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Cezar Ferreira
Cezar Ferreira
11-6 · BRA
VS
Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt
35-18-2 · USA
November 11, 2017 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Cezar Ferreira def. Nate Marquardt by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferreira16/290/000:00
Marquardt8/180/100:00
R2
Ferreira18/380/100:18
Marquardt20/370/110:26
R3
Ferreira13/142/304:26
Marquardt8/100/000:15
Total
Ferreira47/812/404:44
Marquardt36/650/210:41

Scorecards

Ferreira vs Marquardt

RdBrian CostelloChris LeeJeff MullenCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9-10
R3---10-9
Total29-2828-2929-2828.9-28.1

Media (13 cards) · avg 2928 · 13 Ferreira · 0 Marquardt

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ferreira-Marquardt.

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
FerreiraWin probabilityMarquardt
51.6%48.4%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
7%
Decision
76%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Ferreira52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%10%
Submission2%4%
Decision45%86%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 47
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 2
Marquardt48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%26%
Submission4%9%
Decision31%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 36
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R26%
R38%
Distance75%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Ferreira
49.0%+101
Marquardt
-10149.6%
Most takedownstie 32.1%
Ferreira
50.3%-285
Marquardt
+28517.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
42.0%
+134
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.3%
-134
051101
Marquardt
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+135
Under 40.5
57.5%
-135
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.7%
-103
Exactly 1
19.6%
push
Under 1
39.6%
+103
035
Marquardt
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.9%
+213
Under 0.5
68.1%
-213
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 13.0 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
Ferreira51.6%70.2%−18.6-265
Marquardt48.4%29.8%+18.6+225

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
62.4Striking71.1
Marquardt +8.8
70.4Grappling67.9
Ferreira +2.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FerreiraMarquardt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1546
1562
Divisional
1563
1472
Striking offense
1512
1506
Striking defense
1529
1520
Grappling offense
1509
1552
Grappling defense
1573
Physical
32 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
78"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.69
Strikes landed / min
2.67
39%
Strike accuracy
51%
1.95
Strikes absorbed / min
2.00
59%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.67
Takedowns / 15 min
2.21
66%
Takedown accuracy
61%
92%
Takedown defense
73%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
54%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
29%
Finish rate
69%
Recent opp. quality
265
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cezar Ferreira
  • LElias TheodorouU-DEC R3
    Close -1159mo before
  • WJack HermanssonSUB R2
    Close +1101y before
  • WAnthony SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 4mo before
  • WOluwale BamgboseU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 7mo before
  • LJorge MasvidalKO/TKO R1
    Close +1702y 4mo before
Nate Marquardt
  • LVitor BelfortU-DEC R3
    Close +1585mo before
  • LSam AlveyU-DEC R3
    Close +1209mo before
  • WTamdan McCroryKO/TKO R2
    Close +1401y 1mo before
  • LThiago SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close +3001y 6mo before
  • WCB DollawayKO/TKO R2
    Close +3501y 11mo before
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 11-6-0

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, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Marquardt — win / loss by method
Record: 35-18-2

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
13 wins, 5 losses
W
37% of wins
L
28% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 11 losses
W
23% of wins
L
61% of losses
UFC
13win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (46%)KO/TKO(45%) 5
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (31%)Decision(55%) 6
Non-UFC
22win7loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (32%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (50%)Submission(29%) 2
4 (18%)Decision(71%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Ferreira
Marquardt
11
UFC fights
24
106.5 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
224.3 min · 9.3 avg
19y 3m
Career length
27y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferreira
Marquardt
154W–42L · 78.6%
Overall
481W–123L · 79.6%
77W–21L · 78.6%
Wins
250W–65L · 79.4%
77W–21L · 78.6%
Losses
231W–58L · 79.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferreira
Marquardt
42W–21L · 66.7%
Overall
251W–114L · 68.8%
33W–19L · 63.5%
Wins
167W–72L · 69.9%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
84W–42L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Ferreira
Marquardt
2.30
Landed / min
3.34
35.6%
Accuracy
44.4%
63.8%
Defense
64.4%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
57.9%
Time at distance
49.4%
Grappling & control
Ferreira
Marquardt
2.67
Takedowns / 15 min
2.21
65.5%
Takedown accuracy
61.1%
92.3%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.94
84.4%
Control share
66.1%
Strike target map
Ferreira
  • Head58%(105)div 63%
  • Body27%(49)div 19%
  • Legs14%(26)div 18%
Marquardt
  • Head59%(352)div 63%
  • Body19%(116)div 19%
  • Legs22%(131)div 18%

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

Cezar Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nate Marquardt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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