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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sean Brady
Sean Brady
13-0 · USA
VS
Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
17-4 · AUS
March 6, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Sean Brady def. Jake Matthews by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 3:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brady12/210/002:40
Matthews8/260/000:04
R2
Brady8/241/103:33
Matthews9/260/000:00
R3 · 3:28
Brady17/230/001:55
Matthews4/320/000:00
Total
Brady37/681/108:08
Matthews21/840/000:04

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
BradyWin probabilityMatthews
41.0%59.0%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
15%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.1 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 Brady, blue toward Matthews. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brady41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%11%
Submission4%10%17%
Decision27%65%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 37
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 1
Matthews59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%10%
Submission10%18%9%
Decision34%57%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 21
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R210%
R36%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Brady
46.8%+111
Matthews
-11151.8%
Most takedownstie 32.3%
Brady
31.1%+118
Matthews
-11836.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brady
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
39.5%
+153
Under 34.5
60.5%
-153
04386
Matthews
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
39.0%
+153
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.7%
-153
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Brady
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
46.8%
+114
Under 0.5
53.2%
-114
035
Matthews
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.7%
+157
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
48.3%
-157
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 11.1 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
Brady41.0%65.7%−24.7-222
Matthews59.0%34.3%+24.7+178
By method
Brady by KO/TKO10.3%11.1%−0.8+600
Brady by submission6.0%17.3%−11.3+350
Brady by decision24.6%32.4%−7.8+140
Matthews by KO/TKO14.8%9.7%+5.1+700
Matthews by submission8.7%8.6%+0.1+800
Matthews by decision35.5%20.8%+14.7+275
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.7%75.0%+0.7-400
Over 2.5 rds65.6%66.3%−0.7-250
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision60.2%62.5%−2.3-200

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
74.6Striking71.9
Brady +2.7
81.6Grappling57.2
Brady +24.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BradyMatthews
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1610
1580
Divisional
1599
1507
Striking offense
1486
1499
Striking defense
1539
1512
Grappling offense
1514
1519
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
28 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.44
Strikes landed / min
3.15
55%
Strike accuracy
46%
4.35
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
62%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.26
Takedowns / 15 min
2.09
57%
Takedown accuracy
42%
100%
Takedown defense
71%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Brady
  • WChristian AguileraSUB R2
    Close -4556mo before
  • WIsmail NaurdievU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y before
  • WCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 5mo before
Jake Matthews
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -7155mo before
  • WEmil MeekU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y before
  • WRostem AkmanU-DEC R3
    Close -4701y 5mo before
  • LAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R3
    Close -1502y 3mo before
  • WShinsho AnzaiSUB R1
    Close -6002y 8mo before
Brady — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
5 (50%)Decision() 0
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (40%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Brady
Matthews
3
UFC fights
14
36.8 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
157.9 min · 11.3 avg
12y 0m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brady
Matthews
52W–17L · 75.4%
Overall
193W–51L · 79.1%
52W–17L · 75.4%
Wins
149W–44L · 77.2%
0W–0L
Losses
44W–7L · 86.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brady
Matthews
49W–19L · 72.1%
Overall
18W–10L · 64.3%
49W–19L · 72.1%
Wins
18W–10L · 64.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Brady
Matthews
7.48
Landed / min
3.63
53.3%
Accuracy
37.5%
62.5%
Defense
71.7%
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
63.9%
Time at distance
50.2%
Grappling & control
Brady
Matthews
3.26
Takedowns / 15 min
2.09
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
41.5%
100.0%
Takedown defense
70.6%
1.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.66
86.4%
Control share
72.3%
Strike target map
Brady
  • Head66%(131)div 63%
  • Body6%(12)div 20%
  • Legs28%(57)div 16%
Matthews
  • Head77%(382)div 63%
  • Body12%(62)div 20%
  • Legs11%(54)div 16%

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

Sean Brady
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jake Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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