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UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Eryk Anders
Eryk Anders
8-0 · USA
VS
Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
21-8-1 · BRA
July 22, 2017 · Uniondale, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Eryk Anders def. Rafael Natal by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:54
Anders23/291/210:46
Natal14/230/100:00
Total
Anders23/291/210:46
Natal14/230/100:00

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
AndersWin probabilityNatal
66.0%34.0%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
24%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Anders66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%
Submission14%22%
Decision29%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 23
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
Natal34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%17%
Submission10%29%
Decision18%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 14
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R29%
R315%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Anders
45.9%+115
Natal
-11552.7%
Most takedownstie 44.9%
Anders
37.1%-207
Natal
+20718.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Anders
Expected: 37.4
37.5
Over 37.5
42.3%
+136
Under 37.5
57.7%
-136
04794
Natal
Expected: 40.3
40.5
Over 40.5
42.1%
+137
Under 40.5
57.9%
-137
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Anders
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.1%
+195
Exactly 1
14.1%
push
Under 1
56.7%
-195
035
Natal
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.0%
+285
Under 0.5
74.0%
-285
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 10.3 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
Anders66.0%51.1%+14.9-115
Natal34.0%48.9%−14.9-105

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AndersNatal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1563
1530
Divisional
1563
1500
Striking offense
1487
1500
Striking defense
1512
1500
Grappling offense
1505
1500
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.08
Strike accuracy
48%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.59
Takedown accuracy
35%
Takedown defense
79%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
60%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
22%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eryk Anders
No prior UFC fights.
Rafael Natal
  • LTim BoetschKO/TKO R1
    Close -1458mo before
  • LRobert WhittakerU-DEC R3
    Close +2651y 3mo before
  • WKevin CaseyKO/TKO R3
    Close -1751y 6mo before
  • WUriah HallS-DEC R3
    Close +3352y 2mo before
  • WTom WatsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 6mo before
Anders — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% 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
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0
Natal — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-1

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, 5 losses
W
19% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
9win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (78%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Anders
Natal
0
UFC fights
16
Octagon time
208.7 min · 13.0 avg
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Anders
Natal
Overall
208W–64L · 76.5%
Wins
122W–33L · 78.7%
Losses
86W–31L · 73.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Anders
Natal
34W–23L · 59.6%
Overall
65W–22L · 74.7%
34W–23L · 59.6%
Wins
58W–22L · 72.5%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Anders
Natal
Landed / min
3.67
Accuracy
40.7%
Defense
64.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
Time at distance
54.8%
Grappling & control
Anders
Natal
Takedowns / 15 min
2.59
Takedown accuracy
34.6%
Takedown defense
78.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
Control share
64.1%
Strike target map
Anders
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Natal
  • Head58%(371)div 63%
  • Body14%(91)div 19%
  • Legs28%(180)div 18%

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

Eryk Anders

No UFC fights on record.

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

Rafael Natal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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