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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
Alex Perez
Alex Perez
22-5 · USA
VS
Jordan Espinosa
Jordan Espinosa
14-6 · USA
January 25, 2020 · Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Alex Perez def. Jordan Espinosa by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 2:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:33
Perez2/91/101:32
Espinosa2/130/000:00
Total
Perez2/91/101:32
Espinosa2/130/000:00

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
PerezWin probabilityEspinosa
70.7%29.3%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
16%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Perez71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%31%
Submission10%14%
Decision39%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 2
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 1
Espinosa29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%30%
Submission6%20%
Decision14%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R214%
R310%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Perez
51.9%-111
Espinosa
+11146.8%
Most takedownstie 35.0%
Perez
55.1%-560
Espinosa
+5609.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Perez
Expected: 43.8
44
Over 44
41.4%
+138
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
57.1%
-138
055110
Espinosa
Expected: 41.4
41.5
Over 41.5
42.4%
+136
Under 41.5
57.6%
-136
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Perez
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.2%
-103
Exactly 1
20.7%
push
Under 1
39.1%
+103
035
Espinosa
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.0%
Exactly 0
81.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.0 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
Perez70.7%68.9%+1.8-250
Espinosa29.3%31.1%−1.8+210

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
74.8Striking74.6
Perez +0.2
74.0Grappling15.9
Perez +58.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PerezEspinosa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1513
1551
Divisional
1513
1497
Striking offense
1499
1498
Striking defense
1507
1523
Grappling offense
1487
1525
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
65"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.69
Strikes landed / min
3.17
50%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.09
Strikes absorbed / min
1.71
62%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
48%
Takedown accuracy
25%
83%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Perez
  • WMark De La RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -36510mo before
  • LJoseph BenavidezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 2mo before
  • WJose TorresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 6mo before
  • WEric SheltonU-DEC R3
    missedClose +1201y 11mo before
  • WCarls John De TomasSUB R2
    Close -4202y 2mo before
Jordan Espinosa
  • LMatt SchnellSUB R1
    Close -1556mo before
  • WEric SheltonU-DEC R3
    Close +11010mo before
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (28%)Submission(75%) 3
10 (56%)Decision(25%) 1
Espinosa — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0, 1 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (54%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (31%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Perez
Espinosa
5
UFC fights
2
45.0 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
16.4 min · 8.2 avg
15y 3m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Perez
Espinosa
62W–11L · 84.9%
Overall
25W–9L · 73.5%
37W–6L · 86.0%
Wins
12W–5L · 70.6%
25W–5L · 83.3%
Losses
13W–4L · 76.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Perez
Espinosa
136W–93L · 59.4%
Overall
94W–53L · 63.9%
105W–75L · 58.3%
Wins
72W–40L · 64.3%
31W–18L · 63.3%
Losses
22W–13L · 62.9%
Distance striking
Perez
Espinosa
5.91
Landed / min
3.36
41.5%
Accuracy
47.2%
69.3%
Defense
69.2%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.7%
Time at distance
92.7%
Grappling & control
Perez
Espinosa
3.33
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
47.6%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
83.3%
Takedown defense
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
89.7%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Perez
  • Head65%(137)div 63%
  • Body13%(28)div 22%
  • Legs22%(46)div 15%
Espinosa
  • Head40%(21)div 63%
  • Body19%(10)div 22%
  • Legs40%(21)div 15%

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

Alex Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jordan Espinosa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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