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UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Jimmie Rivera
Jimmie Rivera
20-1 · USA
VS
Thomas Almeida
Thomas Almeida
22-1 · BRA
July 22, 2017 · Uniondale, New York, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.8lb
Weigh-in
135.2lb
Jimmie Rivera def. Thomas Almeida by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rivera22/560/120:11
Almeida28/470/000:16
R2
Rivera24/530/200:03
Almeida19/600/000:00
R3
Rivera24/512/301:34
Almeida25/600/000:00
Total
Rivera70/1602/621:48
Almeida72/1670/000:16

Scorecards

Rivera vs Almeida

RdBryan MinerCardo UrsoDouglas CrosbyCommunity
R110-910-910-810-8.6
R210-99-1010-99.1-9.9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.3
Total30-2729-2830-2628.9-27.8

Media (19 cards) · avg 2927.7 · 19 Rivera · 0 Almeida

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rivera-Almeida.

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
RiveraWin probabilityAlmeida
55.9%44.1%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
4%
Decision
73%
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 Rivera, blue toward Almeida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rivera56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%11%
Submission1%2%
Decision49%87%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 70
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 2
Almeida44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%40%
Submission3%5%
Decision24%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3377)act 72
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~124 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R28%
R38%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Rivera
54.3%-121
Almeida
+12144.8%
Most takedownstie 53.7%
Rivera
36.2%-357
Almeida
+35710.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 65.3
65.5
Over 65.5
42.3%
+136
Under 65.5
57.7%
-136
082164
Almeida
Expected: 58.9
59
Over 59
41.9%
+136
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
57.0%
-136
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.4%
+154
Under 0.5
60.6%
-154
035
Almeida
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.4%
Exactly 0
85.6%
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
Rivera55.9%62.8%−6.9-185
Almeida44.1%37.2%+6.9+160

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
71.8Striking77.0
Almeida +5.2
45.0Grappling22.2
Rivera +22.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiveraAlmeida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1615
Pound-for-pound
1603
1614
Divisional
1604
1505
Striking offense
1529
1508
Striking defense
1495
1493
Grappling offense
1479
1525
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.52
Strikes landed / min
6.46
40%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.97
Strikes absorbed / min
4.47
67%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
83%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
25%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
315
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jimmie Rivera
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R3
    Close -17010mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 6mo before
  • WPedro MunhozS-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 8mo before
  • WMarcus BrimageKO/TKO R1
    Close -1402y before
Thomas Almeida
  • WAlbert MoralesKO/TKO R2
    Close -3008mo before
  • LCody GarbrandtKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y 2mo before
  • WAnthony BirchakKO/TKO R1
    Close -5251y 8mo before
  • WBrad PickettKO/TKO R2
    Close -7002y before
  • WYves JabouinKO/TKO R1
    Close -4202y 3mo before
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 20-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (75%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (19%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
11 (69%)Decision(100%) 1
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 22-1-0

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
17 wins, 1 loss
W
77% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (24%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rivera
Almeida
4
UFC fights
6
46.5 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
38.7 min · 6.4 avg
17y 10m
Career length
15y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rivera
Almeida
83W–20L · 80.6%
Overall
78W–24L · 76.5%
83W–20L · 80.6%
Wins
70W–24L · 74.5%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rivera
Almeida
123W–43L · 74.1%
Overall
51W–34L · 60.0%
123W–43L · 74.1%
Wins
51W–34L · 60.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rivera
Almeida
4.59
Landed / min
6.74
39.2%
Accuracy
48.4%
68.6%
Defense
67.6%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.16
90.4%
Time at distance
83.7%
Grappling & control
Rivera
Almeida
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
94.0%
Control share
6.2%
Strike target map
Rivera
  • Head58%(121)div 63%
  • Body20%(42)div 21%
  • Legs22%(47)div 16%
Almeida
  • Head69%(172)div 63%
  • Body18%(45)div 21%
  • Legs13%(33)div 16%

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

Jimmie Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thomas Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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