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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
11-4 · GBR
VS
September 21, 2019 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Paul Craig def. Vinicius Moreira by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:19
Craig18/271/112:08
Moreira1/30/000:51
Total
Craig18/271/112:08
Moreira1/30/000:51

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
CraigWin probabilityMoreira
62.7%37.3%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
29%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 6.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Craig63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%48%
Submission20%32%
Decision13%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 18
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 1
Moreira37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%53%
Submission9%25%
Decision8%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 1
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~47 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R157%
R216%
R36%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Craig
49.5%-103
Moreira
+10348.2%
Most takedownstie 63.3%
Craig
18.3%+100
Moreira
-10018.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
40.5%
+140
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.8%
-140
03060
Moreira
Expected: 23.4
23.5
Over 23.5
42.3%
+137
Under 23.5
57.7%
-137
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.4%
+367
Under 0.5
78.6%
-367
035
Moreira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.5%
+366
Under 0.5
78.5%
-366
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 6.5 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
Craig62.7%52.2%+10.5-120
Moreira37.3%47.8%−10.5+100

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
57.9Striking48.0
Craig +9.9
48.4Grappling0.0
Craig +48.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CraigMoreira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1493
1512
Divisional
1492
Striking offense
Striking defense
1507
Grappling offense
1494
1481
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.92
Strikes landed / min
2.48
46%
Strike accuracy
54%
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
8.41
47%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
19%
Takedown accuracy
0%
50%
Takedown defense
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Craig
  • LAlonzo MenifieldKO/TKO R1
    Close +2903mo before
  • WKennedy NzechukwuSUB R3
    Close +1606mo before
  • LJimmy CruteSUB R3
    Close +24510mo before
  • WMagomed AnkalaevSUB R3
    Close +5501y 6mo before
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R1
    Close +1252y 2mo before
Vinicius Moreira
  • LEryk AndersKO/TKO R1
    Close +2503mo before
  • LAlonzo MenifieldKO/TKO R1
    Close +2458mo before
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
1 win, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
91% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
3 (100%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Moreira — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
1 win, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
8 (89%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
Moreira
7
UFC fights
2
63.6 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
5.2 min · 2.6 avg
12y 11m
Career length
10y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
Moreira
53W–2L · 96.4%
Overall
18W–4L · 81.8%
27W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
26W–2L · 92.9%
Losses
18W–4L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
Moreira
15W–9L · 62.5%
Overall
52W–18L · 74.3%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
48W–17L · 73.8%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Craig
Moreira
3.50
Landed / min
4.35
38.1%
Accuracy
52.6%
66.5%
Defense
46.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
36.0%
Time at distance
43.9%
Grappling & control
Craig
Moreira
1.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
18.9%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
1.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
27.3%
Control share
75.2%
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head34%(42)div 65%
  • Body42%(51)div 19%
  • Legs24%(29)div 16%
Moreira
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body54%(7)div 19%
  • Legs46%(6)div 16%

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Vinicius Moreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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