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UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
16-0 · NGA
VS
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum
16-3 · USA
April 13, 2019 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds
183.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Israel Adesanya def. Kelvin Gastelum by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Adesanya10/320/000:00
Gastelum12/330/000:00
R2
Adesanya29/620/010:07
Gastelum20/440/200:00
R3
Adesanya16/410/000:00
Gastelum12/351/200:09
R4
Adesanya17/450/000:00
Gastelum32/690/200:28
R5
Adesanya37/570/030:35
Gastelum15/390/300:44
Total
Adesanya109/2370/040:42
Gastelum91/2201/901:21

Scorecards

Adesanya vs Gastelum

RdAnthony ManessKen CoffeyMichael BellCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.9-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.2
R49-109-109-109-10
R510-810-810-810-7.9
Total48-4648-4648-4647.8-46.1

Media (24 cards) · avg 4846.2 · 24 Adesanya · 0 Gastelum

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Adesanya-Gastelum.

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
AdesanyaWin probabilityGastelum
61.1%38.9%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
4%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 19.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Adesanya61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%43%
Submission1%1%
Decision34%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes102 (59133)act 109
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Gastelum39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%27%
Submission4%10%
Decision24%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (45102)act 91
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~181 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R216%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Adesanya
62.1%-166
Gastelum
+16637.3%
Most takedownstie 69.1%
Adesanya
8.4%+266
Gastelum
-26622.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 102.4
102.5
Over 102.5
42.4%
+136
Under 102.5
57.6%
-136
0128256
Gastelum
Expected: 78.4
78.5
Over 78.5
42.4%
+136
Under 78.5
57.6%
-136
099197
Takedowns — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.2%
Exactly 0
89.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Gastelum
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
23.9%
+318
Under 0.5
76.1%
-318
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 19.1 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
Adesanya61.1%61.2%−0.1-170
Gastelum38.9%38.8%+0.1+150

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
81.0Striking69.6
Adesanya +11.4
26.3Grappling46.6
Gastelum +20.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AdesanyaGastelum
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1622
Pound-for-pound
1637
1621
Divisional
1596
1517
Striking offense
1527
1530
Striking defense
1523
1496
Grappling offense
1494
1508
Grappling defense
1533
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'4"
Height
5'9"
80"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.47
Strikes landed / min
3.86
54%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.87
69%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
85%
Takedown defense
63%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Israel Adesanya
  • WAnderson SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -5152mo before
  • WDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2905mo before
  • WBrad TavaresU-DEC R5
    Close -1159mo before
  • WMarvin VettoriS-DEC R3
    Close -2451y before
  • WRob WilkinsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -3651y 2mo before
Kelvin Gastelum
  • WJacare SouzaS-DEC R3
    Close -10511mo before
  • WMichael BispingKO/TKO R1
    Close -2851y 5mo before
  • LChris WeidmanSUB R3
    Close -1551y 9mo before
  • WTim KennedyKO/TKO R3
    Close +1052y 4mo before
  • WJohny HendricksU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 9mo before
Adesanya — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
81% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (60%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Gastelum — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0, 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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Adesanya
Gastelum
5
UFC fights
14
68.5 min · 13.7 avg
Octagon time
165.1 min · 11.8 avg
14y 4m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Adesanya
Gastelum
92W–22L · 80.7%
Overall
237W–67L · 78.0%
92W–22L · 80.7%
Wins
194W–57L · 77.3%
0W–0L
Losses
43W–10L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Adesanya
Gastelum
139W–55L · 71.6%
Overall
6W–7L · 46.2%
139W–55L · 71.6%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Adesanya
Gastelum
5.02
Landed / min
5.18
50.8%
Accuracy
40.3%
72.5%
Defense
65.8%
0.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.82
75.0%
Time at distance
58.5%
Grappling & control
Adesanya
Gastelum
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
85.0%
Takedown defense
62.9%
0.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.18
14.9%
Control share
45.2%
Strike target map
Adesanya
  • Head53%(163)div 63%
  • Body19%(57)div 19%
  • Legs28%(86)div 18%
Gastelum
  • Head70%(444)div 63%
  • Body18%(114)div 19%
  • Legs12%(79)div 18%

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

Israel Adesanya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kelvin Gastelum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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