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UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
26-11 · USA
VS
Daniel Pineda
Daniel Pineda
27-13 · USA
December 12, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Cub Swanson def. Daniel Pineda by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Swanson31/471/111:31
Pineda16/301/100:08
R2 · 1:52
Swanson15/190/010:03
Pineda5/150/100:27
Total
Swanson46/661/121:34
Pineda21/451/200:35

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
SwansonWin probabilityPineda
52.1%47.9%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
19%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Swanson, blue toward Pineda. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Swanson52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%36%
Submission3%6%
Decision30%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 1
Pineda48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%43%
Submission16%33%
Decision11%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1651)act 21
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 1
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R221%
R310%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Swanson
55.5%-128
Pineda
+12843.3%
Most takedownstie 37.1%
Swanson
12.6%+398
Pineda
-39850.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 46.0
46
Over 46
39.2%
+152
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.7%
-152
058115
Pineda
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
39.1%
+153
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.7%
-153
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.7%
Exactly 0
78.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Pineda
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.5%
+123
Exactly 1
22.9%
push
Under 1
42.6%
-123
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 9.7 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
Swanson52.1%41.7%+10.4+132
Pineda47.9%58.3%−10.4-152

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
71.8Striking68.0
Swanson +3.8
48.4Grappling53.9
Pineda +5.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SwansonPineda
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1588
Pound-for-pound
1510
1581
Divisional
1509
1530
Striking offense
1508
1520
Striking defense
1499
1460
Grappling offense
1525
1518
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
37 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.10
Strikes landed / min
3.45
51%
Strike accuracy
50%
4.11
Strikes absorbed / min
2.28
61%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
52%
Takedown accuracy
27%
71%
Takedown defense
45%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
61%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
20%
Last-5 win rate
40%
36%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
427
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cub Swanson
  • WKron GracieU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 2mo before
  • LShane BurgosS-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 7mo before
  • LRenato MoicanoSUB R1
    Close +2502y 4mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarU-DEC R3
    Close +2352y 8mo before
  • LBrian OrtegaSUB R2
    Close +1003y before
Daniel Pineda
  • WHerbert BurnsKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose +2254mo before
  • LRobert WhitefordU-DEC R3
    Close -2106y 9mo before
  • LDiego BrandaoU-DEC R3
    Close +1677y 4mo before
  • WJustin LawrenceSUB R1
    Close -1107y 8mo before
  • LAntonio CarvalhoKO/TKO R1
    Close -2558y 5mo before
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 26-11-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 7 losses
W
15% of wins
L
64% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
42% of wins
L
27% of losses
UFC
11win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(71%) 5
7 (64%)Decision(29%) 2
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Pineda — win / loss by method
Record: 27-13-0, 2 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
33% of wins
L
15% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 6 losses
W
67% of wins
L
46% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
23win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (35%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
15 (65%)Submission(67%) 6
0 (0%)Decision(22%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Swanson
Pineda
18
UFC fights
8
245.4 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
61.1 min · 7.6 avg
22y 0m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Swanson
Pineda
284W–76L · 78.9%
Overall
91W–29L · 75.8%
188W–59L · 76.1%
Wins
26W–6L · 81.3%
96W–17L · 85.0%
Losses
65W–23L · 73.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Swanson
Pineda
126W–37L · 77.3%
Overall
238W–112L · 68.0%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
162W–91L · 64.0%
42W–9L · 82.4%
Losses
76W–21L · 78.4%
Distance striking
Swanson
Pineda
5.92
Landed / min
4.68
46.8%
Accuracy
35.7%
63.4%
Defense
53.1%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
69.9%
Time at distance
34.6%
Grappling & control
Swanson
Pineda
0.67
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
52.4%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
70.9%
Takedown defense
45.5%
0.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.72
29.1%
Control share
41.6%
Strike target map
Swanson
  • Head60%(749)div 64%
  • Body20%(251)div 20%
  • Legs20%(251)div 16%
Pineda
  • Head75%(159)div 64%
  • Body15%(31)div 20%
  • Legs10%(21)div 16%

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daniel Pineda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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