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UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Rodolfo Vieira
Rodolfo Vieira
6-0 · BRA
VS
March 7, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Rodolfo Vieira def. Saparbeg Safarov by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 2:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:58
Vieira5/102/201:53
Safarov5/100/000:00
Total
Vieira5/102/201:53
Safarov5/100/000:00

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
VieiraWin probabilitySafarov
57.9%42.1%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
24%
Decision
55%
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 Vieira, blue toward Safarov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Vieira58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%16%
Submission17%30%
Decision31%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 5
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 2
Safarov42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission6%15%
Decision24%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 5
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R210%
R37%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Vieira
32.9%+199
Safarov
-19965.6%
Most takedownstie 30.9%
Vieira
42.1%-156
Safarov
+15627.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vieira
Expected: 28.2
28
Over 28
41.7%
+134
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
55.9%
-134
03671
Safarov
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
42.7%
+134
Under 40.5
57.3%
-134
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Vieira
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
39.4%
+154
Under 1.5
60.6%
-154
035
Safarov
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.3%
+207
Exactly 1
16.1%
push
Under 1
56.6%
-207
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
Vieira57.9%83.1%−25.2-570
Safarov42.1%16.9%+25.2+480

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
60.6Striking66.9
Safarov +6.3
63.2Grappling57.9
Vieira +5.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VieiraSafarov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1515
1536
Divisional
1529
1472
Striking offense
1484
1504
Striking defense
1499
1559
Grappling offense
1534
1552
Grappling defense
1535
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.91
Strikes landed / min
4.29
46%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.33
Strikes absorbed / min
3.10
49%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
43%
Takedown accuracy
42%
Takedown defense
100%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
357
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rodolfo Vieira
  • WOskar PiechotaSUB R2
    Close -2257mo before
Saparbeg Safarov
  • WNicolae NegumereanuU-DEC R3
    Close +1501y before
  • LTyson PedroSUB R1
    Close +2502y 1mo before
  • LGian VillanteKO/TKO R2
    Close +1653y 3mo before
Vieira — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
17% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (80%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Safarov — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Vieira
Safarov
1
UFC fights
3
9.4 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
26.8 min · 8.9 avg
9y 6m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vieira
Safarov
11W–1L · 91.7%
Overall
29W–8L · 78.4%
11W–1L · 91.7%
Wins
9W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–8L · 71.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vieira
Safarov
19W–7L · 73.1%
Overall
81W–49L · 62.3%
19W–7L · 73.1%
Wins
81W–49L · 62.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Vieira
Safarov
1.73
Landed / min
4.59
31.3%
Accuracy
33.5%
70.4%
Defense
51.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
30.6%
Time at distance
44.7%
Grappling & control
Vieira
Safarov
4.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.59
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
96.7%
Strike target map
Vieira
  • Head89%(16)div 63%
  • Body6%(1)div 19%
  • Legs6%(1)div 17%
Safarov
  • Head83%(96)div 63%
  • Body8%(9)div 19%
  • Legs9%(10)div 17%

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

Rodolfo Vieira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Saparbeg Safarov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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