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UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez
16-2 · ESP
VS
Joe Duffy
Joe Duffy
16-4 · IRL
July 18, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Joel Alvarez def. Joe Duffy by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:25
Alvarez18/370/000:00
Duffy14/261/100:09
Total
Alvarez18/370/000:00
Duffy14/261/100:09

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
AlvarezWin probabilityDuffy
68.5%31.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
29%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Alvarez69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%28%
Submission22%32%
Decision28%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Duffy31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%29%
Submission7%23%
Decision15%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 14
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R29%
R315%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Alvarez
69.7%-241
Duffy
+24129.0%
Most takedownstie 44.4%
Alvarez
20.0%+178
Duffy
-17835.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 47.8
48
Over 48
41.6%
+137
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
57.0%
-137
060120
Duffy
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
41.6%
+135
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.2%
-135
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+254
Under 0.5
71.8%
-254
035
Duffy
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.2%
+132
Under 0.5
56.8%
-132
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 9.7 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
Alvarez68.5%27.1%+41.4+250
Duffy31.5%72.9%−41.4-335

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
55.6Striking54.6
Alvarez +1.0
0.0Grappling55.8
Duffy +55.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvarezDuffy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1551
1544
Divisional
1548
1504
Striking offense
1495
1503
Striking defense
1500
1495
Grappling offense
1504
1497
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'10"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
2.56
34%
Strike accuracy
33%
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.63
55%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.75
Takedown accuracy
60%
0%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
57%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
50%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
413
Days since last fight
490
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joel Alvarez
  • WDanilo BelluardoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1051y 2mo before
  • LDamir IsmagulovU-DEC R3
    Close +2651y 5mo before
Joe Duffy
  • LMarc DiakieseU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 4mo before
  • LJames VickKO/TKO R2
    Close -1552y 8mo before
  • WReza MadadiU-DEC R3
    Close -5503y 4mo before
  • WMitch ClarkeSUB R1
    Close -4404y before
  • LDustin PoirierU-DEC R3
    Close -1504y 7mo before
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (7%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
14 (93%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Duffy — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Alvarez
Duffy
2
UFC fights
7
22.4 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
60.3 min · 8.6 avg
12y 7m
Career length
18y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alvarez
Duffy
32W–4L · 88.9%
Overall
101W–20L · 83.5%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
60W–12L · 83.3%
20W–1L · 95.2%
Losses
41W–8L · 83.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alvarez
Duffy
100W–35L · 74.1%
Overall
92W–38L · 70.8%
99W–35L · 73.9%
Wins
75W–32L · 70.1%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
17W–6L · 73.9%
Distance striking
Alvarez
Duffy
2.39
Landed / min
3.57
28.2%
Accuracy
30.4%
55.8%
Defense
60.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.50
78.7%
Time at distance
60.0%
Grappling & control
Alvarez
Duffy
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.75
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
64.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.75
6.1%
Control share
26.7%
Strike target map
Alvarez
  • Head74%(42)div 63%
  • Body11%(6)div 20%
  • Legs16%(9)div 17%
Duffy
  • Head68%(104)div 63%
  • Body20%(31)div 20%
  • Legs12%(19)div 17%

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

Joel Alvarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Duffy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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