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Paul Felder
Paul Felder
16-4 · USA
VS
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
20-7 · BRA
September 7, 2019 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Paul Felder def. Edson Barboza by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Felder13/510/000:45
Barboza24/540/000:00
R2
Felder20/460/200:45
Barboza21/341/101:29
R3
Felder23/570/000:33
Barboza15/260/200:21
Total
Felder56/1540/202:03
Barboza60/1141/301:50

Scorecards

Felder vs Barboza

RdDavid LethabyHowie BoothMaria MakhmutovaCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.1-9.9
R210-99-1010-99.4-9.7
R310-99-1010-99.9-9.2
Total29-2827-3030-2728.4-28.8

Media (16 cards) · avg 2928 · 16 Felder · 0 Barboza

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Felder-Barboza.

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
FelderWin probabilityBarboza
61.1%38.9%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
1%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Felder61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%37%
Submission1%1%
Decision38%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes79 (45102)act 56
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Barboza39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%36%
Submission0%0%
Decision25%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes71 (4092)act 60
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~149 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R219%
R33%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Felder
54.5%-122
Barboza
+12244.8%
Most takedownstie 76.3%
Felder
17.2%-262
Barboza
+2626.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Felder
Expected: 78.5
78.5
Over 78.5
42.5%
+135
Under 78.5
57.5%
-135
099197
Barboza
Expected: 70.8
71
Over 71
41.8%
+137
Exactly 71
1.0%
push
Under 71
57.2%
-137
089177
Takedowns — over/under
Felder
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.1%
Exactly 0
81.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Barboza
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.6%
Exactly 0
92.4%
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 11.6 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
Felder61.1%47.8%+13.3+100
Barboza38.9%52.2%−13.3-120

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
63.7Striking63.9
Barboza +0.3
37.1Grappling46.6
Barboza +9.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FelderBarboza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1610
1612
Divisional
1609
1518
Striking offense
1543
1507
Striking defense
1496
1466
Grappling offense
1424
1525
Grappling defense
1572
Physical
35 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
4.01
44%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.08
Strikes absorbed / min
4.18
51%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.32
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
33%
Takedown accuracy
47%
59%
Takedown defense
80%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
63%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
202
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Felder
  • WJames VickU-DEC R3
    Close +1007mo before
  • LMike PerryS-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 2mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +1151y 9mo before
  • WStevie RayKO/TKO R1
    Close +1602y 2mo before
  • WAlex RicciKO/TKO R1
    Close -3702y 7mo before
Edson Barboza
  • LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R1
    Close -1205mo before
  • WDan HookerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1059mo before
  • LKevin LeeKO/TKO R5
    Close +1451y 5mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +3301y 8mo before
  • WBeneil DariushKO/TKO R2
    Close -1602y 6mo before
Felder — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 20-7-0

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
12 wins, 3 losses
W
60% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(29%) 2
7 (50%)Decision(29%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Felder
Barboza
12
UFC fights
21
141.3 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
230.2 min · 11.0 avg
14y 8m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Felder
Barboza
200W–65L · 75.5%
Overall
344W–79L · 81.3%
137W–46L · 74.9%
Wins
210W–51L · 80.5%
63W–19L · 76.8%
Losses
134W–28L · 82.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Felder
Barboza
33W–19L · 63.5%
Overall
43W–32L · 57.3%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
43W–32L · 57.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Felder
Barboza
4.11
Landed / min
4.79
36.9%
Accuracy
41.8%
53.1%
Defense
65.1%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.65
56.0%
Time at distance
78.6%
Grappling & control
Felder
Barboza
0.32
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
46.7%
59.1%
Takedown defense
80.3%
0.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.07
41.3%
Control share
25.7%
Strike target map
Felder
  • Head56%(280)div 63%
  • Body20%(101)div 20%
  • Legs24%(118)div 17%
Barboza
  • Head43%(398)div 63%
  • Body29%(263)div 20%
  • Legs28%(261)div 17%

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

Paul Felder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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