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UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
Tatiana Suarez
Tatiana Suarez
6-0 · USA
VS
Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza
13-5 · USA
September 8, 2018 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
115.0lb
Weigh-in
115.5lb
Tatiana Suarez def. Carla Esparza by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 4:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Suarez34/413/304:37
Esparza0/10/000:00
R2
Suarez15/174/604:11
Esparza5/60/100:04
R3 · 4:33
Suarez33/402/204:10
Esparza1/30/100:00
Total
Suarez82/989/11012:58
Esparza6/100/200:04

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
SuarezWin probabilityEsparza
80.7%19.3%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
16%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Suarez81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%20%
Submission14%17%
Decision51%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 82
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.8)act 9
Esparza19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%21%
Submission2%12%
Decision13%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 6
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R215%
R37%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Suarez
68.6%-232
Esparza
+23229.6%
Most takedownstie 22.3%
Suarez
58.4%-301
Esparza
+30119.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Suarez
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.7%
+134
Under 32.5
57.3%
-134
04182
Esparza
Expected: 20.8
21
Over 21
40.3%
+141
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.7%
-141
02652
Takedowns — over/under
Suarez
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
50.9%
-104
Under 1.5
49.1%
+104
035
Esparza
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
43.9%
+128
Under 0.5
56.1%
-128
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 11.9 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
Suarez80.7%77.8%+2.9-420
Esparza19.3%22.2%−2.9+335

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
78.6Striking61.9
Suarez +16.7
67.5Grappling58.1
Suarez +9.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SuarezEsparza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1540
1558
Divisional
1540
1481
Striking offense
1472
1515
Striking defense
1512
1554
Grappling offense
1515
1538
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'1"
66"
Reach
63"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.15
Strikes landed / min
2.48
66%
Strike accuracy
38%
0.93
Strikes absorbed / min
2.69
43%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.92
82%
Takedown accuracy
37%
Takedown defense
57%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
57%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tatiana Suarez
  • WAlexa GrassoSUB R1
    Close -5504mo before
  • WViviane PereiraU-DEC R3
    Close -28510mo before
  • WAmanda CooperSUB R1
    Close -3702y 2mo before
Carla Esparza
  • LClaudia GadelhaS-DEC R3
    Close +2303mo before
  • WCynthia CalvilloU-DEC R3
    Close +1808mo before
  • WMaryna MorozU-DEC R3
    Close -2151y 2mo before
  • LRanda MarkosS-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 7mo before
  • WJuliana LimaU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 5mo before
Suarez — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Esparza — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Suarez
Esparza
3
UFC fights
7
21.4 min · 7.1 avg
Octagon time
95.7 min · 13.7 avg
12y 0m
Career length
16y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Suarez
Esparza
24W–2L · 92.3%
Overall
53W–11L · 82.8%
24W–2L · 92.3%
Wins
24W–4L · 85.7%
0W–0L
Losses
29W–7L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Suarez
Esparza
4W–4L · 50.0%
Overall
59W–20L · 74.7%
4W–4L · 50.0%
Wins
29W–16L · 64.4%
0W–0L
Losses
30W–4L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Suarez
Esparza
4.13
Landed / min
2.70
32.5%
Accuracy
28.1%
60.0%
Defense
66.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
14.7%
Time at distance
50.4%
Grappling & control
Suarez
Esparza
6.29
Takedowns / 15 min
3.92
81.8%
Takedown accuracy
36.8%
Takedown defense
57.1%
1.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.47
97.0%
Control share
69.3%
Strike target map
Suarez
  • Head69%(61)div 62%
  • Body17%(15)div 22%
  • Legs15%(13)div 16%
Esparza
  • Head74%(176)div 62%
  • Body14%(32)div 22%
  • Legs12%(29)div 16%

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

Tatiana Suarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Carla Esparza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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