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UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Sean O'Malley
Sean O'Malley
12-1 · USA
VS
Thomas Almeida
Thomas Almeida
22-4 · BRA
March 27, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Sean O'Malley def. Thomas Almeida by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 3:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
O'Malley36/580/010:03
Almeida8/221/200:00
R2
O'Malley17/400/000:00
Almeida12/270/000:22
R3 · 3:52
O'Malley33/510/010:05
Almeida5/220/000:00
Total
O'Malley86/1490/020:08
Almeida25/711/200:22

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
O'MalleyWin probabilityAlmeida
63.7%36.3%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
12%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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 O'Malley, blue toward Almeida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
O'Malley64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%30%39%
Submission6%10%11%
Decision39%60%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (2582)act 86
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Almeida36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%43%13%
Submission6%17%7%
Decision14%40%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 25
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~106 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R215%
R310%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
O'Malley
58.8%-146
Almeida
+14640.3%
Most takedownstie 51.0%
O'Malley
31.6%-181
Almeida
+18117.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
O'Malley
Expected: 60.7
60.5
Over 60.5
39.9%
+150
Under 60.5
60.1%
-150
076152
Almeida
Expected: 45.5
45.5
Over 45.5
39.8%
+151
Under 45.5
60.2%
-151
057114
Takedowns — over/under
O'Malley
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.9%
+171
Under 0.5
63.1%
-171
035
Almeida
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.1%
+333
Under 0.5
76.9%
-333
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 10.8 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
O'Malley63.7%74.4%−10.7-357
Almeida36.3%25.6%+10.7+272
By method
O'Malley by KO/TKO22.2%38.5%−16.3-105
O'Malley by submission7.9%10.7%−2.8+600
O'Malley by decision33.6%18.8%+14.8+300
Almeida by KO/TKO12.6%12.5%+0.1+500
Almeida by submission4.5%6.8%−2.3+1000
Almeida by decision19.2%12.5%+6.7+500
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.8%54.3%+23.5-138
Over 2.5 rds62.5%39.0%+23.5+140
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision52.8%37.5%+15.3+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
83.8Striking69.4
O'Malley +14.4
58.6Grappling21.1
O'Malley +37.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
O'MalleyAlmeida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1553
1571
Divisional
1571
1516
Striking offense
1525
1508
Striking defense
1488
1499
Grappling offense
1460
1502
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'7"
72"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
6.35
Strikes landed / min
5.39
58%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.50
Strikes absorbed / min
4.69
66%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
56%
Takedown defense
76%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
56%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
50%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean O'Malley
  • LMarlon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close -3057mo before
  • WEddie WinelandKO/TKO R1
    Close -50010mo before
  • WJose QuinonezKO/TKO R1
    Close -3301y 1mo before
  • WAndre SoukhamthathU-DEC R3
    Close -1453y 1mo before
  • WTerrion WareU-DEC R3
    Close -2303y 4mo before
Thomas Almeida
  • LJonathan MartinezU-DEC R3
    Close -1395mo before
  • LRob FontKO/TKO R2
    Close -1453y 2mo before
  • LJimmie RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close +1603y 8mo before
  • WAlbert MoralesKO/TKO R2
    Close -3004y 4mo before
  • LCody GarbrandtKO/TKO R1
    Close -2004y 10mo before
O'Malley — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-0

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
17 wins, 2 losses
W
77% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
17win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (24%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
O'Malley
Almeida
5
UFC fights
9
38.6 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
76.1 min · 8.5 avg
11y 5m
Career length
15y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

O'Malley
Almeida
79W–33L · 70.5%
Overall
124W–31L · 80.0%
62W–27L · 69.7%
Wins
70W–24L · 74.5%
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
54W–7L · 88.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
O'Malley
Almeida
34W–22L · 60.7%
Overall
51W–34L · 60.0%
34W–22L · 60.7%
Wins
51W–34L · 60.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
O'Malley
Almeida
7.54
Landed / min
5.60
55.1%
Accuracy
42.3%
68.4%
Defense
67.1%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.59
75.6%
Time at distance
85.6%
Grappling & control
O'Malley
Almeida
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
55.6%
Takedown defense
75.9%
1.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
16.0%
Control share
8.4%
Strike target map
O'Malley
  • Head72%(177)div 62%
  • Body20%(50)div 21%
  • Legs7%(18)div 17%
Almeida
  • Head61%(252)div 62%
  • Body19%(77)div 21%
  • Legs20%(81)div 17%

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

Sean O'Malley
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thomas Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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