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UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi
13-5 · SWE
VS
Ovince Saint Preux
Ovince Saint Preux
22-10 · USA
February 24, 2018 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Ilir Latifi def. Ovince Saint Preux by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 3:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:48
Latifi25/410/010:19
Saint Preux7/240/000:00
Total
Latifi25/410/010:19
Saint Preux7/240/000:00

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
LatifiWin probabilitySaint Preux
43.8%56.2%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
6%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Latifi44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%40%
Submission2%5%
Decision24%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 25
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.3)act 0
Saint Preux56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%47%
Submission4%7%
Decision26%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 7
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R214%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Latifi
47.8%+106
Saint Preux
-10650.6%
Most takedownstie 46.6%
Latifi
48.5%-988
Saint Preux
+9884.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Latifi
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
42.3%
+137
Under 34.5
57.7%
-137
04386
Saint Preux
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
42.4%
+136
Under 35.5
57.6%
-136
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Latifi
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.5%
+143
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
49.5%
-143
035
Saint Preux
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.2%
Exactly 0
91.8%
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 10.1 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
Latifi43.8%39.6%+4.2+145
Saint Preux56.2%60.4%−4.2-165

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
58.2Striking58.5
Saint Preux +0.3
60.4Grappling44.6
Latifi +15.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LatifiSaint Preux
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1600
1568
Divisional
1594
1487
Striking offense
1514
1503
Striking defense
1525
1505
Grappling offense
1511
1535
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
35 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'3"
73"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.11
Strikes landed / min
2.63
40%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.70
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
52%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.91
37%
Takedown accuracy
38%
100%
Takedown defense
65%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ilir Latifi
  • WTyson PedroU-DEC R3
    Close +1206mo before
  • LRyan BaderKO/TKO R2
    Close +1501y 6mo before
  • WGian VillanteU-DEC R3
    Close -1852y before
  • WSean O'ConnellKO/TKO R1
    Close -2652y 1mo before
  • WHans StringerKO/TKO R1
    Close -2352y 7mo before
Ovince Saint Preux
  • WCorey AndersonKO/TKO R3
    Close -1754mo before
  • WYushin OkamiSUB R1
    Close -4305mo before
  • WMarcos Rogerio de LimaSUB R2
    opp missedClose -16010mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirS-DEC R3
    Close -4201y 1mo before
  • LJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1451y 5mo before
Latifi — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0, 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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1
Saint Preux — win / loss by method
Record: 22-10-0

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 7 losses
W
23% of wins
L
70% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (20%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(80%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Latifi
Saint Preux
9
UFC fights
15
60.6 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
148.0 min · 9.9 avg
18y 2m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Latifi
Saint Preux
158W–39L · 80.2%
Overall
239W–56L · 81.0%
88W–28L · 75.9%
Wins
152W–44L · 77.6%
70W–11L · 86.4%
Losses
87W–12L · 87.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Latifi
Saint Preux
73W–41L · 64.0%
Overall
151W–55L · 73.3%
53W–30L · 63.9%
Wins
105W–47L · 69.1%
20W–11L · 64.5%
Losses
46W–8L · 85.2%
Distance striking
Latifi
Saint Preux
1.85
Landed / min
3.47
31.1%
Accuracy
37.6%
54.7%
Defense
52.0%
0.74
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
69.6%
Time at distance
54.7%
Grappling & control
Latifi
Saint Preux
2.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.91
37.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
100.0%
Takedown defense
64.5%
0.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.41
97.1%
Control share
37.3%
Strike target map
Latifi
  • Head73%(93)div 66%
  • Body15%(19)div 18%
  • Legs13%(16)div 16%
Saint Preux
  • Head70%(274)div 66%
  • Body20%(77)div 18%
  • Legs10%(39)div 16%

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

Ilir Latifi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ovince Saint Preux
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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