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Abu Azaitar
Abu Azaitar
14-2-1 · MAR
March 27, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Marc-Andre Barriault def. Abu Azaitar by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barriault22/470/001:10
Azaitar46/870/001:20
R2
Barriault60/1280/100:43
Azaitar55/1120/200:43
R3 · 4:56
Barriault59/1000/014:07
Azaitar7/200/100:00
Total
Barriault141/2750/116:00
Azaitar108/2190/302:03

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
BarriaultWin probabilityAzaitar
51.0%49.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
21%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Barriault, blue toward Azaitar. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Barriault51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%30%16%
Submission10%20%9%
Decision26%50%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 141
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Azaitar49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%23%13%
Submission11%21%7%
Decision27%56%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1758)act 108
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R215%
R310%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Barriault
41.5%+138
Azaitar
-13857.2%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Barriault
25.0%+168
Azaitar
-16842.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barriault
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
39.7%
+152
Under 33.5
60.3%
-152
04284
Azaitar
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
39.6%
+152
Under 42.5
60.4%
-152
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Barriault
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.5%
+160
Under 0.5
61.5%
-160
035
Azaitar
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.4%
+125
Exactly 1
17.9%
push
Under 1
45.6%
-125
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 10.9 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
Barriault51.0%52.8%−1.8-125
Azaitar49.0%47.2%+1.8+102
By method
Barriault by KO/TKO13.4%15.8%−2.4+400
Barriault by submission10.5%8.8%+1.7+800
Barriault by decision27.1%28.7%−1.6+175
Azaitar by KO/TKO12.9%13.2%−0.3+500
Azaitar by submission10.1%7.2%+2.9+1000
Azaitar by decision25.9%26.3%−0.4+200
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.1%72.6%+5.5-350
Over 2.5 rds63.2%62.5%+0.7-200
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision53.0%57.9%−4.9-167

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
65.7Striking69.9
Azaitar +4.2
35.0Grappling36.9
Azaitar +2.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarriaultAzaitar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1484
Pound-for-pound
1548
1484
Divisional
1549
1499
Striking offense
1500
1499
Striking defense
1505
1496
Grappling offense
1498
1506
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
31 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.25
Strikes landed / min
3.20
46%
Strike accuracy
38%
4.12
Strikes absorbed / min
1.27
58%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.55
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
29%
Takedown accuracy
100%
69%
Takedown defense
25%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
100%
-4
Win/loss streak
+1
0%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
280
Days since last fight
979
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marc-Andre Barriault
  • LJunYong ParkU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 3mo before
  • LKrzysztof JotkoS-DEC R3
    Close +1451y 8mo before
  • LAndrew SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 11mo before
Abu Azaitar
  • WVitor MirandaU-DEC R3
    Close -2102y 8mo before
Barriault — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0, 1 NC

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, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 1
Azaitar — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-1

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
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Barriault
Azaitar
4
UFC fights
1
54.8 min · 13.7 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
12y 1m
Career length
17y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barriault
Azaitar
40W–12L · 76.9%
Overall
12W–6L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Wins
12W–6L · 66.7%
40W–12L · 76.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barriault
Azaitar
58W–29L · 66.7%
Overall
139W–63L · 68.8%
56W–28L · 66.7%
Wins
128W–62L · 67.4%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
11W–1L · 91.7%
Distance striking
Barriault
Azaitar
4.64
Landed / min
4.72
36.3%
Accuracy
28.8%
62.3%
Defense
64.7%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
54.6%
Time at distance
42.4%
Grappling & control
Barriault
Azaitar
0.55
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
69.2%
Takedown defense
25.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
22.2%
Control share
39.8%
Strike target map
Barriault
  • Head67%(156)div 63%
  • Body15%(36)div 19%
  • Legs18%(41)div 17%
Azaitar
  • Head69%(33)div 63%
  • Body23%(11)div 19%
  • Legs8%(4)div 17%

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

Marc-Andre Barriault
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Abu Azaitar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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