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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta
16-5-1 · DEU
VS
Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders
21-7-2 · USA
May 28, 2017 · Stockholm, Sweden
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
168.0lb
Peter Sobotta def. Ben Saunders by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 2:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sobotta27/610/021:02
Saunders14/430/000:00
R2 · 2:29
Sobotta19/360/010:01
Saunders5/250/000:00
Total
Sobotta46/970/031:03
Saunders19/680/000:00

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
SobottaWin probabilitySaunders
68.6%31.4%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
9%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 12.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sobotta69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%25%
Submission7%9%
Decision45%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 46
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 0
Saunders31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%33%
Submission2%6%
Decision19%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 19
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R211%
R310%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Sobotta
55.7%-129
Saunders
+12943.0%
Most takedownstie 45.8%
Sobotta
47.2%-684
Saunders
+6846.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sobotta
Expected: 45.1
45
Over 45
41.9%
+135
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.6%
-135
057113
Saunders
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
42.2%
+137
Under 39.5
57.8%
-137
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Sobotta
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.0%
+143
Exactly 1
15.0%
push
Under 1
50.0%
-143
035
Saunders
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.3%
Exactly 0
88.7%
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 12.0 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
Sobotta68.6%55.3%+13.3-135
Saunders31.4%44.7%−13.3+115

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
59.3Striking67.2
Saunders +7.9
60.2Grappling55.6
Sobotta +4.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SobottaSaunders
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1576
1514
Divisional
1576
1487
Striking offense
1510
1500
Striking defense
1512
1506
Grappling offense
1501
1526
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
3.33
38%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
3.16
60%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.06
Takedowns / 15 min
0.28
37%
Takedown accuracy
40%
86%
Takedown defense
72%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
267
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Peter Sobotta
  • WNicolas DalbyU-DEC R3
    Close +1709mo before
  • LKyle NokeKO/TKO R1
    Close -2451y 6mo before
  • WSteve KennedySUB R1
    Close -3701y 11mo before
  • WPawel PawlakU-DEC R3
    Close +1403y before
  • LAmir SadollahU-DEC R3
    Close +2456y 6mo before
Ben Saunders
  • WCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close +1154mo before
  • LPatrick CoteKO/TKO R2
    Close -1501y 4mo before
  • WKenny RobertsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1151y 10mo before
  • WJoe RiggsSUB R1
    Close -2502y 5mo before
  • WChris HeatherlySUB R1
    Close -3852y 9mo before
Sobotta — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-1

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, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
13win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Saunders — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-2

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, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
4 (31%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sobotta
Saunders
7
UFC fights
12
80.0 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
106.0 min · 8.8 avg
21y 9m
Career length
22y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sobotta
Saunders
85W–23L · 78.7%
Overall
217W–57L · 79.2%
46W–7L · 86.8%
Wins
113W–31L · 78.5%
39W–16L · 70.9%
Losses
104W–26L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sobotta
Saunders
39W–21L · 65.0%
Overall
233W–69L · 77.2%
37W–19L · 66.1%
Wins
172W–57L · 75.1%
2W–2L · 50.0%
Losses
61W–12L · 83.6%
Distance striking
Sobotta
Saunders
3.52
Landed / min
6.71
34.9%
Accuracy
44.3%
63.9%
Defense
63.1%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
43.3%
Time at distance
28.8%
Grappling & control
Sobotta
Saunders
2.06
Takedowns / 15 min
0.28
36.7%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
85.7%
Takedown defense
72.1%
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.27
77.8%
Control share
23.0%
Strike target map
Sobotta
  • Head55%(88)div 63%
  • Body21%(34)div 21%
  • Legs24%(38)div 16%
Saunders
  • Head54%(189)div 63%
  • Body38%(135)div 21%
  • Legs8%(29)div 16%

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

Peter Sobotta
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Saunders
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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