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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
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Mauricio Ruffy
Mauricio Ruffy
12-1 · BRA
September 6, 2025 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Benoit Saint Denis def. Mauricio Ruffy by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Saint Denis6/182/503:04
Ruffy1/60/000:16
R2 · 2:56
Saint Denis11/201/501:34
Ruffy4/110/000:18
Total
Saint Denis17/383/1004:38
Ruffy5/170/000:34

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
Saint DenisWin probabilityRuffy
63.1%36.9%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
27%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Saint Denis, blue toward Ruffy. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Saint Denis63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%36%12%
Submission23%37%13%
Decision17%27%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1548)act 17
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 3
Ruffy37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%53%41%
Submission3%9%6%
Decision14%38%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 5
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R221%
R311%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Saint Denis
48.3%+104
Ruffy
-10450.4%
Most takedownstie 33.6%
Saint Denis
55.9%-531
Ruffy
+53110.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saint Denis
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
40.0%
+150
Under 35.5
60.0%
-150
04590
Ruffy
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
39.9%
+150
Under 36.5
60.1%
-150
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Saint Denis
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
41.7%
+140
Under 1.5
58.3%
-140
035
Ruffy
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.2%
Exactly 0
80.8%
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 8.5 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
Saint Denis63.1%38.6%+24.5+147
Ruffy36.9%61.4%−24.5-180
By method
Saint Denis by KO/TKO26.7%11.7%+15.0+608
Saint Denis by submission16.8%13.3%+3.5+522
Saint Denis by decision19.5%13.4%+6.1+520
Ruffy by KO/TKO15.6%41.5%−25.9-100
Ruffy by submission9.9%6.1%+3.8+1262
Ruffy by decision11.4%14.1%−2.7+487
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.1%57.0%+6.1-156
Over 2.5 rds41.8%35.0%+6.8+166
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision30.9%27.6%+3.3+239

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
65.9Striking70.1
Ruffy +4.2
77.9Grappling25.0
Saint Denis +52.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Saint DenisRuffy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1582
Pound-for-pound
1572
1590
Divisional
1559
1532
Striking offense
1514
1474
Striking defense
1508
1531
Grappling offense
1497
1494
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.38
Strikes landed / min
4.40
56%
Strike accuracy
59%
4.61
Strikes absorbed / min
4.95
42%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.19
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
40%
Takedown accuracy
0%
71%
Takedown defense
100%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Benoit Saint Denis
  • WKyle PrepolecSUB R2
    Close -14004mo before
  • LRenato MoicanoKO/TKO R2
    Close -27911mo before
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R2
    Close -2161y 6mo before
  • WMatt FrevolaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2381y 10mo before
  • WThiago MoisesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1952y before
Mauricio Ruffy
  • WKing GreenKO/TKO R1
    Close -5106mo before
  • WJames LlontopU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -97510mo before
  • WJamie MullarkeyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2601y 4mo before
Saint Denis — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0, 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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Ruffy — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
92% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Saint Denis
Ruffy
9
UFC fights
3
68.0 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
21.8 min · 7.3 avg
7y 5m
Career length
9y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Saint Denis
Ruffy
163W–50L · 76.5%
Overall
64W–27L · 70.3%
93W–30L · 75.6%
Wins
64W–27L · 70.3%
70W–20L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saint Denis
Ruffy
86W–45L · 65.6%
Overall
75W–25L · 75.0%
86W–45L · 65.6%
Wins
72W–25L · 74.2%
0W–0L
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Saint Denis
Ruffy
8.42
Landed / min
4.30
50.2%
Accuracy
56.5%
47.5%
Defense
65.3%
0.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.06
37.6%
Time at distance
88.4%
Grappling & control
Saint Denis
Ruffy
4.19
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
39.6%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
70.6%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
77.6%
Control share
22.3%
Strike target map
Saint Denis
  • Head57%(208)div 63%
  • Body29%(106)div 21%
  • Legs14%(52)div 16%
Ruffy
  • Head81%(78)div 63%
  • Body6%(6)div 21%
  • Legs13%(12)div 16%

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

Benoit Saint Denis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mauricio Ruffy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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