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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Alex Oliveira
Alex Oliveira
21-8-1 · BRA
VS
Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta
17-6-1 · DEU
July 25, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Alex Oliveira def. Peter Sobotta by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Oliveira9/240/000:00
Sobotta7/210/000:00
R2
Oliveira17/330/010:07
Sobotta10/170/200:46
R3
Oliveira19/360/000:19
Sobotta12/290/100:01
Total
Oliveira45/930/010:26
Sobotta29/670/300:47

Scorecards

Oliveira vs Sobotta

RdAnders OhlssonBen CartlidgeVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-27.1

Media (15 cards) · avg 3027 · 15 Oliveira · 0 Sobotta

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Oliveira-Sobotta.

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
OliveiraWin probabilitySobotta
43.5%56.5%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
11%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Oliveira44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%39%
Submission4%8%
Decision23%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 45
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Sobotta56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%
Submission8%14%
Decision32%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 29
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R211%
R34%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Oliveira
61.0%-164
Sobotta
+16437.2%
Most takedownstie 42.0%
Oliveira
18.2%+219
Sobotta
-21939.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
42.1%
+138
Under 34.5
57.9%
-138
04386
Sobotta
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
42.0%
+138
Under 26.5
58.0%
-138
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+263
Under 0.5
72.5%
-263
035
Sobotta
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.9%
+182
Exactly 1
18.5%
push
Under 1
52.6%
-182
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 10.5 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
Oliveira43.5%61.3%−17.8-182
Sobotta56.5%38.7%+17.8+145

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
66.3Striking60.9
Oliveira +5.4
54.9Grappling53.8
Oliveira +1.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OliveiraSobotta
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1520
1562
Divisional
1519
1502
Striking offense
1492
1553
Striking defense
1498
1524
Grappling offense
1495
1474
Grappling defense
1534
Physical
32 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.88
Strikes landed / min
2.17
51%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.18
Strikes absorbed / min
2.89
47%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.69
Takedowns / 15 min
1.76
38%
Takedown accuracy
35%
59%
Takedown defense
78%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
59%
UFC win rate
44%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
70%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
861
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Oliveira
  • WMax GriffinS-DEC R3
    Close -1255mo before
  • LNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close -15510mo before
  • LMike PerryU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 3mo before
  • LGunnar NelsonSUB R2
    Close +1351y 8mo before
  • WCarlo Pedersoli Jr.KO/TKO R1
    Close -5001y 10mo before
Peter Sobotta
  • LLeon EdwardsKO/TKO R3
    Close +1652y 4mo before
  • WBen SaundersKO/TKO R2
    Close -1353y 2mo before
  • WNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close +1703y 11mo before
  • LKyle NokeKO/TKO R1
    Close -2454y 8mo before
  • WSteve KennedySUB R1
    Close -3705y 1mo before
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-1, 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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
10win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(50%) 3
3 (30%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
11win2loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 1
Sobotta — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-1

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, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
13win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Oliveira
Sobotta
17
UFC fights
9
167.3 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
102.4 min · 11.4 avg
14y 8m
Career length
21y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oliveira
Sobotta
252W–63L · 80.0%
Overall
120W–33L · 78.4%
156W–42L · 78.8%
Wins
67W–14L · 82.7%
96W–21L · 82.1%
Losses
53W–19L · 73.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oliveira
Sobotta
60W–45L · 57.1%
Overall
39W–21L · 65.0%
41W–37L · 52.6%
Wins
37W–19L · 66.1%
19W–8L · 70.4%
Losses
2W–2L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Oliveira
Sobotta
5.28
Landed / min
3.73
41.3%
Accuracy
36.7%
60.8%
Defense
65.6%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.59
28.3%
Time at distance
45.3%
Grappling & control
Oliveira
Sobotta
2.69
Takedowns / 15 min
1.76
38.0%
Takedown accuracy
35.3%
59.0%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.59
58.5%
Control share
66.5%
Strike target map
Oliveira
  • Head61%(296)div 63%
  • Body24%(114)div 20%
  • Legs15%(72)div 16%
Sobotta
  • Head61%(136)div 63%
  • Body17%(38)div 20%
  • Legs22%(48)div 16%

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

Alex Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Peter Sobotta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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