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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark
Miguel Baeza
Miguel Baeza
9-0 · USA
VS
Takashi Sato
Takashi Sato
16-3 · JPN
November 28, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Miguel Baeza def. Takashi Sato by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 4:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Baeza18/370/000:07
Sato8/290/000:02
R2 · 4:28
Baeza22/361/201:02
Sato7/290/000:00
Total
Baeza40/731/201:09
Sato15/580/000:02

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
BaezaWin probabilitySato
58.0%42.0%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
18%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Baeza, blue toward Sato. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Baeza58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%
Submission9%16%
Decision34%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 40
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Sato42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%
Submission9%21%
Decision21%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 15
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R214%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Baeza
54.7%-124
Sato
+12444.2%
Most takedownstie 31.7%
Baeza
17.2%+298
Sato
-29851.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Baeza
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
39.3%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.6%
-152
056111
Sato
Expected: 37.4
37.5
Over 37.5
39.6%
+153
Under 37.5
60.4%
-153
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Baeza
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.5%
+227
Under 0.5
69.5%
-227
035
Sato
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.8%
-105
Exactly 1
20.4%
push
Under 1
38.8%
+105
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 10.7 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
Baeza58.0%60.4%−2.4-175
Sato42.0%39.6%+2.4+140

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
78.8Striking56.3
Baeza +22.5
30.8Grappling48.9
Sato +18.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaezaSato
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1557
1557
Divisional
1557
1514
Striking offense
1502
1508
Striking defense
1501
1492
Grappling offense
1536
1518
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.61
Strikes landed / min
3.94
54%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.19
Strikes absorbed / min
5.10
60%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Miguel Baeza
  • WMatt BrownKO/TKO R2
    Close -1556mo before
  • WHector AldanaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2501y 2mo before
Takashi Sato
  • WJason WittKO/TKO R1
    Close -2785mo before
  • LBelal MuhammadSUB R3
    Close +3201y 3mo before
  • WBen SaundersKO/TKO R2
    Close -2301y 7mo before
Baeza — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Sato — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (14%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (21%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Baeza
Sato
2
UFC fights
3
12.8 min · 6.4 avg
Octagon time
19.0 min · 6.3 avg
10y 11m
Career length
12y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Baeza
Sato
26W–18L · 59.1%
Overall
54W–19L · 74.0%
26W–18L · 59.1%
Wins
39W–16L · 70.9%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Baeza
Sato
24W–12L · 66.7%
Overall
146W–71L · 67.3%
24W–12L · 66.7%
Wins
111W–56L · 66.5%
0W–0L
Losses
35W–15L · 70.0%
Distance striking
Baeza
Sato
5.30
Landed / min
3.27
51.3%
Accuracy
32.6%
66.3%
Defense
57.8%
3.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.58
85.3%
Time at distance
72.4%
Grappling & control
Baeza
Sato
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
76.0%
Control share
27.4%
Strike target map
Baeza
  • Head51%(37)div 63%
  • Body11%(8)div 20%
  • Legs38%(27)div 16%
Sato
  • Head88%(66)div 63%
  • Body8%(6)div 20%
  • Legs4%(3)div 16%

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

Miguel Baeza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Takashi Sato
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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