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UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Dustin Ortiz
Dustin Ortiz
18-7 · USA
VS
Matheus Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau
13-1-1 · BRA
July 28, 2018 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Dustin Ortiz def. Matheus Nicolau by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 3:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:49
Ortiz8/430/010:04
Nicolau7/160/000:00
Total
Ortiz8/430/010:04
Nicolau7/160/000:00

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
OrtizWin probabilityNicolau
51.3%48.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
18%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ortiz51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%35%
Submission7%14%
Decision26%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 8
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Nicolau49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%27%
Submission11%21%
Decision25%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 7
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R220%
R39%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Ortiz
59.2%-150
Nicolau
+15039.5%
Most takedownstie 34.0%
Ortiz
27.2%+143
Nicolau
-14338.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
41.6%
+137
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.9%
-137
057113
Nicolau
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
41.9%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.2%
-134
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Ortiz
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.2%
+137
Under 0.5
57.8%
-137
035
Nicolau
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.4%
+149
Exactly 1
19.4%
push
Under 1
48.2%
-149
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 10.8 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
Ortiz51.3%35.7%+15.6+170
Nicolau48.7%64.3%−15.6-200

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
67.2Striking76.8
Nicolau +9.6
48.2Grappling81.9
Nicolau +33.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OrtizNicolau
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1574
1563
Divisional
1560
1498
Striking offense
1493
1511
Striking defense
1506
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'6"
65"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.93
Strikes landed / min
4.00
45%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.25
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
56%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.08
Takedowns / 15 min
2.07
36%
Takedown accuracy
67%
55%
Takedown defense
100%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
43%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dustin Ortiz
  • WAlexandre PantojaU-DEC R3
    Close -1356mo before
  • WHector SandovalKO/TKO R1
    Close -1751y before
  • LBrandon MorenoSUB R2
    Close -1201y 3mo before
  • WZach MakovskyS-DEC R3
    Close +1101y 8mo before
  • LJussier FormigaU-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 10mo before
Matheus Nicolau
  • WLouis SmolkaU-DEC R3
    Close -2007mo before
  • WJohn MoragaS-DEC R3
    Close +1202y 1mo before
  • WBruno KoreaSUB R3
    Close -1902y 9mo before
Ortiz — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
39% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2
Nicolau — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-1

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ortiz
Nicolau
12
UFC fights
3
155.6 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
43.5 min · 14.5 avg
16y 5m
Career length
16y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ortiz
Nicolau
194W–40L · 82.9%
Overall
31W–8L · 79.5%
111W–21L · 84.1%
Wins
31W–8L · 79.5%
83W–19L · 81.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ortiz
Nicolau
72W–53L · 57.6%
Overall
56W–24L · 70.0%
57W–47L · 54.8%
Wins
44W–23L · 65.7%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Distance striking
Ortiz
Nicolau
3.96
Landed / min
4.62
27.0%
Accuracy
50.2%
64.9%
Defense
71.0%
0.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.73
28.4%
Time at distance
72.7%
Grappling & control
Ortiz
Nicolau
3.08
Takedowns / 15 min
2.07
36.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
54.7%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.73
57.1%
Control share
99.9%
Strike target map
Ortiz
  • Head60%(273)div 62%
  • Body28%(129)div 23%
  • Legs12%(54)div 15%
Nicolau
  • Head52%(91)div 62%
  • Body33%(58)div 23%
  • Legs14%(25)div 15%

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

Dustin Ortiz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matheus Nicolau
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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