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UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Frankie Saenz
Frankie Saenz
11-5 · USA
VS
Henry Briones
Henry Briones
16-7-1 · MEX
May 19, 2018 · Santiago, Chile
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Frankie Saenz def. Henry Briones by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Saenz24/451/200:34
Briones23/420/000:00
R2
Saenz26/471/510:54
Briones13/420/000:08
R3
Saenz16/282/302:42
Briones8/200/000:00
Total
Saenz66/1204/1014:10
Briones44/1040/000:08

Scorecards

Saenz vs Briones

RdFabio AlvesRichard BertrandSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-810-910-910-8.9
Total30-2630-2730-2729.9-27

Media (13 cards) · avg 3027 · 13 Saenz · 0 Briones

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Saenz-Briones.

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
SaenzWin probabilityBriones
46.9%53.1%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
21%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Saenz47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%23%
Submission6%14%
Decision30%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2457)act 66
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 4
Briones53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%38%
Submission14%27%
Decision19%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 44
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R217%
R38%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Saenz
56.9%-137
Briones
+13741.7%
Most takedownstie 34.9%
Saenz
53.2%-446
Briones
+44611.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saenz
Expected: 43.5
43.5
Over 43.5
42.5%
+135
Under 43.5
57.5%
-135
055109
Briones
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
41.4%
+137
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.8%
-137
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Saenz
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.6%
-101
Exactly 1
19.3%
push
Under 1
40.1%
+101
035
Briones
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.6%
+364
Under 0.5
78.4%
-364
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 10.2 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
Saenz46.9%74.6%−27.7-340
Briones53.1%25.4%+27.7+280

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
67.1Striking58.5
Saenz +8.6
40.4Grappling17.8
Saenz +22.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SaenzBriones
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1495
1533
Divisional
1494
1485
Striking offense
1496
1505
Striking defense
1494
1509
Grappling offense
1486
1500
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
37 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
66"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.93
Strikes landed / min
3.69
46%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.11
Strikes absorbed / min
4.79
54%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30%
Takedown accuracy
0%
63%
Takedown defense
45%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
25%
+1
Win/loss streak
-3
40%
Last-5 win rate
25%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frankie Saenz
  • WMerab DvalishviliS-DEC R3
    Close +1655mo before
  • LAugusto MendesS-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 4mo before
  • LEddie WinelandKO/TKO R3
    Close -1551y 10mo before
  • LUrijah FaberU-DEC R3
    Close +3902y 5mo before
  • WSirwan KakaiS-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 9mo before
Henry Briones
  • LRani YahyaSUB R1
    Close +1909mo before
  • LDouglas Silva de AndradeKO/TKO R3
    Close -1051y 6mo before
  • LCody GarbrandtU-DEC R3
    Close +6502y 10mo before
  • WGuido CannettiSUB R2
    Close -1353y 6mo before
Saenz — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
40% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1
Briones — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-1

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
15win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (53%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (33%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Saenz
Briones
7
UFC fights
4
101.9 min · 14.6 avg
Octagon time
36.3 min · 9.1 avg
15y 9m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Saenz
Briones
112W–30L · 78.9%
Overall
58W–11L · 84.1%
54W–10L · 84.4%
Wins
6W–1L · 85.7%
58W–20L · 74.4%
Losses
52W–10L · 83.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saenz
Briones
58W–31L · 65.2%
Overall
49W–42L · 53.8%
47W–24L · 66.2%
Wins
33W–36L · 47.8%
11W–7L · 61.1%
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Saenz
Briones
4.12
Landed / min
3.75
35.7%
Accuracy
40.1%
60.7%
Defense
58.0%
0.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.41
50.7%
Time at distance
80.9%
Grappling & control
Saenz
Briones
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30.3%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
62.7%
Takedown defense
45.5%
0.15
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.41
58.7%
Control share
12.9%
Strike target map
Saenz
  • Head47%(189)div 63%
  • Body26%(102)div 21%
  • Legs27%(109)div 16%
Briones
  • Head55%(74)div 63%
  • Body40%(53)div 21%
  • Legs5%(7)div 16%

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

Frankie Saenz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Henry Briones
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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