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UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Tyson Pedro
Tyson Pedro
6-1 · AUS
VS
February 10, 2018 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
Tyson Pedro def. Saparbeg Safarov by SUB (Kimura), R1 3:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:54
Pedro12/230/100:01
Safarov8/222/501:18
Total
Pedro12/230/100:01
Safarov8/222/501:18

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
PedroWin probabilitySafarov
60.4%39.6%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
21%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pedro60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%34%
Submission15%25%
Decision25%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Safarov40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%44%
Submission6%16%
Decision16%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 8
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 2
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R214%
R38%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Pedro
53.3%-119
Safarov
+11944.7%
Most takedownstie 34.4%
Pedro
12.5%+424
Safarov
-42453.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pedro
Expected: 29.3
29.5
Over 29.5
42.0%
+138
Under 29.5
58.0%
-138
03774
Safarov
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
42.8%
+134
Under 26.5
57.2%
-134
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Pedro
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.5%
+345
Under 0.5
77.5%
-345
035
Safarov
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.2%
-101
Exactly 1
20.1%
push
Under 1
39.7%
+101
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 9.1 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
Pedro60.4%72.4%−12.0-300
Safarov39.6%27.6%+12.0+250

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
66.9Striking46.9
Pedro +20.0
53.4Grappling0.0
Pedro +53.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PedroSafarov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1512
1529
Divisional
1513
1504
Striking offense
1485
1503
Striking defense
1493
1503
Grappling offense
1542
1510
Grappling defense
1551
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
79"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.49
Strikes landed / min
4.68
60%
Strike accuracy
28%
2.53
Strikes absorbed / min
7.59
46%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
50%
Takedown defense
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
428
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tyson Pedro
  • LIlir LatifiU-DEC R3
    Close -1405mo before
  • WPaul CraigKO/TKO R1
    Close -14011mo before
  • WKhalil Rountree Jr.SUB R1
    Close -1151y 2mo before
Saparbeg Safarov
  • LGian VillanteKO/TKO R2
    Close +1651y 2mo before
Pedro — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Safarov — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pedro
Safarov
3
UFC fights
1
23.3 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
7.9 min · 7.9 avg
12y 10m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pedro
Safarov
25W–6L · 80.6%
Overall
14W–7L · 66.7%
13W–1L · 92.9%
Wins
0W–0L
12W–5L · 70.6%
Losses
14W–7L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pedro
Safarov
8W–4L · 66.7%
Overall
81W–49L · 62.3%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Wins
81W–49L · 62.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pedro
Safarov
3.60
Landed / min
5.18
49.2%
Accuracy
27.8%
66.7%
Defense
50.6%
0.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.6%
Time at distance
85.5%
Grappling & control
Pedro
Safarov
1.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
43.7%
Control share
33.3%
Strike target map
Pedro
  • Head52%(30)div 66%
  • Body21%(12)div 18%
  • Legs28%(16)div 16%
Safarov
  • Head81%(30)div 66%
  • Body16%(6)div 18%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%

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

Tyson Pedro
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Saparbeg Safarov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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