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UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Jacare Souza
Jacare Souza
25-6 · BRA
VS
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
14-3 · USA
November 3, 2018 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Jacare Souza def. Chris Weidman by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 2:46
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Souza14/300/000:00
Weidman23/680/000:00
R2
Souza31/590/000:00
Weidman26/641/100:43
R3 · 2:46
Souza29/430/010:07
Weidman19/610/000:00
Total
Souza74/1320/010:07
Weidman68/1931/100:43

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
SouzaWin probabilityWeidman
42.4%57.6%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
15%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Souza42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%41%
Submission9%21%
Decision16%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 74
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Weidman58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%43%
Submission6%10%
Decision27%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 68
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.9)act 1
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R226%
R37%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Souza
39.5%+149
Weidman
-14959.0%
Most takedownstie 33.4%
Souza
21.3%+213
Weidman
-21345.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Souza
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
41.7%
+135
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.3%
-135
04283
Weidman
Expected: 41.0
41
Over 41
41.7%
+136
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.7%
-136
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Souza
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.0%
+177
Under 0.5
64.0%
-177
035
Weidman
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.2%
+121
Exactly 1
22.1%
push
Under 1
42.7%
-121
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 9.8 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
Souza42.4%40.4%+2.0+140
Weidman57.6%59.6%−2.0-160

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
69.6Striking62.7
Souza +7.0
66.2Grappling77.7
Weidman +11.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SouzaWeidman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1627
Pound-for-pound
1635
1623
Divisional
1625
1500
Striking offense
1515
1517
Striking defense
1508
1532
Grappling offense
1549
1533
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
38 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.78
Strikes landed / min
2.95
52%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
59%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.19
Takedowns / 15 min
4.01
30%
Takedown accuracy
51%
100%
Takedown defense
73%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
77%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
88%
Finish rate
70%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
469
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jacare Souza
  • LKelvin GastelumS-DEC R3
    Close -1156mo before
  • WDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1209mo before
  • LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R2
    Close -2651y 7mo before
  • WTim BoetschSUB R1
    Close -6001y 9mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -2802y 6mo before
Chris Weidman
  • WKelvin GastelumSUB R3
    Close +1351y 3mo before
  • LGegard MousasiKO/TKO R2
    Close -1051y 7mo before
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close -2202y before
  • LLuke RockholdKO/TKO R4
    Close -1502y 11mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -4203y 5mo before
Souza — win / loss by method
Record: 25-6-0, 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
7 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
16% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
10 (59%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (18%)Decision(33%) 1
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Souza
Weidman
11
UFC fights
13
89.1 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
134.7 min · 10.4 avg
22y 10m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Souza
Weidman
231W–65L · 78.0%
Overall
255W–54L · 82.5%
189W–57L · 76.8%
Wins
189W–45L · 80.8%
42W–8L · 84.0%
Losses
66W–9L · 88.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Souza
Weidman
241W–61L · 79.8%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
194W–53L · 78.5%
Wins
12W–3L · 80.0%
47W–8L · 85.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Souza
Weidman
2.69
Landed / min
3.30
39.5%
Accuracy
36.2%
63.1%
Defense
61.5%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
49.7%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Souza
Weidman
2.19
Takedowns / 15 min
4.01
29.5%
Takedown accuracy
51.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
73.3%
1.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.11
90.7%
Control share
85.0%
Strike target map
Souza
  • Head70%(174)div 63%
  • Body24%(59)div 19%
  • Legs6%(15)div 18%
Weidman
  • Head75%(297)div 63%
  • Body14%(56)div 19%
  • Legs11%(44)div 18%

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

Jacare Souza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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