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UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
Maki Pitolo
Maki Pitolo
12-5 · USA
VS
Charles Byrd
Charles Byrd
10-6 · USA
June 6, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Maki Pitolo def. Charles Byrd by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 1:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pitolo2/102/201:44
Byrd5/101/202:54
R2 · 1:10
Pitolo27/491/100:08
Byrd6/150/000:00
Total
Pitolo29/593/301:52
Byrd11/251/202:54

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
PitoloWin probabilityByrd
71.6%28.4%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
25%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pitolo72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%37%
Submission16%21%
Decision30%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 29
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 3
Byrd28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%29%
Submission9%32%
Decision11%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 11
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.5)act 1
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R217%
R38%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Pitolo
58.3%-145
Byrd
+14540.2%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Pitolo
21.1%+203
Byrd
-20342.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pitolo
Expected: 37.4
37.5
Over 37.5
42.2%
+137
Under 37.5
57.8%
-137
04794
Byrd
Expected: 30.6
30.5
Over 30.5
42.8%
+134
Under 30.5
57.2%
-134
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Pitolo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
32.6%
+207
Under 0.5
67.4%
-207
035
Byrd
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.7%
+130
Exactly 1
15.6%
push
Under 1
47.7%
-130
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 9.2 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
Pitolo71.6%38.1%+33.5+155
Byrd28.4%61.9%−33.5-175

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
62.4Striking75.3
Byrd +12.9
19.4Grappling31.2
Byrd +11.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PitoloByrd
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1491
1518
Divisional
1492
1505
Striking offense
1497
1497
Striking defense
1485
1495
Grappling offense
1493
1497
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.00
Strikes landed / min
4.21
39%
Strike accuracy
60%
3.20
Strikes absorbed / min
3.11
50%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.26
0%
Takedown accuracy
20%
25%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
462
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Maki Pitolo
  • LCallan PotterU-DEC R3
    Close -4008mo before
Charles Byrd
  • LEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1301y 3mo before
  • LDarren StewartKO/TKO R2
    Close -1701y 9mo before
  • WJohn PhillipsSUB R1
    Close -1052y 3mo before
Pitolo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (25%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Byrd — win / loss by method
Record: 10-6-0

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, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
17% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (44%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (22%)Decision(25%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pitolo
Byrd
1
UFC fights
3
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
11.9 min · 4.0 avg
13y 5m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pitolo
Byrd
17W–8L · 68.0%
Overall
37W–9L · 80.4%
0W–0L
Wins
21W–6L · 77.8%
17W–8L · 68.0%
Losses
16W–3L · 84.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pitolo
Byrd
128W–59L · 68.4%
Overall
87W–48L · 64.4%
77W–31L · 71.3%
Wins
61W–33L · 64.9%
51W–28L · 64.6%
Losses
26W–15L · 63.4%
Distance striking
Pitolo
Byrd
12.16
Landed / min
6.96
38.7%
Accuracy
51.0%
53.9%
Defense
75.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
32.9%
Time at distance
31.4%
Grappling & control
Pitolo
Byrd
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.26
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.26
15.7%
Control share
84.5%
Strike target map
Pitolo
  • Head82%(49)div 63%
  • Body15%(9)div 19%
  • Legs3%(2)div 17%
Byrd
  • Head86%(43)div 63%
  • Body6%(3)div 19%
  • Legs8%(4)div 17%

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

Maki Pitolo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Charles Byrd
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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