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UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
Sergio Pettis
Sergio Pettis
15-2 · USA
VS
Brandon Moreno
Brandon Moreno
14-3 · MEX
August 5, 2017 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Flyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Sergio Pettis def. Brandon Moreno by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pettis0/30/000:00
Moreno7/91/104:33
R2
Pettis13/510/000:04
Moreno5/281/200:21
R3
Pettis26/770/000:05
Moreno14/450/300:00
R4
Pettis24/720/000:00
Moreno12/531/100:02
R5
Pettis13/320/100:03
Moreno7/261/102:51
Total
Pettis76/2350/100:12
Moreno45/1614/807:47

Scorecards

Pettis vs Moreno

RdDerek ClearyEric ColónJeff MullenCommunity
R19-108-108-108.2-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
R410-910-910-910-9.1
R510-910-910-99.5-9.5
Total49-4648-4648-4647.7-46.5

Media (17 cards) · avg 47.946.1 · 15 Pettis · 0 Moreno · 2 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pettis-Moreno.

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
PettisWin probabilityMoreno
37.8%62.2%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
9%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 17.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pettis38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%37%
Submission1%3%
Decision23%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes86 (50113)act 76
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Moreno62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%42%
Submission8%13%
Decision28%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes83 (48109)act 45
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 4
Combined totals~170 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R216%
R310%
R45%
R54%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Pettis
51.3%-107
Moreno
+10748.1%
Most takedownstie 50.2%
Pettis
9.0%+453
Moreno
-45340.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 86.4
86.5
Over 86.5
42.5%
+136
Under 86.5
57.5%
-136
0109217
Moreno
Expected: 83.5
83.5
Over 83.5
42.5%
+135
Under 83.5
57.5%
-135
0105209
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.5%
Exactly 0
86.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Moreno
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.1%
+193
Exactly 1
14.8%
push
Under 1
56.1%
-193
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 17.5 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
Pettis37.8%38.1%−0.3+155
Moreno62.2%61.9%+0.3-175

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
70.2Striking71.0
Moreno +0.9
54.8Grappling77.7
Moreno +22.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisMoreno
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1568
1561
Divisional
1568
1508
Striking offense
1503
1502
Striking defense
1504
1493
Grappling offense
1516
1501
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
23 yrs
Age
23 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'7"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.02
Strikes landed / min
3.25
39%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.75
Strikes absorbed / min
1.74
66%
Strike defense
72%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
42%
Takedown accuracy
43%
71%
Takedown defense
58%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
202
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sergio Pettis
  • WJohn MoragaU-DEC R3
    Close -1607mo before
  • WChris KeladesU-DEC R3
    Close -2251y 3mo before
  • WChris CariasoU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 10mo before
  • LRyan BenoitKO/TKO R2
    Close -6602y 5mo before
  • WMatt HobarU-DEC R3
    Close -2402y 8mo before
Brandon Moreno
  • WDustin OrtizSUB R2
    Close +1003mo before
  • WRyan BenoitS-DEC R3
    Close -1908mo before
  • WLouis SmolkaSUB R1
    Close +45010mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (33%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0
Moreno — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Moreno
8
UFC fights
3
111.2 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
26.5 min · 8.8 avg
14y 11m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Moreno
101W–36L · 73.7%
Overall
36W–11L · 76.6%
85W–28L · 75.2%
Wins
36W–11L · 76.6%
16W–8L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Moreno
40W–43L · 48.2%
Overall
36W–24L · 60.0%
40W–43L · 48.2%
Wins
34W–21L · 61.8%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–3L · 40.0%
Distance striking
Pettis
Moreno
5.50
Landed / min
4.86
36.6%
Accuracy
31.5%
68.8%
Defense
77.6%
0.13
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.57
62.1%
Time at distance
44.3%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Moreno
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
42.3%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
71.1%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.27
44.6%
Control share
60.4%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head78%(350)div 62%
  • Body11%(48)div 23%
  • Legs11%(49)div 15%
Moreno
  • Head65%(56)div 62%
  • Body14%(12)div 23%
  • Legs21%(18)div 15%

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

Sergio Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brandon Moreno
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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