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UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Alessandro Costa
Alessandro Costa
16-5 · BRA
VS
Cody Durden
Cody Durden
18-10-1 · USA
July 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Alessandro Costa def. Cody Durden by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Costa16/370/000:00
Durden17/530/200:12
R2 · 2:19
Costa5/120/001:01
Durden11/200/000:00
Total
Costa21/490/001:01
Durden28/730/200:12

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
CostaWin probabilityDurden
61.4%38.6%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
27%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Costa61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%42%28%
Submission17%28%17%
Decision18%30%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 21
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Durden39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%27%10%
Submission10%25%7%
Decision19%48%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 28
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.0)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R221%
R313%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Costa
55.3%-127
Durden
+12743.6%
Most takedownstie 27.4%
Costa
15.4%+370
Durden
-37057.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Costa
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
39.3%
+152
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.7%
-152
057113
Durden
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
39.7%
+152
Under 37.5
60.3%
-152
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Costa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.7%
+237
Under 0.5
70.3%
-237
035
Durden
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.3%
+121
Under 1.5
54.7%
-121
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 9.5 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
Costa61.4%67.0%−5.6-235
Durden38.6%33.0%+5.6+189
By method
Costa by KO/TKO22.1%27.6%−5.5+207
Costa by submission16.6%16.7%−0.1+407
Costa by decision22.6%22.0%+0.6+285
Durden by KO/TKO13.9%9.6%+4.3+784
Durden by submission10.5%6.7%+3.8+1165
Durden by decision14.2%17.4%−3.2+387
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.1%61.4%+9.7-193
Over 2.5 rds49.9%46.9%+3.0-100
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.8%41.2%−4.4+127

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
66.1Striking59.3
Costa +6.8
46.2Grappling66.2
Durden +20.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CostaDurden
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1509
1529
Divisional
1490
1521
Striking offense
1505
1492
Striking defense
1477
1493
Grappling offense
1535
1521
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.06
Strikes landed / min
3.24
50%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
3.94
53%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
3.99
27%
Takedown accuracy
49%
84%
Takedown defense
57%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
47%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
100%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
35
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alessandro Costa
  • WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R1
    Close -46335d before
  • WStewart NicollKO/TKO R2
    Close -4293mo before
  • LAlden CoriaKO/TKO R3
    Close -35710mo before
  • WKevin BorjasKO/TKO R2
    Close -1352y 2mo before
  • LSteve ErcegU-DEC R3
    Close +1752y 8mo before
Cody Durden
  • WJafel FilhoU-DEC R3
    Close +4563mo before
  • LNyamjargal TumendemberelU-DEC R3
    Close +1624mo before
  • LAllan NascimentoSUB R2
    Close +2548mo before
  • LJose OchoaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1721y 1mo before
  • LJoshua VanU-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 7mo before
Costa — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Durden — win / loss by method
Record: 18-10-1

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, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 5 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
30% of losses
UFC
7win8loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(25%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(50%) 4
5 (71%)Decision(25%) 2
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Costa
Durden
7
UFC fights
16
63.0 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
161.7 min · 10.1 avg
10y 8m
Career length
10y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Costa
Durden
85W–25L · 77.3%
Overall
190W–55L · 77.6%
50W–20L · 71.4%
Wins
96W–33L · 74.4%
35W–5L · 87.5%
Losses
94W–22L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Costa
Durden
81W–34L · 70.4%
Overall
53W–37L · 58.9%
69W–29L · 70.4%
Wins
35W–23L · 60.3%
12W–5L · 70.6%
Losses
18W–14L · 56.3%
Distance striking
Costa
Durden
4.79
Landed / min
5.98
44.3%
Accuracy
42.1%
58.6%
Defense
54.1%
0.95
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.09
63.0%
Time at distance
46.1%
Grappling & control
Costa
Durden
0.95
Takedowns / 15 min
3.99
26.7%
Takedown accuracy
49.4%
84.0%
Takedown defense
56.5%
0.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.65
25.8%
Control share
73.4%
Strike target map
Costa
  • Head61%(155)div 63%
  • Body19%(48)div 22%
  • Legs21%(53)div 16%
Durden
  • Head73%(384)div 63%
  • Body13%(67)div 22%
  • Legs14%(73)div 16%

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

Alessandro Costa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Durden
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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