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UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
Alex Morono
Alex Morono
13-4 · USA
VS
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
28-16 · USA
February 18, 2018 · Austin, Texas, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Alex Morono def. Joshua Burkman by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:12
Morono7/190/010:01
Burkman4/130/000:06
Total
Morono7/190/010:01
Burkman4/130/000:06

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
MoronoWin probabilityBurkman
36.3%63.7%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
10%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Morono36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%42%
Submission3%9%
Decision18%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 7
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Burkman64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%36%
Submission7%11%
Decision34%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2761)act 4
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~110 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R27%
R330%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Morono
62.5%-171
Burkman
+17136.6%
Most takedownstie 61.9%
Morono
8.5%+351
Burkman
-35129.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Morono
Expected: 62.7
62.5
Over 62.5
42.7%
+134
Under 62.5
57.3%
-134
079157
Burkman
Expected: 47.2
47
Over 47
42.1%
+134
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.4%
-134
060119
Takedowns — over/under
Morono
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.9%
Exactly 0
89.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Burkman
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.8%
+214
Under 0.5
68.2%
-214
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 12.2 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
Morono36.3%75.8%−39.5-360
Burkman63.7%24.2%+39.5+300

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
72.0Striking60.5
Morono +11.5
17.3Grappling53.5
Burkman +36.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoronoBurkman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1456
1533
Divisional
1477
1499
Striking offense
1476
1510
Striking defense
1509
1467
Grappling offense
1503
1525
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
27 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.31
Strikes landed / min
2.70
42%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.82
Strikes absorbed / min
3.13
64%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
0%
Takedown accuracy
37%
50%
Takedown defense
73%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-4
50%
Last-5 win rate
20%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
149
Days since last fight
204
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Morono
  • LKeita NakamuraS-DEC R3
    Close -1105mo before
  • WJames MoontasriU-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 2mo before
  • WKyle NokeS-DEC R3
    Close +3102y 2mo before
Joshua Burkman
  • LDrew DoberKO/TKO R1
    Close +2557mo before
  • LMichel PrazeresSUB R1
    Close +25011mo before
  • LZak OttowS-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 5mo before
  • LPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close +2451y 9mo before
  • WKJ NoonsU-DEC R3
    Close -1302y before
Morono — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0, 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
75% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(67%) 2
1 (9%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 28-16-0, 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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 8 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 6 losses
W
39% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
6win11loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(18%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(36%) 4
4 (67%)Decision(45%) 5
Non-UFC
22win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (41%)Submission(80%) 4
7 (32%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Morono
Burkman
4
UFC fights
18
55.0 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
199.6 min · 11.1 avg
15y 8m
Career length
23y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Morono
Burkman
63W–19L · 76.8%
Overall
261W–68L · 79.3%
31W–11L · 73.8%
Wins
104W–25L · 80.6%
32W–8L · 80.0%
Losses
157W–43L · 78.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Morono
Burkman
71W–65L · 52.2%
Overall
307W–93L · 76.8%
59W–62L · 48.8%
Wins
187W–69L · 73.0%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Losses
120W–24L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Morono
Burkman
4.49
Landed / min
3.74
40.6%
Accuracy
37.3%
65.4%
Defense
59.6%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
83.4%
Time at distance
48.2%
Grappling & control
Morono
Burkman
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
72.5%
0.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
33.5%
Control share
59.7%
Strike target map
Morono
  • Head77%(182)div 63%
  • Body11%(27)div 20%
  • Legs12%(28)div 16%
Burkman
  • Head48%(259)div 63%
  • Body17%(91)div 20%
  • Legs35%(189)div 16%

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

Alex Morono
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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