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UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Sodiq Yusuff
Sodiq Yusuff
9-1 · USA
VS
Gabriel Benitez
Gabriel Benitez
21-6 · MEX
August 17, 2019 · Anaheim, California, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Sodiq Yusuff def. Gabriel Benitez by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:14
Yusuff34/790/010:04
Benitez24/720/000:00
Total
Yusuff34/790/010:04
Benitez24/720/000:00

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
YusuffWin probabilityBenitez
68.6%31.4%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
17%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Yusuff69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%43%
Submission7%10%
Decision32%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 34
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Benitez31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%33%
Submission11%34%
Decision10%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 24
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R212%
R314%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Yusuff
55.9%-130
Benitez
+13043.0%
Most takedownstie 50.9%
Yusuff
31.2%-175
Benitez
+17517.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Yusuff
Expected: 53.3
53.5
Over 53.5
42.3%
+136
Under 53.5
57.7%
-136
067134
Benitez
Expected: 46.4
46.5
Over 46.5
42.4%
+136
Under 46.5
57.6%
-136
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Yusuff
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.3%
+175
Under 0.5
63.7%
-175
035
Benitez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.0%
+316
Under 0.5
76.0%
-316
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 9.9 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
Yusuff68.6%71.1%−2.5-275
Benitez31.4%28.9%+2.5+235

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
73.7Striking73.1
Yusuff +0.6
0.0Grappling61.7
Benitez +61.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
YusuffBenitez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1570
1551
Divisional
1569
1508
Striking offense
1502
1502
Striking defense
1508
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.57
Strikes landed / min
4.23
50%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.60
54%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.23
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
56%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
455
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sodiq Yusuff
  • WSheymon MoraesU-DEC R3
    Close -1455mo before
  • WSuman MokhtarianKO/TKO R1
    Close -6009mo before
Gabriel Benitez
  • WHumberto BandenayKO/TKO R1
    Close -1551y 3mo before
  • WJason KnightU-DEC R3
    Close +2701y 8mo before
  • LEnrique BarzolaU-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 3mo before
  • WSam SiciliaSUB R2
    Close +1002y 11mo before
  • LAndre FiliKO/TKO R1
    Close +1903y 9mo before
Yusuff — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0
Benitez — win / loss by method
Record: 21-6-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Yusuff
Benitez
2
UFC fights
7
17.2 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
65.7 min · 9.4 avg
10y 3m
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Yusuff
Benitez
19W–2L · 90.5%
Overall
93W–28L · 76.9%
19W–2L · 90.5%
Wins
67W–22L · 75.3%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–6L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Yusuff
Benitez
37W–10L · 78.7%
Overall
116W–75L · 60.7%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
94W–63L · 59.9%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
22W–12L · 64.7%
Distance striking
Yusuff
Benitez
6.79
Landed / min
5.79
45.0%
Accuracy
40.9%
58.7%
Defense
75.7%
0.87
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.46
58.1%
Time at distance
65.2%
Grappling & control
Yusuff
Benitez
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.23
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
56.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.60
65.2%
Control share
15.7%
Strike target map
Yusuff
  • Head52%(50)div 65%
  • Body30%(29)div 19%
  • Legs18%(17)div 16%
Benitez
  • Head55%(153)div 65%
  • Body24%(68)div 19%
  • Legs21%(57)div 16%

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

Sodiq Yusuff
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabriel Benitez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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