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UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman
10-1 · NGA
VS
Sergio Moraes
Sergio Moraes
12-2-1 · BRA
September 16, 2017 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.8lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Kamaru Usman def. Sergio Moraes by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:48
Usman16/480/010:05
Moraes13/270/000:00
Total
Usman16/480/010:05
Moraes13/270/000:00

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
UsmanWin probabilityMoraes
88.4%11.6%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
4%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 12.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Usman88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%40%
Submission3%3%
Decision50%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes74 (4297)act 16
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.3)act 0
Moraes12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%31%
Submission1%11%
Decision7%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R28%
R328%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Usman
80.6%-433
Moraes
+43318.6%
Most takedownstie 35.1%
Usman
55.5%-590
Moraes
+5909.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Usman
Expected: 74.4
74.5
Over 74.5
42.4%
+136
Under 74.5
57.6%
-136
094187
Moraes
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.2%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.9%
-138
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Usman
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.0%
-103
Exactly 1
21.0%
push
Under 1
38.9%
+103
035
Moraes
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.2%
Exactly 0
81.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.8 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
Usman88.4%87.2%+1.2-1000
Moraes11.6%12.8%−1.2+650

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
82.1Striking66.7
Usman +15.5
51.0Grappling46.0
Usman +5.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
UsmanMoraes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1593
1591
Divisional
1605
1487
Striking offense
1486
1515
Striking defense
1512
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.00
Strikes landed / min
2.32
54%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.34
Strikes absorbed / min
2.72
66%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
50%
Takedown accuracy
31%
Takedown defense
75%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
86%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
20%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kamaru Usman
  • WSean StricklandU-DEC R3
    Close -2905mo before
  • WWarlley AlvesU-DEC R3
    Close -21010mo before
  • WAlexander YakovlevU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 2mo before
  • WLeon EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 9mo before
  • WHayder HassanSUB R2
    Close -2402y 2mo before
Sergio Moraes
  • WDavi RamosU-DEC R3
    Close -2006mo before
  • WZak OttowS-DEC R3
    Close -15010mo before
  • DLuan ChagasS-DEC R3
    !Close -4151y 4mo before
  • WOmari AkhmedovKO/TKO R3
    Close +1251y 9mo before
  • WMickael LeboutU-DEC R3
    Close -5502y 5mo before
Usman — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Moraes — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-1

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (83%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Usman
Moraes
5
UFC fights
8
66.3 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
103.7 min · 13.0 avg
13y 8m
Career length
19y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Usman
Moraes
68W–12L · 85.0%
Overall
67W–13L · 83.8%
68W–12L · 85.0%
Wins
63W–11L · 85.1%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–2L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Usman
Moraes
26W–15L · 63.4%
Overall
33W–14L · 70.2%
23W–12L · 65.7%
Wins
23W–9L · 71.9%
3W–3L · 50.0%
Losses
10W–5L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Usman
Moraes
5.62
Landed / min
2.64
41.0%
Accuracy
43.6%
69.6%
Defense
67.4%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.14
31.9%
Time at distance
75.2%
Grappling & control
Usman
Moraes
4.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
30.8%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.45
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.43
98.5%
Control share
79.1%
Strike target map
Usman
  • Head65%(171)div 63%
  • Body23%(61)div 21%
  • Legs12%(33)div 16%
Moraes
  • Head75%(181)div 63%
  • Body17%(40)div 21%
  • Legs8%(20)div 16%

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

Kamaru Usman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sergio Moraes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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