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UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher
18-8 · USA
VS
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
34-5 · BRA
February 24, 2018 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Brian Kelleher def. Renan Barao by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kelleher17/450/001:24
Barao30/650/001:05
R2
Kelleher16/281/302:28
Barao24/460/101:05
R3
Kelleher61/1300/100:31
Barao62/1170/100:03
Total
Kelleher94/2031/404:23
Barao116/2280/202:13

Scorecards

Kelleher vs Barao

RdHector GomezRichard BertrandTim VannattaCommunity
R110-910-9-9.8-9.2
R210-910-9-9.8-9.2
R310-910-9-10-8.7
Total30-2730-2729-2829.6-27.1

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.926.6 · 16 Kelleher · 0 Barao

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Kelleher-Barao.

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
KelleherWin probabilityBarao
18.6%81.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
7%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kelleher19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%42%
Submission1%6%
Decision10%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2762)act 94
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Barao81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%30%
Submission6%8%
Decision51%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 116
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R210%
R313%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Kelleher
34.9%+184
Barao
-18464.2%
Most takedownstie 44.3%
Kelleher
15.0%+272
Barao
-27240.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kelleher
Expected: 47.3
47.5
Over 47.5
42.2%
+137
Under 47.5
57.8%
-137
060119
Barao
Expected: 65.3
65.5
Over 65.5
42.3%
+137
Under 65.5
57.7%
-137
082164
Takedowns — over/under
Kelleher
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.5%
+344
Under 0.5
77.5%
-344
035
Barao
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.6%
+175
Exactly 1
15.9%
push
Under 1
53.5%
-175
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 11.8 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
Kelleher18.6%39.6%−21.0+145
Barao81.4%60.4%+21.0-165

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
75.5Striking60.2
Kelleher +15.3
75.0Grappling55.9
Kelleher +19.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KelleherBarao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1616
1532
Divisional
1645
1505
Striking offense
1508
1499
Striking defense
1508
1515
Grappling offense
1497
1494
Grappling defense
1566
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
66"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.13
Strikes landed / min
3.60
51%
Strike accuracy
34%
3.38
Strikes absorbed / min
3.78
61%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.69
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
50%
Takedown accuracy
44%
82%
Takedown defense
97%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
69%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brian Kelleher
  • WDamian StasiakKO/TKO R3
    Close -1054mo before
  • LMarlon VeraSUB R1
    Close -2357mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraSUB R1
    Close +3159mo before
Renan Barao
  • LAljamain SterlingU-DEC R3
    Close -1307mo before
  • WPhillipe NoverU-DEC R3
    Close -6401y 5mo before
  • LJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 9mo before
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R4
    Close +1702y 7mo before
  • WMitch GagnonSUB R3
    Close -10003y 2mo before
Kelleher — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 5 losses
W
44% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(57%) 4
3 (19%)Decision(43%) 3
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 34-5-0, 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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Kelleher
Barao
3
UFC fights
13
17.8 min · 5.9 avg
Octagon time
184.3 min · 14.2 avg
15y 5m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kelleher
Barao
55W–14L · 79.7%
Overall
221W–61L · 78.4%
44W–11L · 80.0%
Wins
164W–43L · 79.2%
11W–3L · 78.6%
Losses
57W–18L · 76.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kelleher
Barao
153W–76L · 66.8%
Overall
108W–41L · 72.5%
101W–63L · 61.6%
Wins
108W–41L · 72.5%
52W–13L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Kelleher
Barao
6.07
Landed / min
4.48
42.2%
Accuracy
32.0%
62.9%
Defense
62.7%
0.85
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
52.9%
Time at distance
68.8%
Grappling & control
Kelleher
Barao
1.69
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.2%
81.8%
Takedown defense
97.1%
1.69
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.24
73.6%
Control share
54.2%
Strike target map
Kelleher
  • Head64%(58)div 63%
  • Body13%(12)div 21%
  • Legs23%(21)div 16%
Barao
  • Head60%(396)div 63%
  • Body20%(131)div 21%
  • Legs21%(137)div 16%

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

Brian Kelleher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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