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UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
18-7 · USA
VS
Elias Theodorou
Elias Theodorou
16-2 · CAN
May 4, 2019 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Derek Brunson def. Elias Theodorou by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brunson14/242/301:23
Theodorou16/420/000:09
R2
Brunson22/370/100:33
Theodorou25/680/100:00
R3
Brunson20/332/501:21
Theodorou24/600/000:00
Total
Brunson56/944/903:17
Theodorou65/1700/100:09

Scorecards

Brunson vs Theodorou

RdDave TirelliDavid TherienEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-99-109-109.3-9.8
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2729-2829-2829.1-28

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 15 Brunson · 0 Theodorou

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Brunson-Theodorou.

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
BrunsonWin probabilityTheodorou
48.6%51.4%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
24%
Decision
48%
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 Brunson, blue toward Theodorou. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brunson49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%35%
Submission15%30%
Decision17%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 56
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.1)act 4
Theodorou51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%21%
Submission9%19%
Decision31%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 65
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R212%
R38%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Brunson
42.3%+133
Theodorou
-13356.1%
Most takedownstie 35.0%
Brunson
54.1%-500
Theodorou
+50010.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.1%
+138
Under 31.5
57.9%
-138
04079
Theodorou
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.3%
+136
Under 36.5
57.7%
-136
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.2%
+103
Exactly 1
22.5%
push
Under 1
39.2%
-103
035
Theodorou
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.3%
Exactly 0
79.7%
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 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
Brunson48.6%50.0%−1.4-110
Theodorou51.4%50.0%+1.4-110

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
62.6Striking70.6
Theodorou +8.0
54.5Grappling36.8
Brunson +17.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrunsonTheodorou
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1616
1581
Divisional
1617
1520
Striking offense
1503
1513
Striking defense
1535
1514
Grappling offense
1499
1516
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
35 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.12
Strikes landed / min
4.17
43%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.74
Strikes absorbed / min
2.24
50%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
24%
Takedown accuracy
29%
100%
Takedown defense
60%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
80%
-2
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
78%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derek Brunson
  • LIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2456mo before
  • LJacare SouzaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1401y 3mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1451y 6mo before
  • WDaniel KellyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2501y 11mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1202y 3mo before
Elias Theodorou
  • WEryk AndersS-DEC R3
    Close -1255mo before
  • WTrevor SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -39011mo before
  • WDaniel KellyU-DEC R3
    Close -3101y 5mo before
  • LBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 10mo before
  • WCezar FerreiraU-DEC R3
    Close -1052y 2mo before
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
11 wins, 5 losses
W
61% of wins
L
71% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Theodorou — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (75%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Brunson
Theodorou
14
UFC fights
10
83.0 min · 5.9 avg
Octagon time
138.8 min · 13.9 avg
16y 2m
Career length
15y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brunson
Theodorou
247W–67L · 78.7%
Overall
129W–33L · 79.6%
154W–49L · 75.9%
Wins
104W–26L · 80.0%
93W–18L · 83.8%
Losses
25W–7L · 78.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brunson
Theodorou
84W–46L · 64.6%
Overall
36W–11L · 76.6%
53W–33L · 61.6%
Wins
36W–11L · 76.6%
31W–13L · 70.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Brunson
Theodorou
3.29
Landed / min
4.94
34.7%
Accuracy
34.0%
56.4%
Defense
63.7%
0.90
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
52.7%
Time at distance
51.7%
Grappling & control
Brunson
Theodorou
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
1.40
24.1%
Takedown accuracy
28.9%
100.0%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
96.2%
Control share
65.3%
Strike target map
Brunson
  • Head76%(197)div 63%
  • Body7%(17)div 19%
  • Legs17%(45)div 18%
Theodorou
  • Head45%(263)div 63%
  • Body32%(184)div 19%
  • Legs23%(132)div 18%

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Elias Theodorou
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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