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Renan Barao
Renan Barao
34-4 · BRA
July 29, 2017 · Anaheim, California, USA
Catch Weight · 3 rounds
Aljamain Sterling def. Renan Barao by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sterling11/170/000:00
Barao10/301/103:46
R2
Sterling36/541/103:50
Barao4/170/000:00
R3
Sterling24/500/001:50
Barao5/381/200:47
Total
Sterling71/1211/105:40
Barao19/852/304:33

Scorecards

Sterling vs Barao

RdDerek ClearyMarcos RosalesWade VierraCommunity
R19-1010-99-109.1-9.9
R210-810-810-910-8.4
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2730-2629-2829.1-27.3

Media (21 cards) · avg 2927.4 · 21 Sterling · 0 Barao

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sterling-Barao.

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
SterlingWin probabilityBarao
84.1%15.9%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
4%
Decision
64%
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 Sterling, blue toward Barao. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sterling84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%31%
Submission3%4%
Decision55%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 71
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Barao16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%35%
Submission1%6%
Decision9%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 19
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 2
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R28%
R317%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Sterling
75.7%-323
Barao
+32323.4%
Most takedownstie 39.5%
Sterling
42.8%-241
Barao
+24117.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 73.0
73
Over 73
42.0%
+136
Exactly 73
0.9%
push
Under 73
57.0%
-136
092183
Barao
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
42.7%
+134
Under 39.5
57.3%
-134
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.6%
+159
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
48.8%
-159
035
Barao
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.6%
+249
Under 0.5
71.4%
-249
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
Sterling84.1%45.7%+38.4+110
Barao15.9%54.3%−38.4-130

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
77.4Striking62.1
Sterling +15.3
59.1Grappling55.2
Sterling +4.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SterlingBarao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1634
1527
Divisional
1578
1499
Striking offense
1513
1529
Striking defense
1511
1514
Grappling offense
1496
1520
Grappling defense
1569
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.46
Strikes landed / min
3.81
47%
Strike accuracy
35%
1.34
Strikes absorbed / min
3.70
67%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.36
Takedowns / 15 min
1.51
39%
Takedown accuracy
43%
56%
Takedown defense
100%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aljamain Sterling
  • WAugusto MendesU-DEC R3
    Close -4003mo before
  • LRaphael AssuncaoS-DEC R3
    Close +1256mo before
  • LBryan CarawayS-DEC R3
    Close -3101y 2mo before
  • WJohnny EduardoSUB R2
    Close -6401y 8mo before
  • WTakeya MizugakiSUB R3
    Close -3452y 3mo before
Renan Barao
  • WPhillipe NoverU-DEC R3
    Close -64010mo before
  • LJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 2mo before
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R4
    Close +1702y before
  • WMitch GagnonSUB R3
    Close -10002y 7mo before
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R5
    Close -9103y 2mo before
Sterling — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 34-4-0, 1 NC

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
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sterling
Barao
7
UFC fights
12
95.3 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
169.3 min · 14.1 avg
15y 3m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sterling
Barao
115W–34L · 77.2%
Overall
208W–59L · 77.9%
72W–22L · 76.6%
Wins
164W–43L · 79.2%
43W–12L · 78.2%
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sterling
Barao
34W–17L · 66.7%
Overall
108W–41L · 72.5%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
108W–41L · 72.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sterling
Barao
4.32
Landed / min
4.57
35.6%
Accuracy
32.8%
70.8%
Defense
63.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
41.6%
Time at distance
72.2%
Grappling & control
Sterling
Barao
2.36
Takedowns / 15 min
1.51
39.5%
Takedown accuracy
42.5%
56.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.27
73.5%
Control share
56.8%
Strike target map
Sterling
  • Head42%(139)div 66%
  • Body36%(120)div 20%
  • Legs22%(71)div 14%
Barao
  • Head60%(386)div 66%
  • Body19%(125)div 20%
  • Legs21%(134)div 14%

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

Aljamain Sterling
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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