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Francisco Prado
Francisco Prado
12-3 · ARG
July 19, 2025 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Nikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Veretennikov17/280/202:04
Prado7/91/101:59
R2
Veretennikov26/550/100:00
Prado24/431/301:55
R3
Veretennikov13/222/300:29
Prado16/251/602:55
Total
Veretennikov56/1052/602:33
Prado47/773/1006:49

Scorecards

Veretennikov vs Prado

RdChris LeeSal D'AmatoTodd SingletaryCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-99-109.4-9.6
R39-109-109-109-10
Total29-2829-2828-2928.4-28.6

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928 · 12 Veretennikov · 0 Prado

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Veretennikov-Prado.

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
VeretennikovWin probabilityPrado
29.2%70.8%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
15%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Veretennikov29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%30%
Submission2%7%
Decision18%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 56
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.2)act 2
Prado71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%28%
Submission13%18%
Decision39%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2271)act 47
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 3
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R217%
R39%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Veretennikov
42.1%+135
Prado
-13556.9%
Most takedownstie 28.2%
Veretennikov
55.6%-342
Prado
+34216.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Veretennikov
Expected: 42.1
42
Over 42
39.3%
+151
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.5%
-151
053106
Prado
Expected: 52.5
52.5
Over 52.5
39.8%
+152
Under 52.5
60.2%
-152
066132
Takedowns — over/under
Veretennikov
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.5%
+120
Under 1.5
54.5%
-120
035
Prado
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
29.8%
+235
Under 0.5
70.2%
-235
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 11.4 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
Veretennikov29.2%45.1%−15.9+115
Prado70.8%54.9%+15.9-130

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
56.1Striking58.3
Prado +2.2
18.5Grappling16.4
Veretennikov +2.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeretennikovPrado
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1490
Pound-for-pound
1509
1505
Divisional
1522
1481
Striking offense
1506
1495
Striking defense
1498
1531
Grappling offense
1490
1545
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
35 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.27
Strikes landed / min
4.38
50%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.55
Strikes absorbed / min
5.32
43%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.31
0%
Takedown accuracy
9%
67%
Takedown defense
25%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
25%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
25%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nikolay Veretennikov
  • LAustin VanderfordKO/TKO R2
    Close -1135mo before
  • LDanny BarlowS-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +30011mo before
Francisco Prado
  • LJake MatthewsU-DEC R3
    Close +1965mo before
  • LDaniel ZellhuberU-DEC R3
    Close +2461y 5mo before
  • WOttman AzaitarKO/TKO R1
    Close -1162y before
  • LJamie MullarkeyU-DEC R3
    Close +2252y 5mo before
Veretennikov — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 2
Prado — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Veretennikov
Prado
2
UFC fights
4
24.2 min · 12.1 avg
Octagon time
49.1 min · 12.3 avg
13y 9m
Career length
7y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Veretennikov
Prado
20W–2L · 90.9%
Overall
63W–14L · 81.8%
0W–0L
Wins
13W–1L · 92.9%
20W–2L · 90.9%
Losses
50W–13L · 79.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Veretennikov
Prado
99W–44L · 69.2%
Overall
58W–49L · 54.2%
78W–39L · 66.7%
Wins
58W–49L · 54.2%
21W–5L · 80.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Veretennikov
Prado
3.34
Landed / min
4.69
47.2%
Accuracy
37.4%
53.8%
Defense
58.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
61.8%
Time at distance
78.2%
Grappling & control
Veretennikov
Prado
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.31
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
9.1%
66.7%
Takedown defense
25.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.31
1.7%
Control share
39.9%
Strike target map
Veretennikov
  • Head42%(23)div 63%
  • Body45%(25)div 21%
  • Legs13%(7)div 16%
Prado
  • Head45%(96)div 63%
  • Body24%(51)div 21%
  • Legs32%(68)div 16%

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

Nikolay Veretennikov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Francisco Prado
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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