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UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
12-2 · BRA
VS
Jared Gordon
Jared Gordon
14-1 · USA
February 18, 2018 · Austin, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Diego Ferreira def. Jared Gordon by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:58
Ferreira29/600/010:18
Gordon8/170/100:00
Total
Ferreira29/600/010:18
Gordon8/170/100:00

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 probabilityGordon
38.8%61.2%
KO / TKO
53%
Submission
17%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 9.3 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 Gordon. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ferreira39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%44%
Submission10%26%
Decision12%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 29
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Gordon61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%59%
Submission7%11%
Decision18%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 8
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R223%
R319%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Ferreira
50.5%-104
Gordon
+10448.5%
Most takedownstie 49.5%
Ferreira
17.2%+193
Gordon
-19333.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 57.1
57
Over 57
42.1%
+135
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
56.7%
-135
072143
Gordon
Expected: 55.9
56
Over 56
41.8%
+136
Exactly 56
1.2%
push
Under 56
57.0%
-136
070140
Takedowns — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+324
Under 0.5
76.4%
-324
035
Gordon
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.9%
+157
Under 0.5
61.1%
-157
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 9.3 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
Ferreira38.8%38.1%+0.7+155
Gordon61.2%61.9%−0.7-175

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
61.4Striking88.0
Gordon +26.5
37.2Grappling64.4
Gordon +27.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FerreiraGordon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1564
1544
Divisional
1550
1503
Striking offense
1506
1500
Striking defense
1503
1510
Grappling offense
1508
1514
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
33 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.34
Strikes landed / min
6.89
37%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
1.97
54%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
3.69
11%
Takedown accuracy
46%
60%
Takedown defense
100%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
750
Days since last fight
113
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Ferreira
  • WOlivier Aubin-MercierU-DEC R3
    Close +2202y 1mo before
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close +1302y 11mo before
  • LBeneil DariushU-DEC R3
    Close -2453y 4mo before
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R2
    Close -1853y 6mo before
  • WColton SmithSUB R1
    Close -1853y 8mo before
Jared Gordon
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close -1554mo before
  • WMichel QuinonesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1358mo before
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Gordon — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferreira
Gordon
5
UFC fights
2
41.3 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
24.4 min · 12.2 avg
15y 3m
Career length
15y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferreira
Gordon
43W–13L · 76.8%
Overall
31W–6L · 83.8%
19W–8L · 70.4%
Wins
31W–6L · 83.8%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferreira
Gordon
98W–41L · 70.5%
Overall
76W–35L · 68.5%
98W–41L · 70.5%
Wins
65W–30L · 68.4%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–5L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Ferreira
Gordon
4.97
Landed / min
4.56
31.7%
Accuracy
31.6%
55.3%
Defense
74.3%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
50.2%
Time at distance
50.4%
Grappling & control
Ferreira
Gordon
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
3.69
11.1%
Takedown accuracy
46.2%
60.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.09
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
36.4%
Control share
94.6%
Strike target map
Ferreira
  • Head65%(90)div 63%
  • Body25%(34)div 20%
  • Legs10%(14)div 17%
Gordon
  • Head87%(146)div 63%
  • Body8%(14)div 20%
  • Legs5%(8)div 17%

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

Diego Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jared Gordon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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