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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher
21-11 · USA
VS
Ray Rodriguez
Ray Rodriguez
16-6 · USA
September 5, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Brian Kelleher def. Ray Rodriguez by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 0:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:39
Kelleher1/30/000:00
Rodriguez1/51/100:12
Total
Kelleher1/30/000:00
Rodriguez1/51/100:12

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
KelleherWin probabilityRodriguez
60.3%39.7%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
24%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.2 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 Kelleher, blue toward Rodriguez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kelleher60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%31%
Submission15%24%
Decision27%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 1
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Rodriguez40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%20%
Submission10%24%
Decision22%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R213%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Kelleher
45.6%+116
Rodriguez
-11653.1%
Most takedownstie 37.1%
Kelleher
33.4%-113
Rodriguez
+11329.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kelleher
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
39.7%
+152
Under 36.5
60.3%
-152
04692
Rodriguez
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
40.0%
+150
Under 40.5
60.0%
-150
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Kelleher
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.7%
+200
Exactly 1
16.8%
push
Under 1
55.5%
-200
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.1%
+138
Under 0.5
57.9%
-138
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 10.2 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
Kelleher60.3%76.7%−16.4-380
Rodriguez39.7%23.3%+16.4+315

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
KelleherRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1518
1514
Divisional
1518
Striking offense
Striking defense
1497
Grappling offense
1500
1497
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
66"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.48
Strikes landed / min
41%
Strike accuracy
6.00
Strikes absorbed / min
53%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.21
Takedowns / 15 min
25%
Takedown accuracy
76%
Takedown defense
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brian Kelleher
  • LCody StamannU-DEC R3
    Close +2103mo before
  • WHunter AzureKO/TKO R2
    Close +1704mo before
  • WOde OsbourneSUB R1
    Close +1258mo before
  • LMontel JacksonSUB R1
    opp missedClose +1551y 8mo before
  • LJohn LinekerKO/TKO R3
    Close +2252y 4mo before
Ray Rodriguez
No prior UFC fights.
Kelleher — win / loss by method
Record: 21-11-0

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
38% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 6 losses
W
43% of wins
L
55% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (20%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
16win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(57%) 4
3 (19%)Decision(43%) 3
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (19%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (31%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Kelleher
Rodriguez
9
UFC fights
0
74.6 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
15y 5m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Kelleher
Rodriguez
159W–32L · 83.2%
Overall
94W–18L · 83.9%
Wins
65W–14L · 82.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kelleher
Rodriguez
153W–76L · 66.8%
Overall
192W–140L · 57.8%
101W–63L · 61.6%
Wins
138W–116L · 54.3%
52W–13L · 80.0%
Losses
54W–24L · 69.2%
Distance striking
Kelleher
Rodriguez
5.57
Landed / min
37.4%
Accuracy
55.7%
Defense
0.40
Knockdowns / 15 min
66.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Kelleher
Rodriguez
1.21
Takedowns / 15 min
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
76.5%
Takedown defense
0.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
64.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Kelleher
  • Head66%(222)div 64%
  • Body14%(48)div 19%
  • Legs19%(64)div 16%
Rodriguez
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Brian Kelleher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ray Rodriguez

No UFC fights on record.

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