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UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
Brok Weaver
Brok Weaver
14-4 · USA
VS
Kazula Vargas
Kazula Vargas
11-3 · MEX
February 15, 2020 · Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Brok Weaver def. Kazula Vargas by DQ, R1 4:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:02
Weaver5/90/000:00
Vargas15/291/203:07
Total
Weaver5/90/000:00
Vargas15/291/203:07

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
WeaverWin probabilityVargas
33.5%66.5%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
32%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Weaver34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%16%
Submission10%29%
Decision19%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 5
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Vargas66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%32%
Submission22%34%
Decision22%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 15
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R221%
R39%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Weaver
38.7%+154
Vargas
-15459.7%
Most takedownstie 41.0%
Weaver
30.0%-104
Vargas
+10428.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Weaver
Expected: 29.0
29
Over 29
41.4%
+136
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.4%
-136
03773
Vargas
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.6%
+135
Under 36.5
57.4%
-135
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Weaver
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.1%
+156
Under 0.5
60.9%
-156
035
Vargas
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.3%
+154
Under 0.5
60.7%
-154
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 9.6 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
Weaver33.5%70.7%−37.2-270
Vargas66.5%29.3%+37.2+230

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WeaverVargas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1508
1523
Divisional
1508
1500
Striking offense
1501
1500
Striking defense
1503
1500
Grappling offense
1492
1500
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
28 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.33
Strike accuracy
48%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.13
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
25%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brok Weaver
No prior UFC fights.
Kazula Vargas
  • LAlex Da SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close +2406mo before
Weaver — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (21%)Submission(25%) 1
8 (57%)Decision(50%) 2
1 (7%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Vargas — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Weaver
Vargas
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
15y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Weaver
Vargas
Overall
20W–2L · 90.9%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
20W–2L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Weaver
Vargas
114W–78L · 59.4%
Overall
63W–23L · 73.3%
91W–69L · 56.9%
Wins
52W–19L · 73.2%
23W–9L · 71.9%
Losses
11W–4L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Weaver
Vargas
Landed / min
4.94
Accuracy
38.2%
Defense
75.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
17.5%
Grappling & control
Weaver
Vargas
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
2.4%
Strike target map
Weaver
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Vargas
  • Head80%(16)div 63%
  • Body10%(2)div 20%
  • Legs10%(2)div 17%

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

Brok Weaver

No UFC fights on record.

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

Kazula Vargas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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