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UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
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Themba Gorimbo
Themba Gorimbo
14-6 · ZWE
May 2, 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jonathan Micallef def. Themba Gorimbo by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Micallef6/201/102:11
Gorimbo11/230/000:49
R2
Micallef4/70/300:57
Gorimbo5/151/203:41
R3
Micallef45/850/000:18
Gorimbo23/521/300:55
Total
Micallef55/1121/403:26
Gorimbo39/902/505:25

Scorecards

Micallef vs Gorimbo

RdDarryl RansomMark ChristieSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.8-9.2
R29-109-109-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total28-2929-2829-2828.9-28.1

Media (4 cards) · avg 2928 · 4 Micallef · 0 Gorimbo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Micallef-Gorimbo.

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
MicallefWin probabilityGorimbo
51.6%48.4%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
31%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Micallef, blue toward Gorimbo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Micallef52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%14%
Submission17%33%26%
Decision24%45%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1136)act 55
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 1
Gorimbo48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%20%9%
Submission14%29%10%
Decision24%51%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 39
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 2
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R218%
R35%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Micallef
44.0%+124
Gorimbo
-12454.4%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Micallef
22.7%+202
Gorimbo
-20245.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Micallef
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
38.7%
+154
Exactly 27
1.8%
push
Under 27
59.5%
-154
03468
Gorimbo
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
39.8%
+151
Under 31.5
60.2%
-151
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Micallef
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
035
Gorimbo
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.3%
+108
Exactly 1
20.3%
push
Under 1
41.4%
-108
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 9.9 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
Micallef51.6%66.6%−15.0-234
Gorimbo48.4%33.4%+15.0+184
By method
Micallef by KO/TKO10.9%13.8%−2.9+513
Micallef by submission15.9%26.3%−10.4+222
Micallef by decision24.8%24.7%+0.1+242
Gorimbo by KO/TKO10.2%9.0%+1.2+836
Gorimbo by submission14.9%10.3%+4.6+723
Gorimbo by decision23.3%15.8%+7.5+434
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.6%64.3%+6.3-222
Over 2.5 rds53.2%50.1%+3.1-116
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision48.1%44.1%+4.0+112

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
62.3Striking74.9
Gorimbo +12.6
61.2Grappling75.7
Gorimbo +14.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MicallefGorimbo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1537
1552
Divisional
1536
1499
Striking offense
1511
1499
Striking defense
1526
1507
Grappling offense
1520
1507
Grappling defense
1486
Physical
27 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.42
Strikes landed / min
2.72
41%
Strike accuracy
61%
4.55
Strikes absorbed / min
1.32
57%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.64
Takedowns / 15 min
5.07
100%
Takedown accuracy
66%
100%
Takedown defense
73%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
57%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jonathan Micallef
  • WOban ElliottSUB R2
    Close -1293mo before
  • WKevin JoussetU-DEC R3
    Close +1721y 3mo before
Themba Gorimbo
  • LJeremiah WellsU-DEC R3
    Close -1496mo before
  • LVicente LuqueSUB R1
    Close -1651y 5mo before
  • WNiko PriceU-DEC R3
    Close -3171y 7mo before
  • WRamiz BrahimajU-DEC R3
    Close -1221y 11mo before
  • WPete RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close -2502y 3mo before
Micallef — 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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Gorimbo — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (75%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (60%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Micallef
Gorimbo
2
UFC fights
7
23.5 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
68.0 min · 9.7 avg
3y 11m
Career length
13y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Micallef
Gorimbo
22W–6L · 78.6%
Overall
90W–34L · 72.6%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Wins
47W–18L · 72.3%
0W–0L
Losses
43W–16L · 72.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Micallef
Gorimbo
42W–17L · 71.2%
Overall
92W–41L · 69.2%
34W–14L · 70.8%
Wins
48W–25L · 65.8%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Micallef
Gorimbo
4.97
Landed / min
8.38
40.7%
Accuracy
51.1%
57.9%
Defense
67.5%
0.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
84.7%
Time at distance
15.6%
Grappling & control
Micallef
Gorimbo
0.64
Takedowns / 15 min
5.07
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
65.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.44
59.4%
Control share
69.6%
Strike target map
Micallef
  • Head63%(65)div 63%
  • Body32%(33)div 21%
  • Legs6%(6)div 16%
Gorimbo
  • Head51%(95)div 63%
  • Body36%(66)div 21%
  • Legs13%(24)div 16%

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

Jonathan Micallef
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Themba Gorimbo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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