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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
Michel Pereira
Michel Pereira
23-11 · BRA
VS
Zelim Imadaev
Zelim Imadaev
8-2 · RUS
September 5, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Michel Pereira def. Zelim Imadaev by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 4:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pereira21/390/000:00
Imadaev6/200/000:00
R2
Pereira28/530/000:00
Imadaev10/390/000:07
R3 · 4:39
Pereira39/611/100:11
Imadaev7/310/000:01
Total
Pereira88/1531/100:11
Imadaev23/900/000:08

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
PereiraWin probabilityImadaev
51.5%48.5%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
28%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Pereira, blue toward Imadaev. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pereira51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%
Submission16%31%
Decision25%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 88
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 1
Imadaev49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%30%
Submission12%24%
Decision22%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 23
Takedowns2.3 (0.05.7)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R212%
R312%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Pereira
48.6%+103
Imadaev
-10350.0%
Most takedownstie 16.8%
Pereira
14.2%+485
Imadaev
-48569.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
39.2%
+152
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.4%
-152
04283
Imadaev
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
40.0%
+150
Under 33.5
60.0%
-150
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.8%
+157
Under 0.5
61.2%
-157
035
Imadaev
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
44.3%
+126
Under 2.5
55.7%
-126
047

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 10.1 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
Pereira51.5%50.0%+1.5-112
Imadaev48.5%50.0%−1.5-112

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
65.8Striking59.8
Pereira +5.9
60.0Grappling43.3
Pereira +16.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PereiraImadaev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1506
Pound-for-pound
1497
1506
Divisional
1497
1504
Striking offense
1488
1530
Striking defense
1492
1501
Grappling offense
1547
1510
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
26 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.04
Strikes landed / min
3.69
51%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.04
Strikes absorbed / min
3.37
53%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
57%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
63%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
33%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michel Pereira
  • LDiego SanchezDQ R3
    Close -1557mo before
  • LTristan ConnellyU-DEC R3
    missedClose -4601y before
  • WDanny RobertsKO/TKO R1
    Close +2101y 4mo before
Zelim Imadaev
  • LDanny RobertsKO/TKO R2
    Close -24010mo before
  • LMax GriffinM-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 5mo before
Pereira — win / loss by method
Record: 23-11-0, 2 NC

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, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 8 losses
W
30% of wins
L
73% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
9% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1
Non-UFC
22win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
9 (41%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
6 (27%)Submission(11%) 1
7 (32%)Decision(78%) 7
Imadaev — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pereira
Imadaev
3
UFC fights
2
29.9 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
24.9 min · 12.4 avg
14y 7m
Career length
10y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pereira
Imadaev
58W–22L · 72.5%
Overall
30W–11L · 73.2%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
42W–18L · 70.0%
Losses
30W–11L · 73.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pereira
Imadaev
281W–129L · 68.5%
Overall
28W–18L · 60.9%
171W–84L · 67.1%
Wins
28W–18L · 60.9%
110W–45L · 71.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pereira
Imadaev
3.76
Landed / min
7.08
44.4%
Accuracy
35.9%
64.7%
Defense
53.2%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
59.5%
Time at distance
37.5%
Grappling & control
Pereira
Imadaev
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
63.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
39.9%
Control share
45.0%
Strike target map
Pereira
  • Head41%(37)div 63%
  • Body52%(47)div 20%
  • Legs8%(7)div 16%
Imadaev
  • Head66%(61)div 63%
  • Body24%(22)div 20%
  • Legs10%(9)div 16%

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

Michel Pereira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Zelim Imadaev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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