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Taila Santos
Taila Santos
16-1 · BRA
VS
December 19, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Taila Santos def. Gillian Robertson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Santos6/80/004:33
Robertson6/90/000:13
R2
Santos12/121/104:01
Robertson1/30/100:46
R3
Santos9/170/004:13
Robertson2/20/100:02
Total
Santos27/371/1012:47
Robertson9/140/201:01

Scorecards

Santos vs Robertson

RdChris LeeDave HagenDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.7-9.3
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-810-910-810-8.8
Total30-2629-2830-2629.7-27

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.927 · 18 Santos · 0 Robertson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Santos-Robertson.

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
SantosWin probabilityRobertson
53.1%46.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
32%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Santos, blue toward Robertson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Santos53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%35%
Submission11%20%
Decision24%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 27
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Robertson47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%16%
Submission21%45%
Decision18%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 9
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.8)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R215%
R39%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Santos
56.2%-133
Robertson
+13342.2%
Most takedownstie 19.2%
Santos
18.2%+345
Robertson
-34562.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Santos
Expected: 31.0
31
Over 31
39.0%
+153
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.5%
-153
03978
Robertson
Expected: 24.9
25
Over 25
38.6%
+154
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.5%
-154
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Santos
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
44.8%
+123
Under 0.5
55.2%
-123
035
Robertson
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.8%
+119
Exactly 2
19.4%
push
Under 2
43.8%
-119
036

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 9.4 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
Santos53.1%42.9%+10.2+125
Robertson46.9%57.1%−10.2-145

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
65.0Striking67.5
Robertson +2.5
80.4Grappling50.6
Santos +29.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SantosRobertson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1559
1547
Divisional
1559
1499
Striking offense
1476
1503
Striking defense
1505
1507
Grappling offense
1533
1505
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
27 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'5"
68"
Reach
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.10
Strikes landed / min
2.39
38%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
59%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
75%
Takedown accuracy
50%
78%
Takedown defense
0%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
157
Days since last fight
63
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Taila Santos
  • WMolly McCannU-DEC R3
    Close +1205mo before
  • LMara Romero BorellaS-DEC R3
    Close -2251y 11mo before
Gillian Robertson
  • WPoliana BotelhoU-DEC R3
    Close -2152mo before
  • WCortney CaseySUB R3
    Close -1206mo before
  • LMaycee BarberKO/TKO R1
    Close +1501y 2mo before
  • WSarah FrotaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1501y 5mo before
  • WVeronica HardySUB R2
    Close -1701y 10mo before
Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 16-1-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (13%)Submission() 0
3 (20%)Decision() 0
Robertson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (67%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Santos
Robertson
2
UFC fights
8
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
64.5 min · 8.1 avg
12y 8m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Santos
Robertson
21W–7L · 75.0%
Overall
52W–14L · 78.8%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Wins
40W–14L · 74.1%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
12W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Santos
Robertson
14W–12L · 53.8%
Overall
8W–5L · 61.5%
14W–12L · 53.8%
Wins
7W–5L · 58.3%
0W–0L
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Santos
Robertson
5.39
Landed / min
2.79
30.2%
Accuracy
30.8%
63.3%
Defense
65.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
37.7%
Time at distance
26.6%
Grappling & control
Santos
Robertson
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
77.8%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.93
60.8%
Control share
90.7%
Strike target map
Santos
  • Head44%(41)div 61%
  • Body33%(31)div 21%
  • Legs23%(21)div 18%
Robertson
  • Head80%(123)div 61%
  • Body9%(14)div 21%
  • Legs11%(17)div 18%

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

Taila Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gillian Robertson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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