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UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
Mirsad Bektic
Mirsad Bektic
11-1 · USA
VS
Godofredo Pepey
Godofredo Pepey
13-5 · BRA
January 27, 2018 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Mirsad Bektic def. Godofredo Pepey by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:47
Bektic12/330/010:04
Pepey5/170/000:00
Total
Bektic12/330/010:04
Pepey5/170/000:00

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
BekticWin probabilityPepey
77.6%22.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
20%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bektic78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%32%
Submission12%16%
Decision41%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 12
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.5)act 0
Pepey22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%26%
Submission8%35%
Decision8%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 5
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R219%
R39%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Bektic
62.9%-178
Pepey
+17835.3%
Most takedownstie 21.0%
Bektic
71.2%-918
Pepey
+9187.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bektic
Expected: 33.7
33.5
Over 33.5
42.9%
+133
Under 33.5
57.1%
-133
04385
Pepey
Expected: 24.8
25
Over 25
40.6%
+140
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.8%
-140
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Bektic
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.4%
+114
Exactly 2
19.9%
push
Under 2
42.7%
-114
036
Pepey
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.9%
Exactly 0
79.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.4 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
Bektic77.6%81.6%−4.0-550
Pepey22.4%18.4%+4.0+425

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
78.2Striking54.7
Bektic +23.5
77.6Grappling34.1
Bektic +43.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BekticPepey
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1531
1571
Divisional
1532
1502
Striking offense
1482
1503
Striking defense
1525
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.08
Strikes landed / min
2.34
51%
Strike accuracy
38%
1.17
Strikes absorbed / min
3.19
67%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
54%
Takedown accuracy
7%
100%
Takedown defense
35%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
329
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mirsad Bektic
  • LDarren ElkinsKO/TKO R3
    Close -75011mo before
  • WRussell DoaneSUB R1
    Close -5801y 4mo before
  • WLucas MartinsKO/TKO R2
    Close -4302y 8mo before
  • WPaul RedmondU-DEC R3
    Close -9253y before
  • WChas SkellyM-DEC R3
    Close -1403y 9mo before
Godofredo Pepey
  • LShane BurgosU-DEC R3
    Close +5006mo before
  • WMike de la TorreSUB R1
    Close -1101y 4mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y 6mo before
  • WAndre FiliSUB R1
    Close +2652y 10mo before
  • WDashon JohnsonSUB R1
    Close -1303y 4mo before
Bektic — 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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Pepey — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (63%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bektic
Pepey
5
UFC fights
10
53.2 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
78.7 min · 7.9 avg
15y 0m
Career length
22y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bektic
Pepey
71W–17L · 80.7%
Overall
121W–30L · 80.1%
50W–12L · 80.6%
Wins
57W–14L · 80.3%
21W–5L · 80.8%
Losses
64W–16L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bektic
Pepey
63W–45L · 58.3%
Overall
26W–34L · 43.3%
63W–45L · 58.3%
Wins
26W–34L · 43.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bektic
Pepey
3.99
Landed / min
3.61
31.0%
Accuracy
32.1%
80.7%
Defense
58.0%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.19
24.5%
Time at distance
44.4%
Grappling & control
Bektic
Pepey
4.23
Takedowns / 15 min
0.38
53.6%
Takedown accuracy
7.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
35.0%
0.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.53
92.5%
Control share
27.2%
Strike target map
Bektic
  • Head95%(155)div 64%
  • Body5%(8)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 17%
Pepey
  • Head72%(133)div 64%
  • Body14%(25)div 19%
  • Legs14%(26)div 17%

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

Mirsad Bektic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Godofredo Pepey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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