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UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
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Markus Perez
Markus Perez
12-3 · BRA
October 10, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Dricus Du Plessis def. Markus Perez by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:22
Du Plessis26/580/010:02
Perez14/430/000:00
Total
Du Plessis26/580/010:02
Perez14/430/000:00

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
Du PlessisWin probabilityPerez
55.0%45.0%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
16%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Du Plessis, blue toward Perez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Du Plessis55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%35%
Submission9%17%
Decision27%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 26
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Perez45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%
Submission7%15%
Decision27%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 14
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.2)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R216%
R36%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Du Plessis
61.5%-166
Perez
+16637.0%
Most takedownstie 34.5%
Du Plessis
20.3%+223
Perez
-22345.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Du Plessis
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
40.0%
+150
Under 36.5
60.0%
-150
04692
Perez
Expected: 25.0
25
Over 25
38.8%
+153
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.3%
-153
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Du Plessis
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.3%
+201
Under 0.5
66.7%
-201
035
Perez
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.7%
+127
Exactly 1
21.3%
push
Under 1
44.0%
-127
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 10.6 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
Du Plessis55.0%59.3%−4.3-167
Perez45.0%40.7%+4.3+133

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
Du PlessisPerez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1517
1546
Divisional
1517
1500
Striking offense
1492
1533
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
73"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.75
Strike accuracy
49%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.96
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.08
Takedown accuracy
27%
Takedown defense
80%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
40%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dricus Du Plessis
No prior UFC fights.
Markus Perez
  • LWellington TurmanU-DEC R3
    Close +13511mo before
  • WAnthony HernandezSUB R2
    Close +1151y 8mo before
  • LAndrew SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close +1202y 2mo before
  • WJames BochnovicSUB R1
    Close -3002y 5mo before
  • LEryk AndersU-DEC R3
    Close +3752y 10mo before
Du Plessis — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (40%)Submission() 0
3 (30%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Du Plessis
Perez
0
UFC fights
5
Octagon time
55.6 min · 11.1 avg
Career length
13y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Du Plessis
Perez
Overall
47W–9L · 83.9%
Wins
14W–2L · 87.5%
Losses
33W–7L · 82.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Du Plessis
Perez
135W–46L · 74.6%
Overall
66W–30L · 68.8%
111W–41L · 73.0%
Wins
66W–30L · 68.8%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Du Plessis
Perez
Landed / min
4.82
Accuracy
40.3%
Defense
61.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
35.1%
Grappling & control
Du Plessis
Perez
Takedowns / 15 min
1.08
Takedown accuracy
26.7%
Takedown defense
80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.08
Control share
27.4%
Strike target map
Du Plessis
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Perez
  • Head52%(79)div 63%
  • Body41%(62)div 19%
  • Legs8%(12)div 17%

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

Dricus Du Plessis

No UFC fights on record.

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

Markus Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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