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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell
38-13 · USA
VS
Chris Barnett
Chris Barnett
21-6 · USA
May 22, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
265.5lb
Weigh-in
263.0lb
Ben Rothwell def. Chris Barnett by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 2:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rothwell30/511/101:48
Barnett16/430/000:02
R2 · 2:07
Rothwell30/500/000:15
Barnett17/420/100:00
Total
Rothwell60/1011/102:03
Barnett33/850/100:02

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
RothwellWin probabilityBarnett
48.2%51.8%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
12%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Rothwell, blue toward Barnett. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rothwell48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%54%38%
Submission9%18%11%
Decision13%28%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 60
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Barnett52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%53%13%
Submission3%5%5%
Decision22%42%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 33
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.8)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R216%
R35%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Rothwell
46.2%+113
Barnett
-11352.4%
Most takedownstie 20.1%
Rothwell
7.4%+976
Barnett
-97672.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
40.0%
+150
Under 31.5
60.0%
-150
04080
Barnett
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
40.0%
+150
Under 34.5
60.0%
-150
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Barnett
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
37.2%
+118
Exactly 2
18.9%
push
Under 2
44.0%
-118
036

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 8.2 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
Rothwell48.2%73.7%−25.5-342
Barnett51.8%26.3%+25.5+262
By method
Rothwell by KO/TKO25.7%38.3%−12.6+100
Rothwell by submission5.6%10.9%−5.3+600
Rothwell by decision16.9%22.5%−5.6+240
Barnett by KO/TKO27.6%12.8%+14.8+500
Barnett by submission6.0%4.5%+1.5+1601
Barnett by decision18.2%10.9%+7.3+600
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds55.8%55.8%±0.0-150
Over 2.5 rds40.2%42.3%−2.1+120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision35.1%37.5%−2.4+150

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
RothwellBarnett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1532
1566
Divisional
1532
1520
Striking offense
1482
1481
Striking defense
1500
1498
Grappling offense
1561
1536
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
39 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'4"
Height
5'9"
78"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.80
Strikes landed / min
42%
Strike accuracy
5.17
Strikes absorbed / min
44%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
31%
Takedown accuracy
58%
Takedown defense
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
53%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
75%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ben Rothwell
  • LMarcin TyburaU-DEC R3
    Close -1597mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxS-DEC R3
    Close +1121y before
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R2
    Close -1501y 5mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1751y 10mo before
  • LBlagoy IvanovU-DEC R3
    Close -1202y 2mo before
Chris Barnett
No prior UFC fights.
Rothwell — win / loss by method
Record: 38-13-0

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
28 wins, 4 losses
W
74% of wins
L
31% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
16% of wins
L
15% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 7 losses
W
11% of wins
L
54% of losses
UFC
8win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(14%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(71%) 5
Non-UFC
30win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
24 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (7%)Decision(33%) 2
Barnett — win / loss by method
Record: 21-6-0

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
16 wins, 3 losses
W
76% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
21win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (76%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (24%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Rothwell
Barnett
15
UFC fights
0
163.0 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
25y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Rothwell
Barnett
293W–112L · 72.3%
Overall
189W–69L · 73.3%
Wins
104W–43L · 70.7%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rothwell
Barnett
509W–183L · 73.6%
Overall
253W–139L · 64.5%
472W–168L · 73.8%
Wins
214W–116L · 64.8%
37W–15L · 71.2%
Losses
39W–23L · 62.9%
Distance striking
Rothwell
Barnett
4.57
Landed / min
38.3%
Accuracy
45.5%
Defense
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
64.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Rothwell
Barnett
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
30.8%
Takedown accuracy
57.7%
Takedown defense
0.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
60.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Rothwell
  • Head72%(447)div 65%
  • Body16%(99)div 19%
  • Legs12%(73)div 15%
Barnett
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Ben Rothwell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Barnett

No UFC fights on record.

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