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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Mark Madsen
Mark Madsen
8-0 · DNK
VS
Danilo Belluardo
Danilo Belluardo
12-4 · ITA
September 28, 2019 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Mark Madsen def. Danilo Belluardo by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:12
Madsen22/291/200:51
Belluardo0/10/000:00
Total
Madsen22/291/200:51
Belluardo0/10/000:00

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
MadsenWin probabilityBelluardo
58.8%41.2%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
22%
Decision
55%
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 Madsen, blue toward Belluardo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Madsen59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%19%
Submission14%23%
Decision34%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 22
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 1
Belluardo41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission8%20%
Decision21%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 0
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R29%
R35%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Madsen
43.5%+126
Belluardo
-12654.9%
Most takedownstie 32.5%
Madsen
34.7%-106
Belluardo
+10632.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Madsen
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.8%
+134
Under 32.5
57.2%
-134
04182
Belluardo
Expected: 37.0
37
Over 37
41.5%
+136
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.7%
-136
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Madsen
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.0%
+160
Exactly 1
17.0%
push
Under 1
51.0%
-160
035
Belluardo
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.3%
+173
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
52.5%
-173
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
Madsen58.8%82.5%−23.7-600
Belluardo41.2%17.5%+23.7+450

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
MadsenBelluardo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1506
1529
Divisional
1506
Striking offense
Striking defense
1561
Grappling offense
1503
1558
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
35 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.76
Strike accuracy
65%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.58
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
4.07
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
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
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Madsen
No prior UFC fights.
Danilo Belluardo
  • LJoel AlvarezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1154mo before
Madsen — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (38%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Belluardo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Madsen
Belluardo
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
7.4 min · 7.4 avg
Career length
12y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Madsen
Belluardo
Overall
15W–2L · 88.2%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
15W–2L · 88.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Madsen
Belluardo
34W–19L · 64.2%
Overall
73W–45L · 61.9%
34W–19L · 64.2%
Wins
54W–41L · 56.8%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–4L · 82.6%
Distance striking
Madsen
Belluardo
Landed / min
3.00
Accuracy
61.5%
Defense
78.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
36.2%
Grappling & control
Madsen
Belluardo
Takedowns / 15 min
4.07
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
93.9%
Strike target map
Madsen
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Belluardo
  • Head69%(9)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs31%(4)div 17%

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

Mark Madsen

No UFC fights on record.

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

Danilo Belluardo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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