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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira
22-8 · BRA
VS
Clay Guida
Clay Guida
34-17 · USA
June 9, 2018 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.0lb
Charles Oliveira def. Clay Guida by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:18
Oliveira14/290/000:02
Guida9/250/100:00
Total
Oliveira14/290/000:02
Guida9/250/100:00

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
OliveiraWin probabilityGuida
93.9%6.1%
KO / TKO
68%
Submission
11%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Oliveira94%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO65%69%
Submission11%11%
Decision18%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2967)act 14
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.6)act 0
Guida6%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%48%
Submission0%6%
Decision3%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R259%
R38%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Oliveira
76.5%-343
Guida
+34322.3%
Most takedownstie 31.0%
Oliveira
62.0%-875
Guida
+8757.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 51.7
51.5
Over 51.5
42.7%
+134
Under 51.5
57.3%
-134
065130
Guida
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.4%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
34.6%
+143
Exactly 2
15.7%
push
Under 2
49.7%
-143
036
Guida
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.8%
Exactly 0
84.2%
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 8.9 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
Oliveira93.9%56.2%+37.7-140
Guida6.1%43.8%−37.7+120

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
64.5Striking62.7
Oliveira +1.8
74.5Grappling61.6
Oliveira +12.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OliveiraGuida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1572
Pound-for-pound
1586
1545
Divisional
1598
1486
Striking offense
1455
1476
Striking defense
1521
1560
Grappling offense
1544
1482
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
28 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.97
Strikes landed / min
2.39
50%
Strike accuracy
32%
3.04
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
52%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.13
41%
Takedown accuracy
37%
59%
Takedown defense
74%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
53%
UFC win rate
56%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
90%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Charles Oliveira
  • LPaul FelderKO/TKO R2
    Close -1356mo before
  • WWill BrooksSUB R1
    Close +1801y 2mo before
  • LRicardo LamasSUB R2
    Close -1101y 7mo before
  • LAnthony PettisSUB R3
    Close +1451y 9mo before
  • WMyles JurySUB R1
    missedClose +1452y 6mo before
Clay Guida
  • WJoe LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1257mo before
  • WErik KochU-DEC R3
    Close +29011mo before
  • LBrian OrtegaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1952y before
  • LThiago TavaresSUB R1
    Close -1702y 7mo before
  • WRobert PeraltaU-DEC R3
    Close -2453y 2mo before
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0, 1 NC

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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 3 losses
W
64% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
10win8loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 4
9 (90%)Submission(38%) 3
1 (10%)Decision(13%) 1
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
1 (8%)Decision() 0
Guida — win / loss by method
Record: 34-17-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
12% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 8 losses
W
41% of wins
L
47% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 6 losses
W
38% of wins
L
35% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 1 loss
W
3% of wins
L
6% of losses
UFC
14win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(18%) 2
4 (29%)Submission(36%) 4
8 (57%)Decision(45%) 5
Non-UFC
20win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (50%)Submission(67%) 4
5 (25%)Decision(17%) 1
1 (5%)DQ / other(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Oliveira
Guida
19
UFC fights
25
135.7 min · 7.1 avg
Octagon time
302.0 min · 12.1 avg
18y 4m
Career length
23y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oliveira
Guida
299W–71L · 80.8%
Overall
412W–95L · 81.3%
173W–41L · 80.8%
Wins
253W–68L · 78.8%
126W–30L · 80.8%
Losses
159W–27L · 85.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oliveira
Guida
34W–17L · 66.7%
Overall
162W–82L · 66.4%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
135W–71L · 65.5%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–11L · 71.1%
Distance striking
Oliveira
Guida
4.74
Landed / min
2.87
39.4%
Accuracy
22.9%
57.8%
Defense
71.8%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
33.5%
Time at distance
45.2%
Grappling & control
Oliveira
Guida
2.87
Takedowns / 15 min
3.13
41.3%
Takedown accuracy
36.6%
58.8%
Takedown defense
74.1%
2.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
41.6%
Control share
82.5%
Strike target map
Oliveira
  • Head54%(216)div 63%
  • Body30%(120)div 20%
  • Legs17%(67)div 17%
Guida
  • Head63%(453)div 63%
  • Body14%(103)div 20%
  • Legs23%(167)div 17%

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

Charles Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Clay Guida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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