tafa52.9%62.6%−9.7-192
By method
Vanderaa by KO/TKO23.6%18.0%+5.6+350
Vanderaa by submission7.7%9.0%−1.3+800
Vanderaa by decision15.7%13.5%+2.2+500
Tafa by KO/TKO26.6%39.5%−12.9+105
Tafa by submission8.7%5.4%+3.3+1399
Tafa by decision17.7%14.7%+3.0+450
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.9%51.0%+10.9-120
Over 2.5 rds41.7%33.7%+8.0+175
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision33.4%31.2%+2.2+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
41.7Striking69.0
Tafa +27.3
0.0Grappling25.0
Tafa +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VanderaaTafa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1503
Pound-for-pound
1494
1503
Divisional
1494
1505
Striking offense
1506
1493
Striking defense
1493
1489
Grappling offense
1491
1494
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'0"
80"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.36
Strikes landed / min
5.33
54%
Strike accuracy
59%
5.35
Strikes absorbed / min
4.60
29%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
0%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jared Vanderaa
  • LSerghei SpivacKO/TKO R2
    Close +1953mo before
Justin Tafa
  • LCarlos FelipeS-DEC R3
    Close +1554mo before
  • WJuan AdamsKO/TKO R1
    Close +2001y 3mo before
  • LYorgan De CastroKO/TKO R1
    Close -1051y 8mo before
Vanderaa — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 2
Tafa — win / loss by method
Record: 4-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Vanderaa
Tafa
1
UFC fights
3
9.5 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
19.1 min · 6.4 avg
11y 1m
Career length
9y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vanderaa
Tafa
11W–2L · 84.6%
Overall
19W–3L · 86.4%
0W–0L
Wins
5W–2L · 71.4%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Losses
14W–1L · 93.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vanderaa
Tafa
152W–90L · 62.8%
Overall
5W–3L · 62.5%
116W–79L · 59.5%
Wins
5W–3L · 62.5%
36W–11L · 76.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vanderaa
Tafa
10.97
Landed / min
6.11
50.0%
Accuracy
57.1%
58.8%
Defense
49.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.78
10.5%
Time at distance
71.8%
Grappling & control
Vanderaa
Tafa
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Control share
77.6%
Strike target map
Vanderaa
  • Head62%(8)div 65%
  • Body23%(3)div 19%
  • Legs15%(2)div 15%
Tafa
  • Head59%(60)div 65%
  • Body21%(21)div 19%
  • Legs21%(21)div 15%

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

Jared Vanderaa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Tafa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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