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Frankie Saenz
Frankie Saenz
10-5 · USA
VS
December 9, 2017 · Fresno, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.6lb
Weigh-in
135.6lb
Frankie Saenz def. Merab Dvalishvili by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Saenz24/280/100:00
Dvalishvili7/342/903:10
R2
Saenz17/380/200:05
Dvalishvili29/584/502:24
R3
Saenz17/400/000:14
Dvalishvili11/265/902:12
Total
Saenz58/1060/300:19
Dvalishvili47/11811/2307:46

Scorecards

Saenz vs Dvalishvili

RdDerek ClearyMarcos RosalesRon McCarthyCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.3-9.7
R29-109-109-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-99.7-9.3
Total28-2929-2829-2828.1-28.9

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 14 Saenz · 0 Dvalishvili

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Saenz-Dvalishvili.

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
SaenzWin probabilityDvalishvili
1.9%98.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
16%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Saenz2%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%32%
Submission0%16%
Decision1%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 58
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Dvalishvili98%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%36%
Submission16%16%
Decision47%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3273)act 47
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.2)act 11
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R233%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Saenz
18.1%+448
Dvalishvili
-44880.9%
Most takedownstie 16.9%
Saenz
6.8%+1124
Dvalishvili
-112476.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Saenz
Expected: 25.6
25.5
Over 25.5
42.7%
+134
Under 25.5
57.3%
-134
03264
Dvalishvili
Expected: 55.8
56
Over 56
41.7%
+137
Exactly 56
1.2%
push
Under 56
57.1%
-137
070140
Takedowns — over/under
Saenz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.7%
Exactly 0
77.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Dvalishvili
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
45.9%
+118
Under 2.5
54.1%
-118
048

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 10.8 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
Saenz1.9%36.5%−34.6+165
Dvalishvili98.1%63.5%+34.6-190

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
SaenzDvalishvili
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1511
1517
Divisional
1511
1487
Striking offense
1482
1503
Striking defense
1500
1508
Grappling offense
1561
1507
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
37 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
66"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.94
Strikes landed / min
45%
Strike accuracy
3.11
Strikes absorbed / min
53%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.73
Takedowns / 15 min
33%
Takedown accuracy
69%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-3
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
328
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Frankie Saenz
  • LAugusto MendesS-DEC R3
    Close -16011mo before
  • LEddie WinelandKO/TKO R3
    Close -1551y 5mo before
  • LUrijah FaberU-DEC R3
    Close +3902y before
  • WSirwan KakaiS-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 4mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraU-DEC R3
    Close +7252y 10mo before
Merab Dvalishvili
No prior UFC fights.
Saenz — win / loss by method
Record: 10-5-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1
Dvalishvili — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
57% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Saenz
Dvalishvili
6
UFC fights
0
86.9 min · 14.5 avg
Octagon time
15y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Saenz
Dvalishvili
105W–28L · 78.9%
Overall
47W–8L · 85.5%
Wins
58W–20L · 74.4%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Saenz
Dvalishvili
58W–31L · 65.2%
Overall
36W–11L · 76.6%
47W–24L · 66.2%
Wins
31W–10L · 75.6%
11W–7L · 61.1%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Saenz
Dvalishvili
4.05
Landed / min
35.6%
Accuracy
58.8%
Defense
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
54.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Saenz
Dvalishvili
1.73
Takedowns / 15 min
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
69.4%
Takedown defense
0.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
74.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Saenz
  • Head49%(167)div 63%
  • Body21%(71)div 21%
  • Legs30%(104)div 16%
Dvalishvili
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Frankie Saenz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Merab Dvalishvili

No UFC fights on record.

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