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UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
12-5-1 · ECU
VS
August 4, 2018 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Marlon Vera def. Lijiburen Wulijiburen by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vera15/320/200:00
Wulijiburen18/371/201:22
R2 · 4:53
Vera30/541/211:01
Wulijiburen13/241/201:43
Total
Vera45/861/411:01
Wulijiburen31/612/403:05

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
VeraWin probabilityWulijiburen
69.7%30.3%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
34%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vera70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%33%
Submission24%34%
Decision23%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 45
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Wulijiburen30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%29%
Submission10%34%
Decision11%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 31
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 2
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R210%
R312%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Vera
56.4%-134
Wulijiburen
+13442.2%
Most takedownstie 42.9%
Vera
13.8%+313
Wulijiburen
-31343.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
42.0%
+134
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.3%
-134
051101
Wulijiburen
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
42.4%
+136
Under 34.5
57.6%
-136
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.8%
Exactly 0
78.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Wulijiburen
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
50.4%
-102
Under 0.5
49.6%
+102
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 8.6 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
Vera69.7%79.7%−10.0-470
Wulijiburen30.3%20.3%+10.0+375

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
58.1Striking58.9
Wulijiburen +0.8
51.7Grappling61.5
Wulijiburen +9.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraWulijiburen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1522
Pound-for-pound
1508
1493
Divisional
1527
1495
Striking offense
1493
1507
Striking defense
1504
1488
Grappling offense
1502
1505
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
1.13
43%
Strike accuracy
28%
4.03
Strikes absorbed / min
1.73
53%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
30%
Takedown accuracy
36%
74%
Takedown defense
100%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
75%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marlon Vera
  • LDouglas Silva de AndradeU-DEC R3
    Close -1906mo before
  • LJohn LinekerU-DEC R3
    Close +3859mo before
  • WBrian KelleherSUB R1
    Close +1951y before
  • WBrad PickettKO/TKO R3
    Close +1301y 5mo before
  • WGuangyou NingU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 8mo before
Lijiburen Wulijiburen
  • LRolando DyU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1408mo before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-1

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 5 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
8win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1
Wulijiburen — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
63% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
10 (63%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (25%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Wulijiburen
8
UFC fights
1
98.4 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 0m
Career length
12y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Wulijiburen
129W–41L · 75.9%
Overall
8W–6L · 57.1%
56W–26L · 68.3%
Wins
0W–0L
73W–15L · 83.0%
Losses
8W–6L · 57.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Wulijiburen
50W–46L · 52.1%
Overall
89W–50L · 64.0%
27W–31L · 46.6%
Wins
72W–41L · 63.7%
23W–15L · 60.5%
Losses
17W–9L · 65.4%
Distance striking
Vera
Wulijiburen
4.22
Landed / min
1.56
38.8%
Accuracy
25.0%
59.2%
Defense
81.4%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
55.6%
Time at distance
59.9%
Grappling & control
Vera
Wulijiburen
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.4%
74.1%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
26.5%
Control share
62.8%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head52%(156)div 63%
  • Body25%(76)div 21%
  • Legs23%(70)div 16%
Wulijiburen
  • Head65%(11)div 63%
  • Body18%(3)div 21%
  • Legs18%(3)div 16%

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

Marlon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lijiburen Wulijiburen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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