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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sam Patterson
Sam Patterson
13-2-1 · GBR
VS
Trey Waters
Trey Waters
9-1 · USA
September 6, 2025 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Sam Patterson def. Trey Waters by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:01
Patterson25/480/000:00
Waters18/380/000:00
Total
Patterson25/480/000:00
Waters18/380/000:00

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
PattersonWin probabilityWaters
68.3%31.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
20%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Patterson, blue toward Waters. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Patterson68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%14%
Submission16%24%29%
Decision29%42%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 25
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 0
Waters32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%25%17%
Submission4%12%8%
Decision20%63%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R38%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Patterson
44.6%+122
Waters
-12254.2%
Most takedownstie 42.5%
Patterson
39.5%-220
Waters
+22018.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Patterson
Expected: 37.8
38
Over 38
38.8%
+154
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.9%
-154
04895
Waters
Expected: 43.6
43.5
Over 43.5
39.8%
+151
Under 43.5
60.2%
-151
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Patterson
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.7%
+175
Exactly 1
15.8%
push
Under 1
53.5%
-175
035
Waters
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.0%
+284
Under 0.5
74.0%
-284
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 10.1 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
Patterson68.3%62.5%+5.8-190
Waters31.7%37.5%−5.8+154
By method
Patterson by KO/TKO21.2%14.3%+6.9+489
Patterson by submission13.7%28.5%−14.8+196
Patterson by decision33.4%18.1%+15.3+367
Waters by KO/TKO9.8%17.5%−7.7+383
Waters by submission6.3%7.7%−1.4+997
Waters by decision15.5%13.9%+1.6+506
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.9%59.9%+12.0-180
Over 2.5 rds56.5%40.8%+15.7+129
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.9%33.4%+15.5+180

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
57.5Striking67.9
Waters +10.5
66.1Grappling48.9
Patterson +17.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PattersonWaters
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1552
1577
Divisional
1552
1502
Striking offense
1507
1500
Striking defense
1498
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'5"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.66
Strikes landed / min
6.67
44%
Strike accuracy
47%
4.30
Strikes absorbed / min
5.53
47%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
100%
Takedown accuracy
33%
0%
Takedown defense
90%
3.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
75%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
483
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Patterson
  • WDanny BarlowKO/TKO R1
    Close +1806mo before
  • WKiefer CrosbieSUB R1
    Close -4801y 1mo before
  • WYohan LainesseSUB R1
    Close +1201y 8mo before
  • LYanal AshmouzKO/TKO R1
    Close -2882y 6mo before
Trey Waters
  • WBilly Ray GoffU-DEC R3
    Close -1661y 4mo before
  • WJosh QuinlanU-DEC R3
    Close +1922y 4mo before
Patterson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-1

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Waters — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (43%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Patterson
Waters
4
UFC fights
2
9.3 min · 2.3 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
9y 3m
Career length
6y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Patterson
Waters
34W–6L · 85.0%
Overall
15W–2L · 88.2%
28W–6L · 82.4%
Wins
15W–2L · 88.2%
6W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Patterson
Waters
75W–42L · 64.1%
Overall
32W–21L · 60.4%
74W–42L · 63.8%
Wins
20W–21L · 48.8%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
12W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Patterson
Waters
4.32
Landed / min
8.16
43.1%
Accuracy
46.2%
54.2%
Defense
57.2%
1.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
77.2%
Time at distance
80.1%
Grappling & control
Patterson
Waters
3.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
0.0%
Takedown defense
90.0%
3.23
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
78.7%
Control share
8.3%
Strike target map
Patterson
  • Head82%(28)div 63%
  • Body15%(5)div 21%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%
Waters
  • Head91%(181)div 63%
  • Body7%(13)div 21%
  • Legs3%(6)div 16%

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

Sam Patterson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Trey Waters
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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