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Jimmie Rivera
Jimmie Rivera
21-2 · USA
VS
John Dodson
John Dodson
20-9 · USA
September 8, 2018 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Jimmie Rivera def. John Dodson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rivera23/300/200:04
Dodson9/330/100:02
R2
Rivera15/410/100:00
Dodson10/320/000:00
R3
Rivera24/540/000:00
Dodson22/520/000:00
Total
Rivera62/1250/300:04
Dodson41/1170/100:02

Scorecards

Rivera vs Dodson

RdAladin MartinezChris LeeSteve ArmstrongCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-1010-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.8-27.2

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 14 Rivera · 0 Dodson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rivera-Dodson.

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
RiveraWin probabilityDodson
63.6%36.4%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
2%
Decision
80%
Expected fight time: 13.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rivera64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%12%
Submission1%2%
Decision55%86%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3478)act 62
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Dodson36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%27%
Submission1%2%
Decision26%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 41
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~117 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R26%
R38%
Distance80%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Rivera
51.7%-109
Dodson
+10947.3%
Most takedownstie 51.4%
Rivera
32.2%-197
Dodson
+19716.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 60.0
60
Over 60
41.9%
+136
Exactly 60
1.1%
push
Under 60
56.9%
-136
075150
Dodson
Expected: 57.2
57
Over 57
42.2%
+134
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
56.7%
-134
072144
Takedowns — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
37.7%
+165
Under 0.5
62.3%
-165
035
Dodson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.8%
Exactly 0
77.2%
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 13.6 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
Rivera63.6%58.0%+5.6-150
Dodson36.4%42.0%−5.6+130

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
69.2Striking66.1
Rivera +3.1
46.2Grappling40.7
Rivera +5.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiveraDodson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1611
Pound-for-pound
1586
1611
Divisional
1544
1499
Striking offense
1517
1501
Striking defense
1537
1492
Grappling offense
1469
1529
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
29 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'3"
68"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.51
Strikes landed / min
3.43
41%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.50
Strikes absorbed / min
3.35
63%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.21
Takedowns / 15 min
0.77
33%
Takedown accuracy
31%
100%
Takedown defense
82%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
69%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
20%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
99
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jimmie Rivera
  • LMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1203mo before
  • WThomas AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 2mo before
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R3
    Close -1702y before
  • WIuri AlcantaraU-DEC R3
    Close -1702y 7mo before
  • WPedro MunhozS-DEC R3
    Close +1502y 10mo before
John Dodson
  • WPedro MunhozS-DEC R3
    Close -1606mo before
  • LMarlon MoraesS-DEC R3
    Close -12510mo before
  • WEddie WinelandU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 5mo before
  • LJohn LinekerS-DEC R5
    Close -1251y 11mo before
  • WManvel GamburyanKO/TKO R1
    Close -4502y 5mo before
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 21-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
15 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (19%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
11 (69%)Decision(100%) 1
Dodson — win / loss by method
Record: 20-9-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 9 losses
W
45% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Rivera
Dodson
6
UFC fights
13
62.0 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
176.3 min · 13.6 avg
17y 10m
Career length
21y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rivera
Dodson
125W–26L · 82.8%
Overall
195W–49L · 79.9%
105W–21L · 83.3%
Wins
125W–33L · 79.1%
20W–5L · 80.0%
Losses
70W–16L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rivera
Dodson
123W–43L · 74.1%
Overall
48W–15L · 76.2%
123W–43L · 74.1%
Wins
26W–9L · 74.3%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–6L · 78.6%
Distance striking
Rivera
Dodson
4.57
Landed / min
3.63
39.2%
Accuracy
38.5%
65.4%
Defense
68.7%
0.73
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.77
88.6%
Time at distance
80.5%
Grappling & control
Rivera
Dodson
1.21
Takedowns / 15 min
0.77
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
31.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
82.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
90.9%
Control share
40.3%
Strike target map
Rivera
  • Head57%(159)div 63%
  • Body21%(59)div 21%
  • Legs22%(62)div 16%
Dodson
  • Head55%(333)div 63%
  • Body31%(186)div 21%
  • Legs14%(86)div 16%

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

Jimmie Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Dodson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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