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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz
26-8 · POL
VS
Dominick Reyes
Dominick Reyes
12-1 · USA
September 26, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Jan Blachowicz def. Dominick Reyes by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blachowicz15/360/000:00
Reyes10/200/000:00
R2 · 4:36
Blachowicz26/530/010:03
Reyes11/310/000:00
Total
Blachowicz41/890/010:03
Reyes21/510/000:00

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
BlachowiczWin probabilityReyes
40.7%59.3%
KO / TKO
58%
Submission
16%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 11.7 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 Blachowicz, blue toward Reyes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Blachowicz41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%48%
Submission9%21%
Decision13%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 41
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Reyes59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%66%
Submission7%12%
Decision13%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 21
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R216%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Blachowicz
48.1%+105
Reyes
-10550.7%
Most takedownstie 60.9%
Blachowicz
19.9%-103
Reyes
+10319.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
39.7%
+152
Under 38.5
60.3%
-152
04997
Reyes
Expected: 39.8
40
Over 40
38.9%
+154
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.9%
-154
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.3%
+329
Under 0.5
76.7%
-329
035
Reyes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.6%
+342
Under 0.5
77.4%
-342
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 11.7 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
Blachowicz40.7%30.4%+10.3+215
Reyes59.3%69.6%−10.3-265

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
67.8Striking70.6
Reyes +2.7
51.1Grappling34.6
Blachowicz +16.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlachowiczReyes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1626
Pound-for-pound
1608
1618
Divisional
1603
1516
Striking offense
1511
1529
Striking defense
1511
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
37 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'4"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.45
Strikes landed / min
4.88
49%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
54%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
52%
Takedown accuracy
17%
66%
Takedown defense
82%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
86%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
56%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jan Blachowicz
  • WCorey AndersonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1957mo before
  • WJacare SouzaS-DEC R5
    Close -16010mo before
  • WLuke RockholdKO/TKO R2
    Close +2201y 3mo before
  • LThiago SantosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1101y 7mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R2
    Close +1252y before
Dominick Reyes
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +3658mo before
  • WChris WeidmanKO/TKO R1
    Close -20011mo before
  • WVolkan OezdemirS-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 6mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxU-DEC R3
    Close -2302y before
  • WJared CannonierKO/TKO R1
    Close -2202y 4mo before
Blachowicz — win / loss by method
Record: 26-8-0

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, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (41%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (35%)Decision(33%) 1
Reyes — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Blachowicz
Reyes
14
UFC fights
7
168.1 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
63.8 min · 9.1 avg
19y 5m
Career length
11y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blachowicz
Reyes
215W–57L · 79.0%
Overall
116W–33L · 77.9%
152W–41L · 78.8%
Wins
91W–32L · 74.0%
63W–16L · 79.7%
Losses
25W–1L · 96.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blachowicz
Reyes
185W–82L · 69.3%
Overall
18W–13L · 58.1%
173W–65L · 72.7%
Wins
18W–13L · 58.1%
12W–17L · 41.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Blachowicz
Reyes
4.91
Landed / min
5.00
43.0%
Accuracy
45.3%
65.7%
Defense
49.3%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.94
49.5%
Time at distance
77.8%
Grappling & control
Blachowicz
Reyes
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
52.0%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
65.8%
Takedown defense
82.4%
0.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.24
31.4%
Control share
35.4%
Strike target map
Blachowicz
  • Head66%(385)div 65%
  • Body22%(127)div 19%
  • Legs12%(68)div 16%
Reyes
  • Head46%(142)div 65%
  • Body30%(94)div 19%
  • Legs24%(75)div 16%

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

Jan Blachowicz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dominick Reyes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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