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Mike Rodriguez
Mike Rodriguez
9-3 · USA
VS
Adam Milstead
Adam Milstead
8-2 · USA
December 15, 2018 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Mike Rodriguez def. Adam Milstead by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 2:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:59
Rodriguez35/420/021:51
Milstead10/210/000:00
Total
Rodriguez35/420/021:51
Milstead10/210/000:00

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
RodriguezWin probabilityMilstead
75.2%24.8%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
14%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%59%
Submission11%14%
Decision20%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1841)act 35
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Milstead25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%59%
Submission3%14%
Decision7%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 10
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R150%
R211%
R312%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Rodriguez
56.6%-136
Milstead
+13641.5%
Most takedownstie 61.1%
Rodriguez
14.4%+171
Milstead
-17124.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 31.9
32
Over 32
41.2%
+138
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.8%
-138
04080
Milstead
Expected: 27.0
27
Over 27
41.2%
+137
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.3%
-137
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.8%
Exactly 0
82.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Milstead
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+264
Under 0.5
72.5%
-264
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 7.6 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
Rodriguez75.2%50.0%+25.2-110
Milstead24.8%50.0%−25.2-110

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
54.8Striking60.9
Milstead +6.1
10.1Grappling17.9
Milstead +7.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezMilstead
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1518
1502
Divisional
1504
1499
Striking offense
1502
1498
Striking defense
1501
1497
Grappling offense
1497
1494
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
82"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.67
Strikes landed / min
3.90
61%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
4.10
22%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
36%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Rodriguez
  • LDevin ClarkU-DEC R3
    Close -1158mo before
Adam Milstead
  • LJordan JohnsonS-DEC R3
    Close +2159mo before
  • WChris de la RochaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2902y 7mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Milstead — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0, 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, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Milstead
1
UFC fights
3
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 10.0 avg
12y 4m
Career length
15y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Milstead
8W–2L · 80.0%
Overall
12W–1L · 92.3%
0W–0L
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
8W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Milstead
44W–54L · 44.9%
Overall
37W–36L · 50.7%
38W–51L · 42.7%
Wins
37W–35L · 51.4%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–1L · 0.0%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Milstead
7.07
Landed / min
7.14
31.4%
Accuracy
43.0%
29.2%
Defense
53.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
10.4%
Time at distance
42.9%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Milstead
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
36.4%
Takedown defense
64.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
5.2%
Control share
2.1%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head43%(17)div 66%
  • Body53%(21)div 19%
  • Legs5%(2)div 16%
Milstead
  • Head85%(100)div 66%
  • Body9%(11)div 19%
  • Legs5%(6)div 16%

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

Mike Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Adam Milstead
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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