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UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Rani Yahya
Rani Yahya
26-10-1 · BRA
VS
Ray Rodriguez
Ray Rodriguez
16-7 · USA
March 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Rani Yahya def. Ray Rodriguez by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 3:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Yahya2/31/204:41
Rodriguez1/40/000:00
R2 · 3:09
Yahya6/101/202:19
Rodriguez2/140/000:00
Total
Yahya8/132/407:00
Rodriguez3/180/000:00

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
YahyaWin probabilityRodriguez
46.8%53.2%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
20%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 11.9 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 Yahya, blue toward Rodriguez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Yahya47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%7%7%
Submission13%27%38%
Decision31%66%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (827)act 8
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 2
Rodriguez53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%22%12%
Submission7%14%7%
Decision34%64%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1033)act 3
Takedowns2.5 (0.06.1)act 0
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~3.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R218%
R34%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Yahya
42.5%+131
Rodriguez
-13155.5%
Most takedownstie 13.7%
Yahya
13.1%+560
Rodriguez
-56073.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Yahya
Expected: 20.3
20.5
Over 20.5
39.3%
+154
Under 20.5
60.7%
-154
02651
Rodriguez
Expected: 24.8
25
Over 25
38.3%
+156
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.8%
-156
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Yahya
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.7%
+173
Under 0.5
63.3%
-173
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
48.6%
+106
Under 2.5
51.4%
-106
048

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 11.9 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
Yahya46.8%72.1%−25.3-308
Rodriguez53.2%27.9%+25.3+243
By method
Yahya by KO/TKO6.9%7.3%−0.4+1000
Yahya by submission9.4%38.3%−28.9+110
Yahya by decision30.5%20.1%+10.4+300
Rodriguez by KO/TKO7.9%12.4%−4.5+550
Rodriguez by submission10.7%7.3%+3.4+1000
Rodriguez by decision34.7%14.6%+20.1+450
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds87.0%55.8%+31.2-150
Over 2.5 rds69.0%42.3%+26.7+120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision65.1%37.5%+27.6+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
59.8Striking57.8
Yahya +2.0
57.2Grappling50.0
Yahya +7.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
YahyaRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1600
Pound-for-pound
1503
1581
Divisional
1518
1474
Striking offense
1500
1550
Striking defense
1500
1535
Grappling offense
1508
1489
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
36 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.80
Strikes landed / min
1.54
37%
Strike accuracy
20%
1.68
Strikes absorbed / min
1.54
51%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.82
Takedowns / 15 min
23.08
34%
Takedown accuracy
100%
26%
Takedown defense
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
0%
0
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
55%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
364
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rani Yahya
  • DEnrique BarzolaM-DEC R3
    Close +1701y before
  • LRicky SimonU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 1mo before
  • WLuke SandersSUB R1
    Close -1052y 7mo before
  • WRussell DoaneSUB R3
    Close -2203y 1mo before
  • WHenry BrionesSUB R1
    Close -2303y 7mo before
Ray Rodriguez
  • LBrian KelleherSUB R1
    Close +3156mo before
Yahya — win / loss by method
Record: 26-10-1, 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
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
20 wins, 1 loss
W
77% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 7 losses
W
23% of wins
L
70% of losses
UFC
11win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
15win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
14 (93%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(50%) 3
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
19% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (19%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (31%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Yahya
Rodriguez
17
UFC fights
1
191.3 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
0.7 min · 0.7 avg
23y 10m
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Yahya
Rodriguez
223W–63L · 78.0%
Overall
21W–11L · 65.6%
162W–52L · 75.7%
Wins
0W–0L
61W–11L · 84.7%
Losses
21W–11L · 65.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Yahya
Rodriguez
162W–54L · 75.0%
Overall
192W–140L · 57.8%
105W–46L · 69.5%
Wins
138W–116L · 54.3%
57W–8L · 87.7%
Losses
54W–24L · 69.2%
Distance striking
Yahya
Rodriguez
3.97
Landed / min
2.22
30.7%
Accuracy
20.0%
63.3%
Defense
66.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
32.1%
Time at distance
69.2%
Grappling & control
Yahya
Rodriguez
2.82
Takedowns / 15 min
23.08
33.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
25.9%
Takedown defense
1.65
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.9%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Yahya
  • Head59%(203)div 62%
  • Body21%(73)div 21%
  • Legs20%(68)div 17%
Rodriguez
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs100%(1)div 17%

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

Rani Yahya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ray Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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