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UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Brandon Moreno
Brandon Moreno
17-5-1 · MEX
VS
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval
12-4 · USA
November 21, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Brandon Moreno def. Brandon Royval by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:59
Moreno16/342/203:01
Royval17/520/000:00
Total
Moreno16/342/203:01
Royval17/520/000:00

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
MorenoWin probabilityRoyval
69.6%30.4%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
21%
Decision
48%
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 Moreno, blue toward Royval. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Moreno70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%26%
Submission15%21%
Decision37%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 16
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 2
Royval30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%39%
Submission7%23%
Decision11%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 17
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R213%
R35%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Moreno
52.5%-114
Royval
+11446.1%
Most takedownstie 27.6%
Moreno
42.2%-139
Royval
+13930.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moreno
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
39.9%
+150
Under 34.5
60.1%
-150
04487
Royval
Expected: 31.2
31
Over 31
39.3%
+150
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.1%
-150
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Moreno
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.0%
+105
Exactly 1
20.2%
push
Under 1
40.8%
-105
035
Royval
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.3%
+167
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
50.5%
-167
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
Moreno69.6%62.1%+7.5-190
Royval30.4%37.9%−7.5+150

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
63.1Striking67.5
Royval +4.4
53.3Grappling73.0
Royval +19.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MorenoRoyval
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1573
Pound-for-pound
1546
1571
Divisional
1545
1497
Striking offense
1508
1511
Striking defense
1495
1514
Grappling offense
1514
1506
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.00
Strikes landed / min
3.90
35%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
2.77
63%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.06
41%
Takedown accuracy
100%
70%
Takedown defense
64%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.2
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Moreno
  • WJussier FormigaU-DEC R3
    Close +1408mo before
  • WKai Kara-FranceU-DEC R3
    Close +14011mo before
  • DAskar AskarovS-DEC R3
    !Close +1351y 2mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaU-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 6mo before
  • LSergio PettisU-DEC R5
    Close -1753y 4mo before
Brandon Royval
  • WKai Kara-FranceSUB R2
    Close +18856d before
  • WTim ElliottSUB R2
    Close +1426mo before
Moreno — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-1

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, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(100%) 3
Royval — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Moreno
Royval
8
UFC fights
2
111.5 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
14.1 min · 7.0 avg
15y 3m
Career length
13y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moreno
Royval
112W–29L · 79.4%
Overall
36W–18L · 66.7%
79W–24L · 76.7%
Wins
36W–18L · 66.7%
33W–5L · 86.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moreno
Royval
42W–25L · 62.7%
Overall
96W–46L · 67.6%
40W–22L · 64.5%
Wins
71W–41L · 63.4%
2W–3L · 40.0%
Losses
25W–5L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Moreno
Royval
3.98
Landed / min
10.26
31.6%
Accuracy
49.5%
66.5%
Defense
45.8%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.13
60.2%
Time at distance
31.8%
Grappling & control
Moreno
Royval
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
1.06
40.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
69.7%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.19
63.9%
Control share
39.3%
Strike target map
Moreno
  • Head75%(249)div 62%
  • Body15%(50)div 22%
  • Legs10%(35)div 15%
Royval
  • Head65%(36)div 62%
  • Body20%(11)div 22%
  • Legs15%(8)div 15%

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

Brandon Moreno
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brandon Royval
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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