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Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez
16-2 · MEX
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
28-16 · USA
October 18, 2019 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Yair Rodriguez def. Jeremy Stephens by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez39/700/300:50
Stephens11/240/000:29
R2
Rodriguez41/730/002:20
Stephens11/221/101:33
R3
Rodriguez16/270/000:00
Stephens28/492/303:33
Total
Rodriguez96/1700/303:10
Stephens50/953/405:35

Scorecards

Rodriguez vs Stephens

RdDave TirelliDavid GinsbergMarcel VarelaCommunity
R1---9.9-9
R2---10-8.7
R3---8.8-10
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-27.7

Media (17 cards) · avg 28.927.6 · 16 Rodriguez · 0 Stephens · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rodriguez-Stephens.

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
RodriguezWin probabilityStephens
83.8%16.2%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
5%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%48%
Submission5%5%
Decision39%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3887)act 96
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Stephens16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%59%
Submission0%2%
Decision6%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 50
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 3
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R230%
R37%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Rodriguez
75.3%-316
Stephens
+31623.8%
Most takedownstie 62.6%
Rodriguez
27.8%-291
Stephens
+2919.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 67.0
67
Over 67
42.0%
+136
Exactly 67
1.0%
push
Under 67
57.0%
-136
084168
Stephens
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
42.9%
+133
Under 36.5
57.1%
-133
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.1%
+232
Under 0.5
69.9%
-232
035
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.5%
Exactly 0
87.5%
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 10.3 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
Rodriguez83.8%56.2%+27.6-140
Stephens16.2%43.8%−27.6+120

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
68.4Striking64.4
Rodriguez +4.0
52.1Grappling45.2
Rodriguez +7.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezStephens
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1614
Pound-for-pound
1559
1606
Divisional
1561
1517
Striking offense
1524
1518
Striking defense
1530
1489
Grappling offense
1449
1519
Grappling defense
1534
Physical
27 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.06
Strikes landed / min
3.08
43%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.10
Strikes absorbed / min
2.84
59%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
1.11
33%
Takedown accuracy
36%
69%
Takedown defense
64%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
48%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
43%
Finish rate
53%
Recent opp. quality
27
Days since last fight
27
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yair Rodriguez
  • WChan Sung JungKO/TKO R5
    Close -13011mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R2
    Close +1202y 5mo before
  • WBJ PennKO/TKO R2
    Close -3502y 9mo before
  • WAlex CaceresS-DEC R5
    Close -3353y 2mo before
  • WAndre FiliKO/TKO R2
    Close -1103y 6mo before
Jeremy Stephens
  • LZabit MagomedsharipovU-DEC R3
    Close +2608mo before
  • LJose AldoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 3mo before
  • WJosh EmmettKO/TKO R2
    Close -1301y 8mo before
  • WDooho ChoiKO/TKO R2
    Close +1451y 9mo before
  • WGilbert MelendezU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 1mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0, 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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 28-16-0, 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
19 wins, 2 losses
W
68% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
19% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 11 losses
W
25% of wins
L
69% of losses
UFC
15win15loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (53%)KO/TKO(13%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(13%) 2
7 (47%)Decision(73%) 11
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Stephens
9
UFC fights
31
117.9 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
365.6 min · 11.8 avg
15y 6m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Stephens
105W–36L · 74.5%
Overall
523W–125L · 80.7%
84W–31L · 73.0%
Wins
223W–53L · 80.8%
21W–5L · 80.8%
Losses
300W–72L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Stephens
10W–12L · 45.5%
Overall
87W–49L · 64.0%
9W–11L · 45.0%
Wins
81W–48L · 62.8%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Stephens
5.13
Landed / min
3.96
40.6%
Accuracy
34.7%
65.9%
Defense
62.7%
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
62.8%
Time at distance
56.8%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Stephens
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
1.11
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
36.5%
69.0%
Takedown defense
64.5%
1.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.41
26.2%
Control share
45.1%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head54%(260)div 65%
  • Body20%(97)div 19%
  • Legs25%(122)div 16%
Stephens
  • Head60%(671)div 65%
  • Body17%(196)div 19%
  • Legs23%(260)div 16%

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

Yair Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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