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John Makdessi
John Makdessi
14-6 · CAN
VS
Abel Trujillo
Abel Trujillo
15-7 · USA
December 16, 2017 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
153.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
John Makdessi def. Abel Trujillo by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Makdessi12/280/010:00
Trujillo7/190/100:00
R2
Makdessi16/410/000:00
Trujillo9/361/301:01
R3
Makdessi19/350/000:00
Trujillo13/360/200:36
Total
Makdessi47/1040/010:00
Trujillo29/911/601:37

Scorecards

Makdessi vs Trujillo

RdChris LeeDr. Greg JacksonSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 17 Makdessi · 0 Trujillo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Makdessi-Trujillo.

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
MakdessiWin probabilityTrujillo
49.5%50.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
11%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Makdessi50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%
Submission3%5%
Decision32%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 47
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Trujillo50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%26%
Submission9%17%
Decision28%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 29
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~107 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R28%
R318%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Makdessi
47.0%+110
Trujillo
-11051.9%
Most takedownstie 52.5%
Makdessi
18.2%+162
Trujillo
-16229.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Makdessi
Expected: 52.2
52
Over 52
42.1%
+134
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.6%
-134
066131
Trujillo
Expected: 55.0
55
Over 55
41.9%
+136
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.9%
-136
069138
Takedowns — over/under
Makdessi
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.0%
+317
Under 0.5
76.0%
-317
035
Trujillo
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.8%
+187
Under 0.5
65.2%
-187
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 12.3 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
Makdessi49.5%42.9%+6.6+125
Trujillo50.5%57.1%−6.6-145

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
75.6Striking67.8
Makdessi +7.8
24.4Grappling53.1
Trujillo +28.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MakdessiTrujillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1562
1523
Divisional
1561
1527
Striking offense
1499
1498
Striking defense
1525
1461
Grappling offense
1508
1556
Grappling defense
1468
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.39
Strikes landed / min
2.77
51%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.95
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
72%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.38
0%
Takedown accuracy
52%
88%
Takedown defense
40%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
43%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
315
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Makdessi
  • LLando VannataKO/TKO R1
    Close +1351y before
  • WMehdi BaghdadS-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 5mo before
  • LYancy MedeirosS-DEC R3
    Close -1702y before
  • LDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2
    Close +5002y 7mo before
  • WShane CampbellKO/TKO R1
    Close -1102y 8mo before
Abel Trujillo
  • LJames VickSUB R3
    Close +11510mo before
  • WJordan RinaldiU-DEC R3
    Close -3201y 7mo before
  • WTony SimsSUB R1
    Close +1351y 11mo before
  • WGleison TibauDQ R1
    Close +1102y 1mo before
  • LTony FergusonSUB R2
    Close +2953y before
Makdessi — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
64% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Trujillo — win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0, 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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
29% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (17%)Decision(33%) 1
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (44%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Makdessi
Trujillo
13
UFC fights
10
137.7 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
88.2 min · 8.8 avg
17y 10m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Makdessi
Trujillo
201W–53L · 79.1%
Overall
154W–40L · 79.4%
81W–24L · 77.1%
Wins
110W–36L · 75.3%
120W–29L · 80.5%
Losses
44W–4L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Makdessi
Trujillo
33W–24L · 57.9%
Overall
139W–103L · 57.4%
33W–24L · 57.9%
Wins
78W–68L · 53.4%
0W–0L
Losses
61W–35L · 63.5%
Distance striking
Makdessi
Trujillo
5.49
Landed / min
3.27
51.5%
Accuracy
29.6%
73.2%
Defense
66.5%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
89.9%
Time at distance
40.6%
Grappling & control
Makdessi
Trujillo
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.38
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
51.9%
87.9%
Takedown defense
40.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.51
38.0%
Control share
36.7%
Strike target map
Makdessi
  • Head52%(387)div 63%
  • Body27%(202)div 20%
  • Legs21%(153)div 17%
Trujillo
  • Head70%(172)div 63%
  • Body23%(56)div 20%
  • Legs7%(16)div 17%

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

John Makdessi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Abel Trujillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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