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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Marlon Moraes
Marlon Moraes
19-5-1 · BRA
VS
December 9, 2017 · Fresno, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Marlon Moraes def. Aljamain Sterling by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:07
Moraes7/140/020:13
Sterling3/100/000:00
Total
Moraes7/140/020:13
Sterling3/100/000:00

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
MoraesWin probabilitySterling
14.7%85.3%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
7%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Moraes15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%58%
Submission1%5%
Decision5%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 7
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Sterling85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%44%
Submission6%8%
Decision41%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 3
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.1)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R237%
R35%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Moraes
22.6%+339
Sterling
-33976.5%
Most takedownstie 34.3%
Moraes
8.4%+686
Sterling
-68657.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moraes
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.2%
+137
Under 33.5
57.8%
-137
04284
Sterling
Expected: 63.1
63
Over 63
42.0%
+135
Exactly 63
1.1%
push
Under 63
56.9%
-135
079158
Takedowns — over/under
Moraes
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.9%
Exactly 0
83.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sterling
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.9%
-105
Exactly 1
23.9%
push
Under 1
37.2%
+105
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 10.7 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
Moraes14.7%58.2%−43.5-145
Sterling85.3%41.8%+43.5+135

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
62.3Striking78.8
Sterling +16.5
36.8Grappling56.0
Sterling +19.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoraesSterling
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1592
1540
Divisional
1574
1497
Striking offense
1502
1530
Striking defense
1534
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.97
Strikes landed / min
3.63
32%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.87
Strikes absorbed / min
1.33
64%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.18
25%
Takedown accuracy
41%
60%
Takedown defense
53%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
28
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marlon Moraes
  • WJohn DodsonS-DEC R3
    Close +10528d before
  • LRaphael AssuncaoS-DEC R3
    Close -2606mo before
Aljamain Sterling
  • WRenan BaraoU-DEC R3
    Close +1104mo before
  • WAugusto MendesU-DEC R3
    Close -4008mo before
  • LRaphael AssuncaoS-DEC R3
    Close +12510mo before
  • LBryan CarawayS-DEC R3
    Close -3101y 6mo before
  • WJohnny EduardoSUB R2
    Close -6402y before
Moraes — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-1

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
18win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
5 (28%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (28%)Decision(0%) 0
Sterling — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Moraes
Sterling
2
UFC fights
8
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
110.3 min · 13.8 avg
19y 3m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moraes
Sterling
43W–13L · 76.8%
Overall
149W–38L · 79.7%
19W–8L · 70.4%
Wins
106W–26L · 80.3%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
43W–12L · 78.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moraes
Sterling
244W–65L · 79.0%
Overall
34W–17L · 66.7%
221W–54L · 80.4%
Wins
34W–17L · 66.7%
23W–11L · 67.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Moraes
Sterling
3.17
Landed / min
4.69
31.8%
Accuracy
36.8%
64.8%
Defense
73.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
93.7%
Time at distance
40.0%
Grappling & control
Moraes
Sterling
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.18
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
41.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
52.6%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.95
70.7%
Control share
70.5%
Strike target map
Moraes
  • Head40%(36)div 63%
  • Body33%(29)div 21%
  • Legs27%(24)div 16%
Sterling
  • Head45%(180)div 63%
  • Body34%(135)div 21%
  • Legs21%(86)div 16%

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

Marlon Moraes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Aljamain Sterling
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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