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UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
11-3-1 · ECU
VS
Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher
17-7 · USA
July 22, 2017 · Uniondale, New York, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.6lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Marlon Vera def. Brian Kelleher by SUB (Armbar), R1 2:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:18
Vera5/150/000:07
Kelleher8/161/301:03
Total
Vera5/150/000:07
Kelleher8/161/301:03

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
VeraWin probabilityKelleher
82.5%17.5%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
12%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vera83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%38%
Submission10%12%
Decision41%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4091)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Kelleher17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%44%
Submission2%12%
Decision7%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 8
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~115 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R217%
R315%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Vera
69.2%-232
Kelleher
+23229.9%
Most takedownstie 58.7%
Vera
16.8%+146
Kelleher
-14624.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 69.9
70
Over 70
41.9%
+136
Exactly 70
1.0%
push
Under 70
57.1%
-136
088175
Kelleher
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
41.7%
+136
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.8%
-136
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.7%
+383
Under 0.5
79.3%
-383
035
Kelleher
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.3%
+253
Under 0.5
71.7%
-253
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 11.0 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
Vera82.5%32.6%+49.9+195
Kelleher17.5%67.4%−49.9-235

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
59.7Striking41.6
Vera +18.0
55.2Grappling25.0
Vera +30.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeraKelleher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1533
1501
Divisional
1533
1498
Striking offense
1498
1507
Striking defense
1498
1499
Grappling offense
1507
1498
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
24 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
66"
Switch
Stance
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Striking (UFC career)
2.66
Strikes landed / min
2.22
46%
Strike accuracy
27%
3.24
Strikes absorbed / min
6.67
49%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30%
Takedown accuracy
76%
Takedown defense
0%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.3
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marlon Vera
  • WBrad PickettKO/TKO R3
    Close +1304mo before
  • WGuangyou NingU-DEC R3
    Close -1108mo before
  • LDavey GrantU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 5mo before
  • WRoman SalazarSUB R2
    Close -1251y 11mo before
  • LMarco BeltranU-DEC R3
    Close -2252y 8mo before
Brian Kelleher
  • WIuri AlcantaraSUB R1
    Close +31549d before
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-1

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1
Kelleher — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
47% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(57%) 4
3 (19%)Decision(43%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Kelleher
5
UFC fights
1
66.1 min · 13.2 avg
Octagon time
1.8 min · 1.8 avg
16y 0m
Career length
15y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Kelleher
59W–24L · 71.1%
Overall
34W–7L · 82.9%
39W–19L · 67.2%
Wins
34W–7L · 82.9%
20W–5L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Kelleher
50W–46L · 52.1%
Overall
153W–76L · 66.8%
27W–31L · 46.6%
Wins
101W–63L · 61.6%
23W–15L · 60.5%
Losses
52W–13L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Vera
Kelleher
4.14
Landed / min
2.58
39.4%
Accuracy
28.6%
59.3%
Defense
61.5%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
41.3%
Time at distance
86.1%
Grappling & control
Vera
Kelleher
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
76.2%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.33
28.6%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head60%(105)div 63%
  • Body24%(42)div 21%
  • Legs16%(29)div 16%
Kelleher
  • Head25%(1)div 63%
  • Body50%(2)div 21%
  • Legs25%(1)div 16%

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

Marlon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Kelleher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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