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UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Cezar Ferreira
Cezar Ferreira
12-6 · BRA
VS
Karl Roberson
Karl Roberson
6-0 · USA
May 12, 2018 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Cezar Ferreira def. Karl Roberson by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 4:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:45
Ferreira5/62/304:21
Roberson4/60/000:00
Total
Ferreira5/62/304:21
Roberson4/60/000:00

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
FerreiraWin probabilityRoberson
43.9%56.1%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
22%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 12.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferreira44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%14%
Submission8%17%
Decision30%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 5
Takedowns2.3 (0.05.4)act 2
Roberson56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%19%
Submission14%25%
Decision31%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R216%
R310%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Ferreira
45.5%+116
Roberson
-11652.8%
Most takedownstie 21.6%
Ferreira
72.7%-1266
Roberson
+12665.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.1%
+138
Under 31.5
57.9%
-138
04079
Roberson
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
41.3%
+137
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.7%
-137
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 2.3
2.5
Over 2.5
44.9%
+123
Under 2.5
55.1%
-123
048
Roberson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.7%
Exactly 0
84.3%
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 12.0 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
Ferreira43.9%58.0%−14.1-150
Roberson56.1%42.0%+14.1+130

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
63.4Striking86.0
Roberson +22.6
69.1Grappling95.4
Roberson +26.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FerreiraRoberson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1566
Pound-for-pound
1533
1578
Divisional
1533
Striking offense
Striking defense
1522
Grappling offense
1502
1557
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
33 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.87
Strikes landed / min
4.62
42%
Strike accuracy
74%
2.01
Strikes absorbed / min
1.63
58%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.59
Takedowns / 15 min
4.07
64%
Takedown accuracy
100%
93%
Takedown defense
100%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cezar Ferreira
  • WNate MarquardtS-DEC R3
    Close -2656mo before
  • LElias TheodorouU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 3mo before
  • WJack HermanssonSUB R2
    Close +1101y 6mo before
  • WAnthony SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 10mo before
  • WOluwale BamgboseU-DEC R3
    Close +1602y 1mo before
Karl Roberson
  • WDarren StewartSUB R1
    Close -2556mo before
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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
3 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (75%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Roberson — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
33% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferreira
Roberson
12
UFC fights
1
121.5 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
3.7 min · 3.7 avg
19y 3m
Career length
11y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferreira
Roberson
189W–60L · 75.9%
Overall
7W–1L · 87.5%
112W–39L · 74.2%
Wins
7W–1L · 87.5%
77W–21L · 78.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferreira
Roberson
42W–21L · 66.7%
Overall
25W–10L · 71.4%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
25W–10L · 71.4%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ferreira
Roberson
2.50
Landed / min
3.74
37.9%
Accuracy
55.6%
62.9%
Defense
77.8%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
58.2%
Time at distance
36.3%
Grappling & control
Ferreira
Roberson
2.59
Takedowns / 15 min
4.07
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
93.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.14
84.8%
Control share
68.5%
Strike target map
Ferreira
  • Head52%(119)div 63%
  • Body28%(64)div 19%
  • Legs19%(44)div 18%
Roberson
  • Head71%(12)div 63%
  • Body29%(5)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%

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

Cezar Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Karl Roberson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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