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UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders
Sergio Moraes
Sergio Moraes
13-3-1 · BRA
VS
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
22-9-2 · USA
September 22, 2018 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.8lb
Weigh-in
170.3lb
Sergio Moraes def. Ben Saunders by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 4:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Moraes1/21/103:58
Saunders0/10/000:00
R2 · 4:42
Moraes1/11/104:06
Saunders1/10/000:00
Total
Moraes2/32/208:04
Saunders1/20/000:00

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
MoraesWin probabilitySaunders
50.0%50.0%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
5%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Moraes50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%12%
Submission3%6%
Decision41%82%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2762)act 2
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.5)act 2
Saunders50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%
Submission3%5%
Decision32%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R211%
R37%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Moraes
45.8%+116
Saunders
-11653.1%
Most takedownstie 47.3%
Moraes
48.1%-1049
Saunders
+10494.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moraes
Expected: 47.4
47.5
Over 47.5
42.4%
+136
Under 47.5
57.6%
-136
060119
Saunders
Expected: 51.3
51.5
Over 51.5
42.2%
+137
Under 51.5
57.8%
-137
065129
Takedowns — over/under
Moraes
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.4%
+142
Exactly 1
14.4%
push
Under 1
50.2%
-142
035
Saunders
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.7%
Exactly 0
92.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.9 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
Moraes50.0%71.1%−21.1-275
Saunders50.0%28.9%+21.1+235

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
64.3Striking63.0
Moraes +1.3
43.9Grappling53.1
Saunders +9.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoraesSaunders
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1557
1603
Divisional
1557
1490
Striking offense
1511
1501
Striking defense
1504
1474
Grappling offense
1481
1543
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
36 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.81
Strikes landed / min
3.37
46%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.51
Strikes absorbed / min
3.77
63%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
30%
Takedown accuracy
40%
75%
Takedown defense
72%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
43%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
113
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sergio Moraes
  • WTim MeansS-DEC R3
    Close +1738mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R1
    Close +6501y before
  • WDavi RamosU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 6mo before
  • WZak OttowS-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 10mo before
  • DLuan ChagasS-DEC R3
    !Close -4152y 4mo before
Ben Saunders
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1404mo before
  • LAlan JoubanKO/TKO R2
    Close +2107mo before
  • LPeter SobottaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1151y 4mo before
  • WCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 8mo before
  • LPatrick CoteKO/TKO R2
    Close -1502y 8mo before
Moraes — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-1

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
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (83%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Saunders — win / loss by method
Record: 22-9-2

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
10 wins, 6 losses
W
45% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
4 (31%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Moraes
Saunders
10
UFC fights
15
121.5 min · 12.1 avg
Octagon time
123.0 min · 8.2 avg
19y 9m
Career length
22y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moraes
Saunders
104W–23L · 81.9%
Overall
279W–81L · 77.5%
90W–20L · 81.8%
Wins
144W–44L · 76.6%
14W–3L · 82.4%
Losses
135W–37L · 78.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moraes
Saunders
33W–14L · 70.2%
Overall
233W–69L · 77.2%
23W–9L · 71.9%
Wins
172W–57L · 75.1%
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
61W–12L · 83.6%
Distance striking
Moraes
Saunders
3.24
Landed / min
5.66
44.3%
Accuracy
41.0%
64.0%
Defense
59.0%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
77.7%
Time at distance
35.2%
Grappling & control
Moraes
Saunders
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
29.6%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
72.1%
0.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.10
74.4%
Control share
22.3%
Strike target map
Moraes
  • Head77%(261)div 63%
  • Body17%(58)div 20%
  • Legs6%(22)div 16%
Saunders
  • Head54%(226)div 63%
  • Body37%(153)div 20%
  • Legs9%(36)div 16%

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

Sergio Moraes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Saunders
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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