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UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
Jacare Souza
Jacare Souza
24-5 · BRA
VS
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
18-5 · USA
January 27, 2018 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Jacare Souza def. Derek Brunson by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 3:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:50
Souza9/210/110:04
Brunson8/340/000:00
Total
Souza9/210/110:04
Brunson8/340/000:00

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
SouzaWin probabilityBrunson
45.9%54.1%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
16%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 14.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Souza46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%37%
Submission12%25%
Decision17%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 9
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Brunson54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%54%
Submission4%8%
Decision21%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3479)act 8
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R221%
R37%
R44%
R53%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Souza
34.9%+183
Brunson
-18364.1%
Most takedownstie 39.6%
Souza
22.7%+166
Brunson
-16637.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Souza
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
41.8%
+135
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.7%
-135
056111
Brunson
Expected: 60.7
60.5
Over 60.5
42.7%
+134
Under 60.5
57.3%
-134
076152
Takedowns — over/under
Souza
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.3%
+200
Under 0.5
66.7%
-200
035
Brunson
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.2%
+172
Exactly 1
15.3%
push
Under 1
53.5%
-172
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 14.2 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
Souza45.9%43.8%+2.1+120
Brunson54.1%56.2%−2.1-140

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
67.8Striking64.0
Souza +3.9
72.5Grappling58.3
Souza +14.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SouzaBrunson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1629
Pound-for-pound
1617
1626
Divisional
1613
1493
Striking offense
1532
1512
Striking defense
1527
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
38 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.49
Strikes landed / min
3.34
52%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.76
56%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.56
Takedowns / 15 min
2.62
35%
Takedown accuracy
28%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
86%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jacare Souza
  • LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R2
    Close -2659mo before
  • WTim BoetschSUB R1
    Close -60011mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -2801y 8mo before
  • LYoel RomeroS-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 2mo before
  • WChris CamozziSUB R1
    Close -16002y 9mo before
Derek Brunson
  • WLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1453mo before
  • WDaniel KellyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2508mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -12011mo before
  • LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 2mo before
  • WUriah HallKO/TKO R1
    Close -1851y 4mo before
Souza — win / loss by method
Record: 24-5-0, 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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
10 (59%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (18%)Decision(33%) 1
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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, 3 losses
W
61% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Souza
Brunson
9
UFC fights
12
70.2 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
74.3 min · 6.2 avg
22y 10m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Souza
Brunson
198W–57L · 77.6%
Overall
209W–62L · 77.1%
171W–52L · 76.7%
Wins
154W–49L · 75.9%
27W–5L · 84.4%
Losses
55W–13L · 80.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Souza
Brunson
241W–61L · 79.8%
Overall
84W–46L · 64.6%
194W–53L · 78.5%
Wins
53W–33L · 61.6%
47W–8L · 85.5%
Losses
31W–13L · 70.5%
Distance striking
Souza
Brunson
2.25
Landed / min
3.60
36.6%
Accuracy
36.4%
59.8%
Defense
56.8%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.01
44.9%
Time at distance
50.1%
Grappling & control
Souza
Brunson
2.56
Takedowns / 15 min
2.62
35.3%
Takedown accuracy
27.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.61
91.3%
Control share
96.8%
Strike target map
Souza
  • Head71%(125)div 63%
  • Body21%(36)div 19%
  • Legs8%(14)div 18%
Brunson
  • Head77%(190)div 63%
  • Body6%(15)div 19%
  • Legs17%(43)div 18%

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

Jacare Souza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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