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The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
25-5 · USA
VS
Alex Perez
Alex Perez
21-4 · USA
November 30, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Joseph Benavidez def. Alex Perez by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:19
Benavidez35/721/201:15
Perez14/321/100:03
Total
Benavidez35/721/201:15
Perez14/321/100:03

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
BenavidezWin probabilityPerez
34.4%65.6%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
8%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Benavidez34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%46%
Submission3%8%
Decision15%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 35
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Perez66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%46%
Submission5%8%
Decision31%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 14
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 1
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R228%
R36%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Benavidez
52.7%-114
Perez
+11446.1%
Most takedownstie 47.9%
Benavidez
18.3%+185
Perez
-18533.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
41.8%
+136
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.8%
-136
059118
Perez
Expected: 43.8
44
Over 44
41.4%
+138
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
57.1%
-138
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.8%
+288
Under 0.5
74.2%
-288
035
Perez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
40.5%
+147
Under 0.5
59.5%
-147
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 10.3 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
Benavidez34.4%47.8%−13.4+100
Perez65.6%52.2%+13.4-120

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
66.0Striking77.3
Perez +11.3
43.2Grappling87.3
Perez +44.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenavidezPerez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1649
Pound-for-pound
1577
1629
Divisional
1564
1510
Striking offense
1494
1520
Striking defense
1501
1494
Grappling offense
1540
1532
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
34 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'6"
65"
Reach
65"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.92
Strikes landed / min
5.34
35%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.85
Strikes absorbed / min
3.04
61%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.30
Takedowns / 15 min
4.09
26%
Takedown accuracy
44%
75%
Takedown defense
100%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
174
Days since last fight
118
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joseph Benavidez
  • LSergio PettisS-DEC R3
    Close -2006mo before
  • WHenry CejudoS-DEC R3
    Close -2002y before
  • WZach MakovskyU-DEC R3
    Close -4202y 10mo before
  • WAli BagautinovU-DEC R3
    Close -3403y 2mo before
  • WJohn MoragaU-DEC R3
    Close -7503y 6mo before
Alex Perez
  • WJose TorresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1204mo before
  • WEric SheltonU-DEC R3
    missedClose +1209mo before
  • WCarls John De TomasSUB R2
    Close -4201y before
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 25-5-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (67%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (28%)Submission(75%) 3
10 (56%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Benavidez
Perez
15
UFC fights
3
184.4 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
25.7 min · 8.6 avg
20y 2m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benavidez
Perez
202W–53L · 79.2%
Overall
26W–5L · 83.9%
167W–46L · 78.4%
Wins
26W–5L · 83.9%
35W–7L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benavidez
Perez
154W–33L · 82.4%
Overall
136W–93L · 59.4%
126W–31L · 80.3%
Wins
105W–75L · 58.3%
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
31W–18L · 63.3%
Distance striking
Benavidez
Perez
4.43
Landed / min
7.49
31.6%
Accuracy
42.7%
64.7%
Defense
67.9%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.58
71.7%
Time at distance
50.4%
Grappling & control
Benavidez
Perez
1.30
Takedowns / 15 min
4.09
25.8%
Takedown accuracy
43.8%
75.4%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
76.6%
Control share
91.9%
Strike target map
Benavidez
  • Head56%(402)div 62%
  • Body25%(178)div 23%
  • Legs20%(142)div 15%
Perez
  • Head69%(95)div 62%
  • Body14%(19)div 23%
  • Legs17%(23)div 15%

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

Joseph Benavidez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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