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UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
12-2 · USA
VS
Marlon Moraes
Marlon Moraes
23-6-1 · BRA
October 10, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Moraes by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 1:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sandhagen30/660/000:00
Moraes12/451/100:09
R2 · 1:03
Sandhagen8/220/010:04
Moraes2/50/000:00
Total
Sandhagen38/880/010:04
Moraes14/501/100:09

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
SandhagenWin probabilityMoraes
49.0%51.0%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
25%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 15.9 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 Sandhagen, blue toward Moraes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sandhagen49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%34%
Submission12%24%
Decision20%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (34110)act 38
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Moraes51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%39%
Submission13%25%
Decision18%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (2684)act 14
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Combined totals~143 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R214%
R313%
R48%
R55%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Sandhagen
58.0%-140
Moraes
+14041.3%
Most takedownstie 42.5%
Sandhagen
27.2%+112
Moraes
-11230.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 80.6
80.5
Over 80.5
39.8%
+151
Under 80.5
60.2%
-151
0101202
Moraes
Expected: 62.1
62
Over 62
39.4%
+152
Exactly 62
0.8%
push
Under 62
59.8%
-152
078156
Takedowns — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.0%
+178
Under 0.5
64.0%
-178
035
Moraes
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.0%
+157
Under 0.5
61.0%
-157
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 15.9 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
Sandhagen49.0%55.7%−6.7-141
Moraes51.0%44.3%+6.7+115

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
75.7Striking62.3
Sandhagen +13.5
45.5Grappling38.0
Sandhagen +7.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SandhagenMoraes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1592
Pound-for-pound
1604
1577
Divisional
1594
1523
Striking offense
1513
1505
Striking defense
1516
1510
Grappling offense
1486
1490
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
67"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.95
Strikes landed / min
3.53
49%
Strike accuracy
39%
4.08
Strikes absorbed / min
3.69
58%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
50%
Takedown accuracy
25%
33%
Takedown defense
67%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
71%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
60%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cory Sandhagen
  • LAljamain SterlingSUB R1
    Close -1054mo before
  • WRaphael AssuncaoU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 2mo before
  • WJohn LinekerS-DEC R3
    Close +1351y 5mo before
  • WMario BautistaSUB R1
    Close -5251y 9mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraKO/TKO R2
    Close -2002y 2mo before
Marlon Moraes
  • WJose AldoS-DEC R3
    Close -16510mo before
  • LHenry CejudoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1651y 4mo before
  • WRaphael AssuncaoSUB R1
    Close -1501y 8mo before
  • WJimmie RiveraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1002y 4mo before
  • WAljamain SterlingKO/TKO R1
    Close -1452y 10mo before
Sandhagen — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1
Moraes — win / loss by method
Record: 23-6-1

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
10 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
18win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
5 (28%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (28%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sandhagen
Moraes
6
UFC fights
7
49.8 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
64.8 min · 9.3 avg
11y 2m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sandhagen
Moraes
132W–29L · 82.0%
Overall
147W–28L · 84.0%
114W–26L · 81.4%
Wins
109W–21L · 83.8%
18W–3L · 85.7%
Losses
38W–7L · 84.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sandhagen
Moraes
49W–20L · 71.0%
Overall
244W–65L · 79.0%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Wins
221W–54L · 80.4%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
23W–11L · 67.6%
Distance striking
Sandhagen
Moraes
8.07
Landed / min
3.74
45.3%
Accuracy
38.1%
59.8%
Defense
63.7%
0.60
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.93
59.5%
Time at distance
88.6%
Grappling & control
Sandhagen
Moraes
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
33.3%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.46
61.8%
Control share
48.1%
Strike target map
Sandhagen
  • Head62%(216)div 63%
  • Body17%(58)div 21%
  • Legs21%(72)div 17%
Moraes
  • Head61%(139)div 63%
  • Body19%(44)div 21%
  • Legs20%(46)div 17%

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

Cory Sandhagen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marlon Moraes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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