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UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
Joseph Morales
Joseph Morales
8-0 · USA
VS
Robert Sanchez
Robert Sanchez
7-0 · USA
August 5, 2017 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Joseph Morales def. Robert Sanchez by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:56
Morales12/220/011:01
Sanchez2/61/102:22
Total
Morales12/220/011:01
Sanchez2/61/102:22

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
MoralesWin probabilitySanchez
73.0%27.0%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
44%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Morales73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%22%
Submission30%42%
Decision27%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 12
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Sanchez27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%15%
Submission14%52%
Decision9%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 2
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~44 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R152%
R27%
R36%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Morales
58.4%-149
Sanchez
+14939.2%
Most takedownstie 26.3%
Morales
22.7%+224
Sanchez
-22451.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Morales
Expected: 24.2
24
Over 24
41.6%
+134
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
55.7%
-134
03161
Sanchez
Expected: 19.5
19.5
Over 19.5
42.4%
+136
Under 19.5
57.6%
-136
02549
Takedowns — over/under
Morales
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
43.1%
+132
Under 0.5
56.9%
-132
035
Sanchez
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.7%
-135
Exactly 1
25.8%
push
Under 1
31.5%
+135
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 7.9 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
Morales73.0%47.8%+25.2+100
Sanchez27.0%52.2%−25.2-120

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1525
1527
Divisional
1525
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
22 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
66"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joseph Morales
No prior UFC fights.
Robert Sanchez
No prior UFC fights.
Morales — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (86%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Morales
Sanchez
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Morales
Sanchez
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Morales
Sanchez
36W–18L · 66.7%
Overall
22W–3L · 88.0%
36W–18L · 66.7%
Wins
22W–3L · 88.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Morales
Sanchez
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Morales
Sanchez
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Morales
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Sanchez
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Joseph Morales

No UFC fights on record.

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

Robert Sanchez

No UFC fights on record.

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