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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Batgerel Danaa
Batgerel Danaa
10-2 · MNG
VS
Kevin Natividad
Kevin Natividad
9-2 · USA
April 24, 2021 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Batgerel Danaa def. Kevin Natividad by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:50
Danaa7/150/010:04
Natividad3/80/000:00
Total
Danaa7/150/010:04
Natividad3/80/000:00

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
DanaaWin probabilityNatividad
44.0%56.0%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
22%
Decision
49%
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 Danaa, blue toward Natividad. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Danaa44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%24%
Submission11%24%7%
Decision20%45%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 7
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Natividad56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%10%
Submission12%21%9%
Decision29%53%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 3
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R219%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Danaa
59.5%-151
Natividad
+15139.3%
Most takedownstie 36.2%
Danaa
21.6%+196
Natividad
-19642.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Danaa
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
40.0%
+150
Under 42.5
60.0%
-150
054107
Natividad
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
39.2%
+151
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.3%
-151
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Danaa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.1%
+193
Under 0.5
65.9%
-193
035
Natividad
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.8%
+145
Exactly 1
19.7%
push
Under 1
47.5%
-145
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
Danaa44.0%65.3%−21.3-216
Natividad56.0%34.7%+21.3+176
By method
Danaa by KO/TKO12.4%24.3%−11.9+225
Danaa by submission9.8%7.2%+2.6+1000
Danaa by decision21.7%28.7%−7.0+175
Natividad by KO/TKO15.8%9.9%+5.9+700
Natividad by submission12.5%8.8%+3.7+800
Natividad by decision27.7%21.1%+6.6+275
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.8%68.7%+7.1-275
Over 2.5 rds56.6%59.4%−2.8-175
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.4%55.8%−6.4-150

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
74.4Striking50.2
Danaa +24.2
15.9Grappling25.0
Natividad +9.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DanaaNatividad
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1522
Pound-for-pound
1512
1522
Divisional
1512
1508
Striking offense
1497
1530
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.66
Strikes landed / min
2.57
39%
Strike accuracy
24%
2.61
Strikes absorbed / min
3.74
58%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
57%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
413
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Batgerel Danaa
  • WGuido CannettiKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 2mo before
  • LHeili AlatengheiliU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 8mo before
Kevin Natividad
  • LMiles JohnsKO/TKO R3
    Close +1316mo before
Danaa — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(100%) 1
Natividad — 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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Danaa
Natividad
2
UFC fights
1
18.0 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
12.8 min · 12.8 avg
14y 9m
Career length
9y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Danaa
Natividad
20W–11L · 64.5%
Overall
10W–1L · 90.9%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Wins
0W–0L
12W–7L · 63.2%
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Danaa
Natividad
32W–17L · 65.3%
Overall
41W–29L · 58.6%
27W–16L · 62.8%
Wins
38W–27L · 58.5%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
3W–2L · 60.0%
Distance striking
Danaa
Natividad
5.54
Landed / min
3.30
34.9%
Accuracy
23.5%
60.7%
Defense
54.0%
0.83
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
80.1%
Time at distance
73.0%
Grappling & control
Danaa
Natividad
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
57.1%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
5.0%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Danaa
  • Head88%(90)div 62%
  • Body6%(6)div 21%
  • Legs6%(6)div 17%
Natividad
  • Head70%(23)div 62%
  • Body24%(8)div 21%
  • Legs6%(2)div 17%

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

Batgerel Danaa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Natividad
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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