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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Kai Kara-France
Kai Kara-France
21-9 · NZL
VS
Rogerio Bontorin
Rogerio Bontorin
16-2 · BRA
March 6, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Kai Kara-France def. Rogerio Bontorin by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:55
Kara-France13/220/010:01
Bontorin6/171/103:15
Total
Kara-France13/220/010:01
Bontorin6/171/103:15

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
Kara-FranceWin probabilityBontorin
43.5%56.5%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
18%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Kara-France, blue toward Bontorin. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kara-France43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%34%12%
Submission3%8%8%
Decision25%58%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 13
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Bontorin57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%31%12%
Submission15%26%13%
Decision24%43%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 6
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.5)act 1
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R212%
R310%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Kara-France
49.7%-101
Bontorin
+10149.2%
Most takedownstie 23.0%
Kara-France
15.8%+388
Bontorin
-38861.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kara-France
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
39.6%
+153
Under 41.5
60.4%
-153
052104
Bontorin
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
38.9%
+154
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.9%
-154
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Kara-France
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.5%
+190
Under 0.5
65.5%
-190
035
Bontorin
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
51.2%
-105
Under 1.5
48.8%
+105
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 10.3 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
Kara-France43.5%54.9%−11.4-135
Bontorin56.5%45.1%+11.4+111
By method
Kara-France by KO/TKO14.1%12.2%+1.9+550
Kara-France by submission7.8%7.9%−0.1+900
Kara-France by decision21.6%34.5%−12.9+130
Bontorin by KO/TKO18.3%12.2%+6.1+550
Bontorin by submission10.1%13.2%−3.1+500
Bontorin by decision28.1%19.9%+8.2+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.0%72.6%−0.6-350
Over 2.5 rds59.5%64.5%−5.0-225
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.7%61.0%−11.3-188

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
69.5Striking55.8
Kara-France +13.7
38.3Grappling45.2
Bontorin +7.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Kara-FranceBontorin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1555
1542
Divisional
1555
1511
Striking offense
1490
1493
Striking defense
1511
1487
Grappling offense
1539
1509
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'5"
69"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.16
Strikes landed / min
1.73
39%
Strike accuracy
51%
4.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
66%
Strike defense
39%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
23%
Takedown accuracy
30%
91%
Takedown defense
48%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kai Kara-France
  • LBrandon RoyvalSUB R2
    Close -2405mo before
  • WTyson NamU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y before
  • LBrandon MorenoU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 3mo before
  • WMark De La RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 6mo before
  • WRaulian PaivaS-DEC R3
    Close -2652y 1mo before
Rogerio Bontorin
  • LRay BorgU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1301y 1mo before
  • WRaulian PaivaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1001y 7mo before
  • WMagomed BibulatovS-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +2452y 1mo before
Kara-France — win / loss by method
Record: 21-9-0, 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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
17win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
3 (18%)Submission(29%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(43%) 3
Bontorin — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0, 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (79%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Kara-France
Bontorin
6
UFC fights
3
80.8 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
32.9 min · 11.0 avg
15y 8m
Career length
13y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kara-France
Bontorin
79W–23L · 77.5%
Overall
44W–7L · 86.3%
53W–14L · 79.1%
Wins
32W–3L · 91.4%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kara-France
Bontorin
158W–74L · 68.1%
Overall
93W–34L · 73.2%
94W–53L · 63.9%
Wins
82W–31L · 72.6%
64W–21L · 75.3%
Losses
11W–3L · 78.6%
Distance striking
Kara-France
Bontorin
5.62
Landed / min
3.91
37.0%
Accuracy
44.3%
66.6%
Defense
54.0%
0.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
76.6%
Time at distance
33.4%
Grappling & control
Kara-France
Bontorin
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
23.1%
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
90.9%
Takedown defense
48.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.91
67.9%
Control share
30.8%
Strike target map
Kara-France
  • Head68%(285)div 62%
  • Body13%(55)div 22%
  • Legs18%(77)div 15%
Bontorin
  • Head63%(36)div 62%
  • Body28%(16)div 22%
  • Legs9%(5)div 15%

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

Kai Kara-France
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rogerio Bontorin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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