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UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque
14-6-1 · USA
VS
Bryan Barberena
Bryan Barberena
14-5 · USA
February 17, 2019 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Vicente Luque def. Bryan Barberena by KO/TKO (Knee), R3 4:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Luque37/640/000:35
Barberena30/670/110:31
R2
Luque55/830/000:01
Barberena73/1400/000:00
R3 · 4:54
Luque71/940/010:04
Barberena66/1480/000:00
Total
Luque163/2410/010:40
Barberena169/3550/110:31

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
LuqueWin probabilityBarberena
66.4%33.6%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
11%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Luque66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%47%
Submission9%14%
Decision26%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3988)act 163
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Barberena34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%49%
Submission2%5%
Decision16%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3478)act 169
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R223%
R316%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Luque
55.1%-125
Barberena
+12544.0%
Most takedownstie 60.6%
Luque
34.5%-703
Barberena
+7034.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Luque
Expected: 67.8
68
Over 68
41.8%
+137
Exactly 68
1.0%
push
Under 68
57.2%
-137
085170
Barberena
Expected: 60.2
60
Over 60
42.1%
+135
Exactly 60
1.1%
push
Under 60
56.7%
-135
076151
Takedowns — over/under
Luque
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
35.8%
+180
Under 0.5
64.2%
-180
035
Barberena
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.9%
Exactly 0
93.1%
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 10.5 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
Luque66.4%79.7%−13.3-470
Barberena33.6%20.3%+13.3+375

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
69.5Striking68.3
Luque +1.2
59.6Grappling37.3
Luque +22.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LuqueBarberena
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1581
Pound-for-pound
1558
1580
Divisional
1554
1535
Striking offense
1523
1499
Striking defense
1503
1518
Grappling offense
1491
1525
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.71
Strikes landed / min
4.98
52%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
3.71
56%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.34
50%
Takedown accuracy
40%
62%
Takedown defense
47%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
63%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
134
Days since last fight
176
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vicente Luque
  • WJalin TurnerKO/TKO R1
    Close -7004mo before
  • WChad LapriseKO/TKO R1
    Close -2359mo before
  • WNiko PriceSUB R2
    Close -1301y 4mo before
  • LLeon EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 11mo before
  • WBelal MuhammadKO/TKO R1
    Close -1252y 3mo before
Bryan Barberena
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -4206mo before
  • LLeon EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y 6mo before
  • WJoe ProctorKO/TKO R1
    Close -3301y 10mo before
  • LColby CovingtonU-DEC R3
    Close +3002y 2mo before
  • WWarlley AlvesU-DEC R3
    Close +4502y 9mo before
Luque — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-1

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 4 losses
W
7% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (43%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 2
Barberena — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Luque
Barberena
9
UFC fights
8
60.7 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
87.4 min · 10.9 avg
17y 1m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Luque
Barberena
87W–23L · 79.1%
Overall
106W–23L · 82.2%
71W–20L · 78.0%
Wins
74W–19L · 79.6%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
32W–4L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Luque
Barberena
71W–19L · 78.9%
Overall
49W–25L · 66.2%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Wins
44W–23L · 65.7%
45W–14L · 76.3%
Losses
5W–2L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Luque
Barberena
6.15
Landed / min
6.14
48.3%
Accuracy
41.7%
58.2%
Defense
52.3%
1.24
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.86
46.4%
Time at distance
51.2%
Grappling & control
Luque
Barberena
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.34
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
61.5%
Takedown defense
47.2%
0.99
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.34
49.8%
Control share
32.3%
Strike target map
Luque
  • Head60%(135)div 63%
  • Body15%(33)div 20%
  • Legs25%(57)div 16%
Barberena
  • Head66%(289)div 63%
  • Body13%(55)div 20%
  • Legs21%(91)div 16%

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

Vicente Luque
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bryan Barberena
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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