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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Raphael Assuncao
Raphael Assuncao
25-5 · BRA
VS
Matthew Lopez
Matthew Lopez
10-1 · USA
November 11, 2017 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Raphael Assuncao def. Matthew Lopez by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 1:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Assuncao18/730/000:00
Lopez18/431/100:17
R2
Assuncao20/550/000:00
Lopez11/390/200:11
R3 · 1:50
Assuncao8/260/010:01
Lopez5/110/100:00
Total
Assuncao46/1540/010:01
Lopez34/931/400:28

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
AssuncaoWin probabilityLopez
25.0%75.0%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
18%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Assuncao25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%13%
Submission5%19%
Decision17%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 46
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Lopez75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%27%
Submission13%18%
Decision41%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 34
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R29%
R37%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Assuncao
45.6%+116
Lopez
-11653.0%
Most takedownstie 42.1%
Assuncao
27.8%+108
Lopez
-10830.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Assuncao
Expected: 39.1
39
Over 39
41.8%
+135
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.5%
-135
04998
Lopez
Expected: 42.3
42.5
Over 42.5
42.2%
+137
Under 42.5
57.8%
-137
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Assuncao
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+166
Under 0.5
62.5%
-166
035
Lopez
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
40.0%
+150
Under 0.5
60.0%
-150
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 10.9 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
Assuncao25.0%76.3%−51.3-370
Lopez75.0%23.7%+51.3+310

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
71.8Striking66.0
Assuncao +5.8
45.2Grappling75.4
Lopez +30.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AssuncaoLopez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1635
Pound-for-pound
1549
1644
Divisional
1548
1487
Striking offense
1495
1525
Striking defense
1496
1479
Grappling offense
1546
1555
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
35 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'7"
66"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.81
Strikes landed / min
2.70
43%
Strike accuracy
60%
2.54
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
70%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.22
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
30%
Takedown accuracy
88%
82%
Takedown defense
60%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
82%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
67%
22%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Raphael Assuncao
  • WMarlon MoraesS-DEC R3
    Close +2205mo before
  • WAljamain SterlingS-DEC R3
    Close -1459mo before
  • LTJ DillashawU-DEC R3
    Close +3351y 4mo before
  • WBryan CarawayU-DEC R3
    Close -4503y 1mo before
  • WPedro MunhozU-DEC R3
    Close -2703y 9mo before
Matthew Lopez
  • WJohnny EduardoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1105mo before
  • WMitch GagnonU-DEC R3
    Close +11011mo before
  • LRani YahyaSUB R3
    Close -1701y 4mo before
Assuncao — win / loss by method
Record: 25-5-0

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, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 3 losses
W
48% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (78%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (56%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (31%)Decision(67%) 2
Lopez — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Assuncao
Lopez
11
UFC fights
3
134.8 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
32.3 min · 10.8 avg
22y 6m
Career length
13y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Assuncao
Lopez
148W–35L · 80.9%
Overall
61W–21L · 74.4%
125W–31L · 80.1%
Wins
40W–13L · 75.5%
23W–4L · 85.2%
Losses
21W–8L · 72.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Assuncao
Lopez
215W–73L · 74.7%
Overall
26W–17L · 60.5%
154W–61L · 71.6%
Wins
26W–17L · 60.5%
61W–12L · 83.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Assuncao
Lopez
3.83
Landed / min
3.51
39.5%
Accuracy
43.2%
70.8%
Defense
52.8%
0.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
81.6%
Time at distance
28.2%
Grappling & control
Assuncao
Lopez
1.22
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
29.7%
Takedown accuracy
87.5%
82.1%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.39
74.6%
Control share
56.6%
Strike target map
Assuncao
  • Head54%(276)div 63%
  • Body15%(77)div 21%
  • Legs31%(160)div 16%
Lopez
  • Head80%(70)div 63%
  • Body14%(12)div 21%
  • Legs6%(5)div 16%

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

Raphael Assuncao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matthew Lopez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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