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UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Kyle Daukaus
Kyle Daukaus
15-4 · USA
VS
Michel Pereira
Michel Pereira
31-13 · BRA
August 23, 2025 · Shanghai, Hebei, China
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Kyle Daukaus def. Michel Pereira by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 0:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:43
Daukaus5/80/010:07
Pereira2/40/000:00
Total
Daukaus5/80/010:07
Pereira2/40/000:00

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
DaukausWin probabilityPereira
38.9%61.1%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
29%
Decision
38%
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 Daukaus, blue toward Pereira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Daukaus39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%7%
Submission15%40%12%
Decision14%35%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 5
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Pereira61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%39%34%
Submission13%22%8%
Decision24%39%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 2
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R225%
R314%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Daukaus
42.1%+135
Pereira
-13556.7%
Most takedownstie 41.6%
Daukaus
35.0%-150
Pereira
+15023.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Daukaus
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
39.2%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Pereira
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
39.5%
+153
Under 41.5
60.5%
-153
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Daukaus
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.8%
+128
Under 0.5
56.2%
-128
035
Pereira
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.5%
+207
Under 0.5
67.5%
-207
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
Daukaus38.9%31.3%+7.6+205
Pereira61.1%68.7%−7.6-258
By method
Daukaus by KO/TKO13.1%6.7%+6.4+1166
Daukaus by submission11.2%11.7%−0.5+619
Daukaus by decision14.7%12.9%+1.8+553
Pereira by KO/TKO20.5%34.2%−13.7+146
Pereira by submission17.5%7.9%+9.6+965
Pereira by decision23.0%26.6%−3.6+216
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.1%61.3%+15.8-193
Over 2.5 rds52.1%47.6%+4.5-104
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.7%43.1%−5.4+118

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
59.4Striking65.9
Pereira +6.6
60.9Grappling59.8
Daukaus +1.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DaukausPereira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1596
1488
Divisional
1540
1518
Striking offense
1515
1484
Striking defense
1523
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.90
Strikes landed / min
4.50
49%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.26
Strikes absorbed / min
4.33
43%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.15
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
24%
Takedown accuracy
52%
77%
Takedown defense
76%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
29%
UFC win rate
69%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
20%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
994
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kyle Daukaus
  • LEryk AndersKO/TKO R2
    Close -2322y 9mo before
  • LRoman DolidzeKO/TKO R1
    Close -2553y 2mo before
  • WJamie PickettSUB R1
    Close -3153y 6mo before
  • LPhil HawesU-DEC R3
    Close -1444y 4mo before
  • WDustin StoltzfusU-DEC R3
    Close -3154y 9mo before
Michel Pereira
  • LAbus MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close -1394mo before
  • LAnthony HernandezKO/TKO R5
    Close +12510mo before
  • WIhor PotieriaSUB R1
    Close -5781y 4mo before
  • WMichal OleksiejczukSUB R1
    Close -1551y 5mo before
  • WAndre PetroskiKO/TKO R1
    Close -1991y 10mo before
Daukaus — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0, 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
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
10 (77%)Submission() 0
2 (15%)Decision() 0
Pereira — win / loss by method
Record: 31-13-0, 2 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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
15% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 9 losses
W
35% of wins
L
69% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
8% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(50%) 2
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Non-UFC
22win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
9 (41%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
6 (27%)Submission(11%) 1
7 (32%)Decision(78%) 7

Profiles

Experience
Daukaus
Pereira
7
UFC fights
13
62.7 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
145.0 min · 11.2 avg
9y 5m
Career length
14y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Daukaus
Pereira
73W–20L · 78.5%
Overall
220W–57L · 79.4%
26W–7L · 78.8%
Wins
140W–31L · 81.9%
47W–13L · 78.3%
Losses
80W–26L · 75.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Daukaus
Pereira
92W–42L · 68.7%
Overall
281W–129L · 68.5%
92W–42L · 68.7%
Wins
171W–84L · 67.1%
0W–0L
Losses
110W–45L · 71.0%
Distance striking
Daukaus
Pereira
8.73
Landed / min
5.56
43.9%
Accuracy
49.7%
55.0%
Defense
58.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
23.6%
Time at distance
68.9%
Grappling & control
Daukaus
Pereira
2.15
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
23.7%
Takedown accuracy
52.4%
76.9%
Takedown defense
76.5%
1.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.72
61.2%
Control share
28.9%
Strike target map
Daukaus
  • Head71%(129)div 63%
  • Body15%(28)div 20%
  • Legs14%(25)div 17%
Pereira
  • Head46%(302)div 63%
  • Body42%(277)div 20%
  • Legs11%(73)div 17%

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

Kyle Daukaus
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michel Pereira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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