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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Uros Medic
Uros Medic
6-0 · USA
VS
Aalon Cruz
Aalon Cruz
8-3 · USA
March 6, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Uros Medic def. Aalon Cruz by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:40
Medic45/630/010:56
Cruz0/30/200:11
Total
Medic45/630/010:56
Cruz0/30/200:11

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
MedicWin probabilityCruz
63.7%36.3%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
29%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Medic, blue toward Cruz. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Medic64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%25%37%
Submission20%31%10%
Decision28%44%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 45
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Cruz36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%14%
Submission9%27%7%
Decision21%57%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 0
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R211%
R37%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Medic
61.9%-168
Cruz
+16836.8%
Most takedownstie 45.8%
Medic
21.9%+148
Cruz
-14832.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Medic
Expected: 41.5
41.5
Over 41.5
39.7%
+152
Under 41.5
60.3%
-152
052104
Cruz
Expected: 28.0
28
Over 28
38.9%
+153
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.4%
-153
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Medic
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.8%
+225
Under 0.5
69.2%
-225
035
Cruz
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
39.7%
+152
Under 0.5
60.3%
-152
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 9.9 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
Medic63.7%62.0%+1.7-185
Cruz36.3%38.0%−1.7+151
By method
Medic by KO/TKO14.0%37.3%−23.3+110
Medic by submission18.7%10.5%+8.2+650
Medic by decision31.0%11.2%+19.8+600
Cruz by KO/TKO8.0%14.3%−6.3+450
Cruz by submission10.6%7.1%+3.5+1000
Cruz by decision17.7%19.6%−1.9+300
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds67.0%54.3%+12.7-138
Over 2.5 rds56.1%37.5%+18.6+150
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.7%33.7%+15.0+175

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MedicCruz
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1522
Pound-for-pound
1500
1522
Divisional
1516
1500
Striking offense
1494
1533
Striking defense
1493
1480
Grappling offense
1490
1500
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
27 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
78"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.41
Strike accuracy
17%
Strikes absorbed / min
14.12
Strike defense
31%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
371
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Uros Medic
No prior UFC fights.
Aalon Cruz
  • LSpike CarlyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1901y before
Medic — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Cruz — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 2
4 (50%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Medic
Cruz
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
1.4 min · 1.4 avg
Career length
12y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Medic
Cruz
Overall
8W–1L · 88.9%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Medic
Cruz
17W–10L · 63.0%
Overall
50W–25L · 66.7%
17W–10L · 63.0%
Wins
40W–17L · 70.2%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–8L · 55.6%
Distance striking
Medic
Cruz
Landed / min
2.10
Accuracy
16.7%
Defense
66.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
67.2%
Grappling & control
Medic
Cruz
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
41.7%
Strike target map
Medic
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Cruz
  • Head100%(2)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Uros Medic

No UFC fights on record.

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

Aalon Cruz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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