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UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira
29-8 · BRA
VS
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
25-4 · USA
December 12, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Charles Oliveira def. Tony Ferguson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Oliveira16/281/103:35
Ferguson11/290/000:00
R2
Oliveira12/161/104:05
Ferguson6/70/000:00
R3
Oliveira13/191/103:59
Ferguson2/60/000:05
Total
Oliveira41/633/3011:39
Ferguson19/420/000:05

Scorecards

Oliveira vs Ferguson

RdEric ColónMichael BellRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-810-810-810-8
R210-910-910-910-8.7
R310-910-910-910-8.6
Total30-2630-2630-2630-25.3

Media (25 cards) · avg 3025.5 · 25 Oliveira · 0 Ferguson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Oliveira-Ferguson.

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
OliveiraWin probabilityFerguson
57.8%42.2%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
17%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 9.0 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 Oliveira, blue toward Ferguson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Oliveira58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%46%
Submission13%23%
Decision18%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 41
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.0)act 3
Ferguson42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%50%
Submission4%9%
Decision17%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2168)act 19
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R227%
R38%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Oliveira
43.0%+130
Ferguson
-13055.9%
Most takedownstie 30.6%
Oliveira
59.8%-626
Ferguson
+6269.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
39.3%
+152
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.6%
-152
052103
Ferguson
Expected: 49.8
50
Over 50
39.1%
+154
Exactly 50
1.0%
push
Under 50
60.0%
-154
063125
Takedowns — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.5%
+125
Under 1.5
55.5%
-125
035
Ferguson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.2%
Exactly 0
80.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.0 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
Oliveira57.8%37.2%+20.6+160
Ferguson42.2%62.8%−20.6-185

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
67.0Striking72.4
Ferguson +5.4
73.1Grappling58.0
Oliveira +15.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OliveiraFerguson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1672
Pound-for-pound
1699
1652
Divisional
1693
1507
Striking offense
1540
1483
Striking defense
1504
1594
Grappling offense
1509
1508
Grappling defense
1560
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
5.80
52%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.08
Strikes absorbed / min
4.04
54%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
42%
Takedown accuracy
43%
57%
Takedown defense
75%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
88%
+7
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
94%
Finish rate
73%
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Charles Oliveira
  • WKevin LeeSUB R3
    opp missedClose +1359mo before
  • WJared GordonKO/TKO R1
    Close -3901y 1mo before
  • WNik LentzKO/TKO R2
    Close -4201y 7mo before
  • WDavid TeymurSUB R2
    Close -1201y 10mo before
  • WJim MillerSUB R1
    Close -3102y before
Tony Ferguson
  • LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R5
    Close -1807mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2
    Close -2101y 6mo before
  • WAnthony PettisKO/TKO R2
    Close -3552y 2mo before
  • WKevin LeeSUB R3
    Close -2903y 2mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close +1204y 1mo before
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 29-8-0, 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
8 wins, 4 losses
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
19 wins, 3 losses
W
66% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
17win8loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(50%) 4
14 (82%)Submission(38%) 3
1 (6%)Decision(13%) 1
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
1 (8%)Decision() 0
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 25-4-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
48% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (27%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Oliveira
Ferguson
26
UFC fights
17
172.6 min · 6.6 avg
Octagon time
184.8 min · 10.9 avg
18y 4m
Career length
18y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oliveira
Ferguson
448W–124L · 78.3%
Overall
336W–102L · 76.7%
322W–94L · 77.4%
Wins
305W–94L · 76.4%
126W–30L · 80.8%
Losses
31W–8L · 79.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oliveira
Ferguson
34W–17L · 66.7%
Overall
70W–47L · 59.8%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
54W–40L · 57.4%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–7L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Oliveira
Ferguson
5.02
Landed / min
6.56
43.4%
Accuracy
43.9%
59.9%
Defense
60.3%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.24
39.1%
Time at distance
80.9%
Grappling & control
Oliveira
Ferguson
2.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
42.3%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
57.1%
Takedown defense
75.0%
2.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.22
40.3%
Control share
23.4%
Strike target map
Oliveira
  • Head55%(312)div 63%
  • Body27%(155)div 20%
  • Legs17%(97)div 17%
Ferguson
  • Head62%(663)div 63%
  • Body18%(191)div 20%
  • Legs20%(218)div 17%

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

Charles Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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