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Marlon Moraes
Marlon Moraes
18-5-1 · BRA
VS
John Dodson
John Dodson
19-8 · USA
November 11, 2017 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Marlon Moraes def. John Dodson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Moraes19/610/000:00
Dodson19/410/010:01
R2
Moraes17/371/100:40
Dodson8/242/300:19
R3
Moraes9/330/100:25
Dodson16/400/100:07
Total
Moraes45/1311/201:05
Dodson43/1052/410:27

Scorecards

Moraes vs Dodson

RdBrian CostelloChris LeeRon RodriguezCommunity
R110-910-99-109.2-9.8
R210-910-99-109.9-9.1
R310-910-99-109.7-9.4
Total30-2730-2727-3028.8-28.3

Media (14 cards) · avg 2928 · 14 Moraes · 0 Dodson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Moraes-Dodson.

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 probabilityDodson
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
3%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.6 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 Dodson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Moraes57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%
Submission3%5%
Decision39%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 45
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Dodson43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%
Submission1%2%
Decision30%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 43
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 2
Combined totals~120 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R212%
R39%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Moraes
45.0%+120
Dodson
-12054.1%
Most takedownstie 51.5%
Moraes
25.6%-112
Dodson
+11222.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moraes
Expected: 57.0
57
Over 57
41.9%
+136
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
56.9%
-136
072143
Dodson
Expected: 62.8
63
Over 63
41.7%
+137
Exactly 63
1.1%
push
Under 63
57.2%
-137
079157
Takedowns — over/under
Moraes
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.9%
+214
Under 0.5
68.1%
-214
035
Dodson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.5%
+239
Under 0.5
70.5%
-239
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 12.6 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
Moraes57.5%46.8%+10.7+105
Dodson42.5%53.2%−10.7-125

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
61.6Striking66.2
Dodson +4.7
25.0Grappling39.8
Dodson +14.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoraesDodson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1588
1523
Divisional
1543
1498
Striking offense
1520
1531
Striking defense
1536
1473
Grappling offense
1483
1508
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
29 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'3"
67"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.93
Strikes landed / min
3.32
29%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.87
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
68%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
0%
Takedown accuracy
28%
100%
Takedown defense
84%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
73%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
0%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marlon Moraes
  • LRaphael AssuncaoS-DEC R3
    Close -2605mo before
John Dodson
  • WEddie WinelandU-DEC R3
    Close -4007mo before
  • LJohn LinekerS-DEC R5
    Close -1251y 1mo before
  • WManvel GamburyanKO/TKO R1
    Close -4501y 7mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonU-DEC R5
    Close +4302y 2mo before
  • WZach MakovskyU-DEC R3
    Close -8002y 6mo before
Moraes — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-1

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
44% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
18win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
5 (28%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (28%)Decision(0%) 0
Dodson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-8-0

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, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 8 losses
W
42% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Moraes
Dodson
1
UFC fights
11
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
146.3 min · 13.3 avg
19y 3m
Career length
21y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moraes
Dodson
24W–5L · 82.8%
Overall
162W–42L · 79.4%
0W–0L
Wins
110W–31L · 78.0%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
52W–11L · 82.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moraes
Dodson
244W–65L · 79.0%
Overall
48W–15L · 76.2%
221W–54L · 80.4%
Wins
26W–9L · 74.3%
23W–11L · 67.6%
Losses
22W–6L · 78.6%
Distance striking
Moraes
Dodson
2.96
Landed / min
3.47
29.5%
Accuracy
37.8%
68.2%
Defense
70.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.82
98.9%
Time at distance
78.6%
Grappling & control
Moraes
Dodson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
28.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
84.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
43.3%
Strike target map
Moraes
  • Head34%(15)div 63%
  • Body32%(14)div 21%
  • Legs34%(15)div 16%
Dodson
  • Head54%(262)div 63%
  • Body31%(149)div 21%
  • Legs15%(75)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.

John Dodson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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