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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Gregor Gillespie
Gregor Gillespie
13-1 · USA
VS
Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
17-3 · BRA
May 8, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
160.5lbMissed +4.5
Gregor Gillespie def. Diego Ferreira by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gillespie10/203/501:28
Ferreira26/450/100:58
R2 · 4:51
Gillespie35/421/303:42
Ferreira5/150/100:08
Total
Gillespie45/624/805:10
Ferreira31/600/201:06

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
GillespieWin probabilityFerreira
52.5%47.5%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
18%
Decision
55%
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 Gillespie, blue toward Ferreira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gillespie53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%34%19%
Submission9%18%7%
Decision26%48%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 45
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.4)act 4
Ferreira47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%10%
Submission8%17%11%
Decision29%62%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1652)act 31
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R211%
R35%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Gillespie
49.5%-100
Ferreira
+10049.3%
Most takedownstie 18.1%
Gillespie
72.9%-807
Ferreira
+8079.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gillespie
Expected: 39.1
39
Over 39
39.2%
+152
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.5%
-152
04998
Ferreira
Expected: 38.7
38.5
Over 38.5
40.0%
+150
Under 38.5
60.0%
-150
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Gillespie
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
41.7%
-104
Exactly 2
18.3%
push
Under 2
40.0%
+104
047
Ferreira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.9%
+319
Under 0.5
76.1%
-319
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
Gillespie52.5%57.4%−4.9-152
Ferreira47.5%42.6%+4.9+124
By method
Gillespie by KO/TKO14.4%19.3%−4.9+300
Gillespie by submission9.3%7.0%+2.3+1000
Gillespie by decision28.8%33.6%−4.8+130
Ferreira by KO/TKO13.1%9.7%+3.4+700
Ferreira by submission8.4%11.0%−2.6+600
Ferreira by decision26.0%19.3%+6.7+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.4%72.6%−1.2-350
Over 2.5 rds60.2%62.5%−2.3-200
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision54.8%59.4%−4.6-175

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
73.6Striking68.3
Gillespie +5.3
58.2Grappling46.5
Gillespie +11.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GillespieFerreira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1598
Pound-for-pound
1613
1597
Divisional
1611
1518
Striking offense
1527
1498
Striking defense
1499
1530
Grappling offense
1507
1519
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
34 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.58
Strikes landed / min
4.85
49%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.14
Strikes absorbed / min
3.26
60%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.02
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
48%
Takedown accuracy
26%
Takedown defense
69%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
73%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
83%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
553
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gregor Gillespie
  • LKevin LeeKO/TKO R1
    Close -1701y 6mo before
  • WYancy MedeirosKO/TKO R2
    Close -4702y 4mo before
  • WVinc PichelSUB R2
    Close -4002y 11mo before
  • WJordan RinaldiKO/TKO R1
    Close -5503y 3mo before
  • WJason GonzalezSUB R2
    Close -4203y 8mo before
Diego Ferreira
  • LBeneil DariushS-DEC R3
    Close -1173mo before
  • WAnthony PettisSUB R2
    Close -2201y 4mo before
  • WMairbek TaisumovU-DEC R3
    Close +2051y 8mo before
  • WRustam KhabilovU-DEC R3
    missedClose +1202y 2mo before
  • WKyle NelsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -5502y 5mo before
Gillespie — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gillespie
Ferreira
7
UFC fights
11
49.2 min · 7.0 avg
Octagon time
101.4 min · 9.2 avg
12y 6m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gillespie
Ferreira
94W–24L · 79.7%
Overall
160W–36L · 81.6%
77W–19L · 80.2%
Wins
117W–27L · 81.3%
17W–5L · 77.3%
Losses
43W–9L · 82.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gillespie
Ferreira
32W–18L · 64.0%
Overall
98W–41L · 70.5%
32W–18L · 64.0%
Wins
98W–41L · 70.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gillespie
Ferreira
5.91
Landed / min
6.17
30.6%
Accuracy
32.8%
69.0%
Defense
60.7%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
20.3%
Time at distance
60.8%
Grappling & control
Gillespie
Ferreira
7.02
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
47.9%
Takedown accuracy
26.1%
Takedown defense
68.9%
0.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.89
99.5%
Control share
43.9%
Strike target map
Gillespie
  • Head85%(149)div 63%
  • Body7%(13)div 20%
  • Legs8%(14)div 17%
Ferreira
  • Head71%(349)div 63%
  • Body21%(102)div 20%
  • Legs8%(41)div 17%

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

Gregor Gillespie
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Diego Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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