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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Claudia Gadelha
Claudia Gadelha
15-3 · BRA
VS
Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza
13-4 · USA
June 9, 2018 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
116.0lb
Weigh-in
116.0lb
Claudia Gadelha def. Carla Esparza by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gadelha13/281/100:59
Esparza13/360/201:14
R2
Gadelha4/152/302:44
Esparza14/271/101:16
R3
Gadelha9/211/101:17
Esparza16/401/101:06
Total
Gadelha26/644/505:00
Esparza43/1032/403:36

Scorecards

Gadelha vs Esparza

RdBrian PuccilloKelvin CaldwellMichael BellCommunity
R1---9.7-9.3
R2---9.9-9.1
R3---9.1-9.9
Total29-2828-2929-2828.7-28.3

Media (24 cards) · avg 2928 · 23 Gadelha · 0 Esparza · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gadelha-Esparza.

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
GadelhaWin probabilityEsparza
56.9%43.1%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
17%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gadelha57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%19%
Submission11%19%
Decision35%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 26
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 4
Esparza43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%
Submission6%14%
Decision27%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 43
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 2
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R225%
R36%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Gadelha
53.1%-117
Esparza
+11745.5%
Most takedownstie 32.3%
Gadelha
32.9%+106
Esparza
-10634.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gadelha
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.6%
+135
Under 40.5
57.4%
-135
051102
Esparza
Expected: 37.4
37.5
Over 37.5
42.2%
+137
Under 37.5
57.8%
-137
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Gadelha
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
49.4%
+102
Under 0.5
50.6%
-102
035
Esparza
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.3%
+167
Exactly 1
21.7%
push
Under 1
49.0%
-167
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 12.1 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
Gadelha56.9%70.7%−13.8-270
Esparza43.1%29.3%+13.8+230

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
58.4Striking60.5
Esparza +2.1
72.2Grappling66.3
Gadelha +5.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GadelhaEsparza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1556
1554
Divisional
1556
1490
Striking offense
1472
1504
Striking defense
1510
1522
Grappling offense
1515
1527
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'1"
63"
Reach
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.44
Strikes landed / min
2.40
43%
Strike accuracy
37%
4.71
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
57%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.93
Takedowns / 15 min
4.27
50%
Takedown accuracy
36%
62%
Takedown defense
78%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
25%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
260
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Claudia Gadelha
  • LJessica AndradeU-DEC R3
    Close -2909mo before
  • WKarolina KowalkiewiczSUB R1
    Close -2801y before
  • WCortney CaseyU-DEC R3
    Close -4601y 7mo before
  • LJoanna JedrzejczykU-DEC R5
    Close +1101y 11mo before
  • WJessica AguilarU-DEC R3
    Close -4502y 10mo before
Carla Esparza
  • WCynthia CalvilloU-DEC R3
    Close +1805mo before
  • WMaryna MorozU-DEC R3
    Close -21511mo before
  • LRanda MarkosS-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 4mo before
  • WJuliana LimaU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 2mo before
  • LJoanna JedrzejczykKO/TKO R2
    Close -1603y 3mo before
Gadelha — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0
Esparza — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Gadelha
Esparza
7
UFC fights
6
103.0 min · 14.7 avg
Octagon time
80.7 min · 13.5 avg
18y 1m
Career length
16y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gadelha
Esparza
74W–14L · 84.1%
Overall
38W–8L · 82.6%
40W–8L · 83.3%
Wins
24W–4L · 85.7%
34W–6L · 85.0%
Losses
14W–4L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gadelha
Esparza
27W–7L · 79.4%
Overall
59W–20L · 74.7%
27W–7L · 79.4%
Wins
29W–16L · 64.4%
0W–0L
Losses
30W–4L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Gadelha
Esparza
5.32
Landed / min
2.41
38.0%
Accuracy
26.6%
64.0%
Defense
67.5%
0.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
47.4%
Time at distance
52.5%
Grappling & control
Gadelha
Esparza
3.93
Takedowns / 15 min
4.27
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
35.9%
61.5%
Takedown defense
77.8%
1.02
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.56
74.2%
Control share
76.5%
Strike target map
Gadelha
  • Head83%(296)div 62%
  • Body14%(48)div 22%
  • Legs3%(11)div 16%
Esparza
  • Head74%(143)div 62%
  • Body15%(29)div 22%
  • Legs11%(22)div 16%

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

Claudia Gadelha
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.