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Liana Jojua
Liana Jojua
7-3 · GEO
October 24, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Miranda Maverick def. Liana Jojua by KO/TKO (Cut), R1 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Maverick49/950/000:00
Jojua30/800/000:00
Total
Maverick49/950/000:00
Jojua30/800/000:00

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
MaverickWin probabilityJojua
72.1%27.9%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
20%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Maverick, blue toward Jojua. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Maverick72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%31%
Submission15%20%
Decision35%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 49
Takedowns2.8 (0.16.6)act 0
Jojua28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%38%
Submission6%21%
Decision11%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1240)act 30
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~3.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R216%
R37%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Maverick
57.4%-139
Jojua
+13941.2%
Most takedownstie 11.9%
Maverick
77.8%-753
Jojua
+75310.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Maverick
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
39.8%
+151
Under 37.5
60.2%
-151
04794
Jojua
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
39.2%
+151
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.1%
-151
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Maverick
Expected: 2.8
3
Over 3
37.7%
+126
Exactly 3
14.9%
push
Under 3
47.4%
-126
059
Jojua
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.0%
+163
Under 0.5
62.0%
-163
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 9.9 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
Maverick72.1%76.0%−3.9-400
Jojua27.9%24.0%+3.9+295

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MaverickJojua
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1509
1531
Divisional
1525
1482
Striking offense
1499
1500
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
23 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'4"
65"
Reach
62"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.39
Strike accuracy
44%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.23
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
101
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Miranda Maverick
No prior UFC fights.
Liana Jojua
  • WDiana BelbitaSUB R1
    Close +1553mo before
  • LSarah MorasKO/TKO R3
    opp missedClose -1551y 2mo before
Maverick — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Jojua — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (67%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Maverick
Jojua
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
15.2 min · 7.6 avg
Career length
10y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Maverick
Jojua
Overall
18W–10L · 64.3%
Wins
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
5W–5L · 50.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Maverick
Jojua
53W–17L · 75.7%
Overall
17W–8L · 68.0%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Wins
12W–8L · 60.0%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Maverick
Jojua
Landed / min
4.79
Accuracy
39.5%
Defense
66.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
23.4%
Grappling & control
Maverick
Jojua
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.97
Control share
28.1%
Strike target map
Maverick
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Jojua
  • Head62%(13)div 61%
  • Body33%(7)div 21%
  • Legs5%(1)div 18%

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

Miranda Maverick

No UFC fights on record.

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

Liana Jojua
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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