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UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Markus Perez
Markus Perez
10-1 · BRA
VS
James Bochnovic
James Bochnovic
8-2 · USA
May 12, 2018 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Markus Perez def. James Bochnovic by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:28
Perez4/41/103:17
Bochnovic3/60/100:59
Total
Perez4/41/103:17
Bochnovic3/60/100:59

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
PerezWin probabilityBochnovic
71.8%28.2%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
22%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Perez72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%31%
Submission13%18%
Decision37%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 4
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Bochnovic28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%27%
Submission9%30%
Decision12%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R216%
R36%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Perez
40.8%+141
Bochnovic
-14157.5%
Most takedownstie 36.9%
Perez
43.1%-216
Bochnovic
+21620.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Perez
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.0%
+138
Under 30.5
58.0%
-138
03876
Bochnovic
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.3%
+137
Under 36.5
57.7%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Perez
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.3%
+135
Exactly 1
17.1%
push
Under 1
47.6%
-135
035
Bochnovic
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.8%
+225
Under 0.5
69.2%
-225
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 10.0 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
Perez71.8%72.4%−0.6-300
Bochnovic28.2%27.6%+0.6+250

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
48.5Striking23.2
Perez +25.3
54.6Grappling0.0
Perez +54.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PerezBochnovic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1519
Pound-for-pound
1507
1519
Divisional
1523
Striking offense
Striking defense
1552
Grappling offense
1489
1546
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
29 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
73"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
0.63
50%
Strike accuracy
21%
5.27
Strikes absorbed / min
5.19
44%
Strike defense
23%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
40%
Takedown accuracy
0%
50%
Takedown defense
0%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Markus Perez
  • LEryk AndersU-DEC R3
    Close +3755mo before
James Bochnovic
  • LTrevin GilesKO/TKO R2
    Close +21010mo before
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (40%)Submission() 0
3 (30%)Decision() 0
Bochnovic — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (88%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Perez
Bochnovic
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
7.9 min · 7.9 avg
13y 3m
Career length
12y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Perez
Bochnovic
9W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
9W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
9W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Perez
Bochnovic
66W–30L · 68.8%
Overall
45W–63L · 41.7%
66W–30L · 68.8%
Wins
44W–63L · 41.1%
0W–0L
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Perez
Bochnovic
3.62
Landed / min
2.11
38.5%
Accuracy
17.4%
54.4%
Defense
38.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
27.6%
Time at distance
24.0%
Grappling & control
Perez
Bochnovic
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
9.4%
Control share
2.3%
Strike target map
Perez
  • Head40%(12)div 63%
  • Body47%(14)div 19%
  • Legs13%(4)div 18%
Bochnovic
  • Head20%(1)div 63%
  • Body40%(2)div 19%
  • Legs40%(2)div 18%

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

Markus Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

James Bochnovic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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