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UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Gabriel Benitez
Gabriel Benitez
20-6 · MEX
VS
May 19, 2018 · Santiago, Chile
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Gabriel Benitez def. Humberto Bandenay by KO/TKO (Slam), R1 0:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:39
Benitez9/191/110:24
Bandenay2/20/000:00
Total
Benitez9/191/110:24
Bandenay2/20/000:00

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
BenitezWin probabilityBandenay
30.2%69.8%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
41%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Benitez30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%26%
Submission13%44%
Decision9%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 9
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 1
Bandenay70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%34%
Submission27%39%
Decision19%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 2
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R151%
R215%
R36%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Benitez
52.1%-113
Bandenay
+11346.1%
Most takedownstie 41.0%
Benitez
15.0%+294
Bandenay
-29444.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 30.9
31
Over 31
41.2%
+137
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.6%
-137
03978
Bandenay
Expected: 29.0
29
Over 29
41.3%
+137
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.5%
-137
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.2%
+314
Under 0.5
75.8%
-314
035
Bandenay
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.6%
+159
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
48.8%
-159
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 7.4 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
Benitez30.2%59.8%−29.6-155
Bandenay69.8%40.2%+29.6+145

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
72.7Striking90.4
Bandenay +17.7
35.8Grappling0.0
Benitez +35.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenitezBandenay
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1536
1554
Divisional
1535
Striking offense
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1503
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.14
Strikes landed / min
11.54
42%
Strike accuracy
71%
2.60
Strikes absorbed / min
2.31
73%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Benitez
  • WJason KnightU-DEC R3
    Close +2705mo before
  • LEnrique BarzolaU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y before
  • WSam SiciliaSUB R2
    Close +1001y 8mo before
  • LAndre FiliKO/TKO R1
    Close +1902y 6mo before
  • WClay CollardU-DEC R3
    Close +2152y 11mo before
Humberto Bandenay
  • WMartin BravoKO/TKO R1
    Close +2509mo before
Benitez — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 2
Bandenay — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0, 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (46%)Submission(100%) 4
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Benitez
Bandenay
6
UFC fights
1
65.0 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
0.4 min · 0.4 avg
19y 0m
Career length
13y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benitez
Bandenay
79W–24L · 76.7%
Overall
11W–0L · 100.0%
53W–18L · 74.6%
Wins
11W–0L · 100.0%
26W–6L · 81.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benitez
Bandenay
116W–75L · 60.7%
Overall
78W–41L · 65.5%
94W–63L · 59.9%
Wins
54W–27L · 66.7%
22W–12L · 64.7%
Losses
24W–14L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Benitez
Bandenay
5.78
Landed / min
7.50
41.0%
Accuracy
60.0%
76.0%
Defense
66.7%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
34.62
65.4%
Time at distance
92.3%
Grappling & control
Benitez
Bandenay
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
56.1%
Takedown defense
1.61
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
14.1%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Benitez
  • Head54%(146)div 65%
  • Body25%(67)div 19%
  • Legs21%(56)div 17%
Bandenay
  • Head60%(3)div 65%
  • Body20%(1)div 19%
  • Legs20%(1)div 17%

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

Gabriel Benitez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Humberto Bandenay
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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