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UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Paul Felder
Paul Felder
14-3 · USA
VS
Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira
22-7 · BRA
December 2, 2017 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Paul Felder def. Charles Oliveira by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Felder14/220/001:54
Oliveira5/92/302:17
R2 · 4:06
Felder17/240/002:58
Oliveira1/40/000:34
Total
Felder31/460/004:52
Oliveira6/132/302:51

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
FelderWin probabilityOliveira
6.8%93.2%
KO / TKO
63%
Submission
8%
Decision
29%
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 Felder, blue toward Oliveira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Felder7%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%68%
Submission0%1%
Decision2%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 31
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Oliveira93%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO58%63%
Submission8%8%
Decision27%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 6
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.3)act 2
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R240%
R38%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Felder
38.0%+160
Oliveira
-16060.9%
Most takedownstie 19.2%
Felder
1.5%+5431
Oliveira
-543179.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Felder
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
41.9%
+135
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.5%
-135
052103
Oliveira
Expected: 52.8
53
Over 53
41.6%
+137
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
57.1%
-137
066132
Takedowns — over/under
Felder
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.3%
Exactly 0
94.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Oliveira
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
45.6%
+120
Under 2.5
54.4%
-120
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 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
Felder6.8%44.7%−37.9+115
Oliveira93.2%55.3%+37.9-135

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
63.6Striking65.7
Oliveira +2.1
42.3Grappling73.7
Oliveira +31.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FelderOliveira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1588
1580
Divisional
1560
1512
Striking offense
1490
1501
Striking defense
1483
1481
Grappling offense
1558
1520
Grappling defense
1483
Physical
33 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.49
Strikes landed / min
3.14
42%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.99
Strikes absorbed / min
3.01
52%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.84
38%
Takedown accuracy
40%
63%
Takedown defense
59%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.7
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
56%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
67%
Finish rate
90%
Recent opp. quality
139
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Felder
  • WStevie RayKO/TKO R1
    Close +1605mo before
  • WAlex RicciKO/TKO R1
    Close -3709mo before
  • LFrancisco TrinaldoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1351y 2mo before
  • WJoshua BurkmanU-DEC R3
    Close -2901y 6mo before
  • WDaron CruickshankSUB R3
    Close -2401y 11mo before
Charles Oliveira
  • WWill BrooksSUB R1
    Close +1808mo before
  • LRicardo LamasSUB R2
    Close -1101y 1mo before
  • LAnthony PettisSUB R3
    Close +1451y 3mo before
  • WMyles JurySUB R1
    missedClose +1451y 11mo before
  • LMax HollowayKO/TKO R1
    Close +2152y 3mo before
Felder — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 22-7-0, 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
27% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 3 losses
W
64% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
10win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
9 (90%)Submission(43%) 3
1 (10%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
1 (8%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Felder
Oliveira
9
UFC fights
18
102.2 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
126.6 min · 7.0 avg
14y 8m
Career length
18y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Felder
Oliveira
154W–53L · 74.4%
Overall
285W–68L · 80.7%
102W–37L · 73.4%
Wins
173W–41L · 80.8%
52W–16L · 76.5%
Losses
112W–27L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Felder
Oliveira
33W–19L · 63.5%
Overall
34W–17L · 66.7%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
34W–17L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Felder
Oliveira
3.94
Landed / min
4.77
34.7%
Accuracy
39.2%
54.3%
Defense
57.6%
0.44
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.24
56.7%
Time at distance
35.3%
Grappling & control
Felder
Oliveira
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.84
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
63.2%
Takedown defense
58.8%
0.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.72
39.6%
Control share
42.0%
Strike target map
Felder
  • Head55%(196)div 63%
  • Body22%(77)div 20%
  • Legs24%(84)div 17%
Oliveira
  • Head54%(213)div 63%
  • Body30%(120)div 20%
  • Legs16%(64)div 17%

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

Paul Felder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Charles Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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