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UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Daniel Pineda
Daniel Pineda
26-13 · USA
VS
Herbert Burns
Herbert Burns
11-2 · BRA
August 15, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
149.5lbMissed +3.5
Daniel Pineda def. Herbert Burns by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 4:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pineda24/401/104:18
Burns4/131/200:12
R2 · 4:37
Pineda33/350/101:55
Burns6/92/202:27
Total
Pineda57/751/206:13
Burns10/223/402:39

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
PinedaWin probabilityBurns
61.3%38.7%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
40%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 7.8 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Pineda, blue toward Burns. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pineda61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%42%
Submission27%44%
Decision8%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 57
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Burns39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%
Submission13%34%
Decision12%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 10
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 3
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R231%
R311%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Pineda
51.2%-109
Burns
+10946.9%
Most takedownstie 33.5%
Pineda
29.2%+128
Burns
-12837.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pineda
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.1%
+138
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.7%
-138
03875
Burns
Expected: 28.5
28.5
Over 28.5
42.5%
+135
Under 28.5
57.5%
-135
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Pineda
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.1%
+127
Under 0.5
55.9%
-127
035
Burns
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.6%
+152
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
49.5%
-152
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 7.8 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
Pineda61.3%29.3%+32.0+225
Burns38.7%70.7%−32.0-286

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
62.7Striking68.2
Burns +5.5
57.1Grappling75.0
Burns +17.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PinedaBurns
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1491
Pound-for-pound
1563
1491
Divisional
1546
1500
Striking offense
1494
1500
Striking defense
1503
1521
Grappling offense
1560
1501
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
69"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.99
Strikes landed / min
2.96
44%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.51
Strikes absorbed / min
1.73
48%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.46
Takedowns / 15 min
7.41
25%
Takedown accuracy
100%
48%
Takedown defense
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
7.4
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
100%
-2
Win/loss streak
+2
20%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
2345
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Pineda
  • LRobert WhitefordU-DEC R3
    Close -2106y 5mo before
  • LDiego BrandaoU-DEC R3
    Close +1677y before
  • WJustin LawrenceSUB R1
    Close -1107y 4mo before
  • LAntonio CarvalhoKO/TKO R1
    Close -2558y 1mo before
  • LMike BrownU-DEC R3
    Close +1088y 3mo before
Herbert Burns
  • WEvan DunhamSUB R1
    Close -2252mo before
  • WNate LandwehrKO/TKO R1
    Close +1007mo before
Pineda — win / loss by method
Record: 26-13-0, 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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
15% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 6 losses
W
69% of wins
L
46% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
23win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (35%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
15 (65%)Submission(67%) 6
0 (0%)Decision(22%) 2
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (78%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Pineda
Burns
7
UFC fights
2
51.5 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
4.0 min · 2.0 avg
19y 3m
Career length
14y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pineda
Burns
80W–27L · 74.8%
Overall
31W–10L · 75.6%
15W–4L · 78.9%
Wins
31W–10L · 75.6%
65W–23L · 73.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pineda
Burns
238W–112L · 68.0%
Overall
116W–50L · 69.9%
162W–91L · 64.0%
Wins
98W–50L · 66.2%
76W–21L · 78.4%
Losses
18W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Pineda
Burns
4.45
Landed / min
8.05
34.5%
Accuracy
40.0%
51.9%
Defense
58.3%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.70
39.7%
Time at distance
24.5%
Grappling & control
Pineda
Burns
1.46
Takedowns / 15 min
7.41
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
48.3%
Takedown defense
2.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
7.41
32.9%
Control share
77.6%
Strike target map
Pineda
  • Head71%(109)div 65%
  • Body18%(27)div 19%
  • Legs12%(18)div 16%
Burns
  • Head50%(6)div 65%
  • Body50%(6)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Daniel Pineda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Herbert Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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