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UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
11-0 · NGA
VS
Rob Wilkinson
Rob Wilkinson
11-1 · AUS
February 10, 2018 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Middleweight · 3 rounds
183.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Israel Adesanya def. Rob Wilkinson by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Adesanya10/160/000:00
Wilkinson17/272/1003:22
R2 · 3:37
Adesanya42/590/010:00
Wilkinson5/191/500:45
Total
Adesanya52/750/010:00
Wilkinson22/463/1504:07

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
AdesanyaWin probabilityWilkinson
73.5%26.5%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
32%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Adesanya73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%35%
Submission20%27%
Decision28%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 52
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Wilkinson27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%16%
Submission13%48%
Decision10%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 22
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 3
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R213%
R310%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Adesanya
63.7%-183
Wilkinson
+18334.8%
Most takedownstie 46.6%
Adesanya
7.1%+648
Wilkinson
-64846.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.7%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.7%
-136
053105
Wilkinson
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.3%
+136
Under 30.5
57.7%
-136
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Adesanya
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.7%
Exactly 0
88.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Wilkinson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
49.6%
+102
Under 0.5
50.4%
-102
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 8.9 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
Adesanya73.5%76.1%−2.6-365
Wilkinson26.5%23.9%+2.6+305

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AdesanyaWilkinson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1522
1536
Divisional
1521
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1493
1472
Grappling offense
1501
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
80"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.94
Strike accuracy
52%
Strikes absorbed / min
5.27
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.67
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Israel Adesanya
No prior UFC fights.
Rob Wilkinson
  • LSiyar BahadurzadaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1105mo before
Adesanya — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Wilkinson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Adesanya
Wilkinson
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
8.2 min · 8.2 avg
Career length
14y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Adesanya
Wilkinson
Overall
22W–6L · 78.6%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
22W–6L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Adesanya
Wilkinson
139W–55L · 71.6%
Overall
39W–18L · 68.4%
139W–55L · 71.6%
Wins
39W–18L · 68.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
1 of Wilkinson's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Adesanya
Wilkinson
Landed / min
5.02
Accuracy
51.2%
Defense
58.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
53.6%
Grappling & control
Adesanya
Wilkinson
Takedowns / 15 min
3.67
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
83.0%
Strike target map
Adesanya
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Wilkinson
  • Head46%(11)div 63%
  • Body17%(4)div 19%
  • Legs38%(9)div 18%

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

Israel Adesanya

No UFC fights on record.

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

Rob Wilkinson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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