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UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Ateba Gautier
Ateba Gautier
7-1 · CMR
VS
Robert Valentin
Robert Valentin
10-5 · CHE
July 19, 2025 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:10
Gautier19/370/010:01
Valentin2/50/000:00
Total
Gautier19/370/010:01
Valentin2/50/000:00

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
GautierWin probabilityValentin
68.1%31.9%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
19%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.3 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 Gautier, blue toward Valentin. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gautier68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%26%
Submission9%13%
Decision42%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2066)act 19
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Valentin32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%14%
Submission11%33%
Decision17%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 2
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 0
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R212%
R38%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Gautier
56.4%-133
Valentin
+13342.5%
Most takedownstie 39.1%
Gautier
28.8%+111
Valentin
-11132.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gautier
Expected: 49.0
49
Over 49
39.3%
+152
Exactly 49
1.0%
push
Under 49
59.8%
-152
062123
Valentin
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
39.7%
+152
Under 39.5
60.3%
-152
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Gautier
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
26.6%
+233
Exactly 1
11.6%
push
Under 1
61.8%
-233
035
Valentin
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
28.4%
+204
Exactly 1
13.6%
push
Under 1
58.0%
-204
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 11.3 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
Gautier68.1%80.9%−12.8-525
Valentin31.9%19.1%+12.8+405

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
71.9Striking53.8
Gautier +18.1
0.0Grappling32.5
Valentin +32.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GautierValentin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1484
1532
Divisional
1484
1507
Striking offense
1499
1499
Striking defense
1509
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
23 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
81"
Reach
77"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.92
Strikes landed / min
1.10
56%
Strike accuracy
59%
4.81
Strikes absorbed / min
2.11
48%
Strike defense
23%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
55%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ateba Gautier
  • WJose Daniel MedinaKO/TKO R1
    Close -4604mo before
Robert Valentin
  • LTorrez FinneyS-DEC R3
    Close +2633mo before
  • LRyan LoderKO/TKO R2
    Close -14411mo before
Gautier — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1
Valentin — win / loss by method
Record: 10-5-0, 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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (60%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gautier
Valentin
1
UFC fights
2
3.5 min · 3.5 avg
Octagon time
21.8 min · 10.9 avg
5y 2m
Career length
9y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gautier
Valentin
11W–4L · 73.3%
Overall
16W–1L · 94.1%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
16W–1L · 94.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gautier
Valentin
26W–38L · 40.6%
Overall
68W–37L · 64.8%
26W–38L · 40.6%
Wins
54W–36L · 60.0%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–1L · 93.3%
Distance striking
Gautier
Valentin
7.54
Landed / min
4.74
54.2%
Accuracy
28.6%
48.5%
Defense
66.7%
4.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
97.6%
Time at distance
5.8%
Grappling & control
Gautier
Valentin
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
55.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.38
Control share
9.5%
Strike target map
Gautier
  • Head86%(24)div 63%
  • Body11%(3)div 20%
  • Legs4%(1)div 17%
Valentin
  • Head79%(19)div 63%
  • Body17%(4)div 20%
  • Legs4%(1)div 17%

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

Ateba Gautier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Robert Valentin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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