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UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns
11-2 · BRA
VS
Jason Saggo
Jason Saggo
12-3 · CAN
September 16, 2017 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Gilbert Burns def. Jason Saggo by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Burns21/481/200:42
Saggo15/440/000:39
R2 · 4:55
Burns21/471/110:50
Saggo20/481/200:24
Total
Burns42/952/311:32
Saggo35/921/201:03

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
BurnsWin probabilitySaggo
55.1%44.9%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
30%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Burns55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%22%
Submission18%32%
Decision25%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 42
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 2
Saggo45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%
Submission12%27%
Decision20%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 35
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R28%
R311%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Burns
39.9%+147
Saggo
-14758.8%
Most takedownstie 40.5%
Burns
47.0%-374
Saggo
+37412.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burns
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.1%
+139
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
57.0%
-139
04487
Saggo
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
42.9%
+133
Under 42.5
57.1%
-133
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Burns
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.5%
+140
Exactly 1
19.4%
push
Under 1
47.1%
-140
035
Saggo
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.2%
Exactly 0
78.8%
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 9.6 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
Burns55.1%58.0%−2.9-150
Saggo44.9%42.0%+2.9+130

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
56.5Striking59.0
Saggo +2.6
47.1Grappling35.7
Burns +11.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BurnsSaggo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1541
1541
Divisional
1541
1480
Striking offense
1505
1503
Striking defense
1512
1513
Grappling offense
1497
1507
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.24
Strikes landed / min
2.31
36%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
57%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.95
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
30%
Takedown accuracy
39%
36%
Takedown defense
20%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
357
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gilbert Burns
  • LMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2451y before
  • WLukasz SajewskiSUB R1
    Close -2651y 2mo before
  • LRashid MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 10mo before
  • WAlex OliveiraSUB R3
    Close -8002y 6mo before
  • WChristos GiagosSUB R1
    Close -4052y 11mo before
Jason Saggo
  • LRustam KhabilovU-DEC R3
    Close +1809mo before
  • WLeandro SilvaS-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 3mo before
  • WJustin SalasKO/TKO R1
    Close -1901y 6mo before
  • LPaul FelderS-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 11mo before
  • WJosh ShockleyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1053y 3mo before
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Saggo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (89%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Burns
Saggo
6
UFC fights
5
69.1 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
54.5 min · 10.9 avg
14y 6m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Burns
Saggo
82W–8L · 91.1%
Overall
70W–14L · 83.3%
44W–5L · 89.8%
Wins
42W–11L · 79.2%
38W–3L · 92.7%
Losses
28W–3L · 90.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burns
Saggo
45W–32L · 58.4%
Overall
40W–22L · 64.5%
45W–32L · 58.4%
Wins
34W–20L · 63.0%
0W–0L
Losses
6W–2L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Burns
Saggo
2.80
Landed / min
3.00
31.4%
Accuracy
31.4%
58.6%
Defense
58.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
59.4%
Time at distance
44.1%
Grappling & control
Burns
Saggo
1.95
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
39.1%
36.4%
Takedown defense
20.0%
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
61.0%
Control share
58.2%
Strike target map
Burns
  • Head55%(85)div 63%
  • Body28%(44)div 20%
  • Legs17%(26)div 17%
Saggo
  • Head63%(79)div 63%
  • Body13%(16)div 20%
  • Legs25%(31)div 17%

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

Gilbert Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jason Saggo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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