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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
16-4 · USA
VS
Krzysztof Jotko
Krzysztof Jotko
19-3 · POL
April 14, 2018 · Glendale, Arizona, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Brad Tavares def. Krzysztof Jotko by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 2:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tavares14/390/000:33
Jotko7/230/100:21
R2
Tavares12/250/101:56
Jotko12/260/200:25
R3 · 2:16
Tavares20/320/010:04
Jotko5/250/000:00
Total
Tavares46/960/112:33
Jotko24/740/300:46

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
TavaresWin probabilityJotko
16.8%83.2%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
4%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tavares17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%22%
Submission1%6%
Decision12%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Jotko83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%28%
Submission3%4%
Decision56%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 24
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R29%
R314%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Tavares
35.3%+181
Jotko
-18163.7%
Most takedownstie 55.4%
Tavares
11.7%+282
Jotko
-28232.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 41.6
41.5
Over 41.5
42.7%
+134
Under 41.5
57.3%
-134
053105
Jotko
Expected: 56.9
57
Over 57
41.8%
+136
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
57.0%
-136
072143
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.8%
Exactly 0
84.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Jotko
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
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 12.9 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
Tavares16.8%45.7%−28.9+110
Jotko83.2%54.3%+28.9-130

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
66.2Striking71.7
Jotko +5.4
41.8Grappling51.5
Jotko +9.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresJotko
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1616
Pound-for-pound
1575
1617
Divisional
1575
1494
Striking offense
1487
1513
Striking defense
1523
1486
Grappling offense
1509
1521
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.15
Strikes landed / min
2.96
43%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.51
Strikes absorbed / min
1.68
57%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
33%
Takedown accuracy
43%
76%
Takedown defense
87%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
-2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
9%
Finish rate
17%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brad Tavares
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R3
    Close -1756mo before
  • WElias TheodorouU-DEC R3
    Close -1159mo before
  • WCaio MagalhaesS-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 7mo before
  • LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1352y 11mo before
  • WNate MarquardtU-DEC R3
    Close -1303y 3mo before
Krzysztof Jotko
  • LUriah HallKO/TKO R2
    Close -2007mo before
  • LDavid BranchS-DEC R3
    Close -17011mo before
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 5mo before
  • WTamdan McCroryKO/TKO R1
    Close +1501y 10mo before
  • WBrad ScottU-DEC R3
    Close -1552y 2mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 2 losses
W
63% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (91%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Jotko — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (83%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (8%)Submission() 0
7 (54%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Jotko
15
UFC fights
9
193.4 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
108.4 min · 12.0 avg
19y 1m
Career length
16y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Jotko
230W–73L · 75.9%
Overall
134W–34L · 79.8%
184W–59L · 75.7%
Wins
91W–19L · 82.7%
46W–14L · 76.7%
Losses
43W–15L · 74.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Jotko
1W–5L · 16.7%
Overall
50W–18L · 73.5%
1W–5L · 16.7%
Wins
50W–18L · 73.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Tavares
Jotko
4.82
Landed / min
2.99
38.8%
Accuracy
29.2%
62.7%
Defense
67.3%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
51.6%
Time at distance
41.7%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Jotko
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
32.6%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
76.1%
Takedown defense
86.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.14
47.2%
Control share
47.3%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head59%(359)div 63%
  • Body18%(109)div 19%
  • Legs23%(142)div 18%
Jotko
  • Head63%(203)div 63%
  • Body23%(74)div 19%
  • Legs14%(44)div 18%

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

Brad Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Krzysztof Jotko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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