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UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
David Branch
David Branch
20-3 · USA
VS
Krzysztof Jotko
Krzysztof Jotko
19-1 · POL
May 13, 2017 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
David Branch def. Krzysztof Jotko by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Branch15/321/203:24
Jotko5/111/100:27
R2
Branch12/530/300:27
Jotko11/400/000:10
R3
Branch12/371/201:21
Jotko12/340/100:21
Total
Branch39/1222/705:12
Jotko28/851/200:58

Scorecards

Branch vs Jotko

RdChris ReedJeff MullenTroy WincapawCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-109-109-109.3-9.8
R39-1010-910-99.7-9.4
Total28-2929-2829-2828.9-28.3

Media (19 cards) · avg 29.128 · 18 Branch · 0 Jotko · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Branch-Jotko.

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
BranchWin probabilityJotko
32.7%67.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
11%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Branch33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%20%
Submission7%21%
Decision20%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 39
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 2
Jotko67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%22%
Submission4%6%
Decision48%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 28
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 1
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R215%
R35%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Branch
34.3%+187
Jotko
-18764.0%
Most takedownstie 40.5%
Branch
25.4%+134
Jotko
-13434.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Branch
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
42.1%
+138
Under 25.5
57.9%
-138
03264
Jotko
Expected: 35.4
35.5
Over 35.5
42.3%
+137
Under 35.5
57.7%
-137
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Branch
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
35.7%
+180
Under 0.5
64.3%
-180
035
Jotko
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.5%
+194
Exactly 1
13.2%
push
Under 1
57.3%
-194
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 12.2 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
Branch32.7%38.8%−6.1+150
Jotko67.3%61.2%+6.1-170

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
71.9Striking73.3
Jotko +1.4
35.9Grappling49.6
Jotko +13.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BranchJotko
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1614
1527
Divisional
1615
1469
Striking offense
1492
1515
Striking defense
1529
1503
Grappling offense
1507
1495
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
35 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.16
Strikes landed / min
2.90
48%
Strike accuracy
47%
0.57
Strikes absorbed / min
1.36
71%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
35%
Takedown accuracy
41%
29%
Takedown defense
89%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
86%
-1
Win/loss streak
+5
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
17%
Recent opp. quality
2263
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
David Branch
  • LRousimar PalharesSUB R2
    Close +1406y 2mo before
  • WRich AttonitoU-DEC R3
    Close -1606y 5mo before
  • WTomasz DrwalU-DEC R3
    Close +1356y 8mo before
  • LGerald HarrisKO/TKO R3
    Close +2106y 10mo before
Krzysztof Jotko
  • WThales LeitesU-DEC R3
    Close +1156mo before
  • WTamdan McCroryKO/TKO R1
    Close +15011mo before
  • WBrad ScottU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 2mo before
  • WScott AskhamS-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 7mo before
  • WTor TroengU-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 7mo before
Branch — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (28%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (39%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Jotko — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-0

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
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (83%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (8%)Submission() 0
7 (54%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Branch
Jotko
4
UFC fights
7
49.3 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
86.0 min · 12.3 avg
18y 10m
Career length
16y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Branch
Jotko
53W–12L · 81.5%
Overall
102W–23L · 81.6%
26W–6L · 81.3%
Wins
91W–19L · 82.7%
27W–6L · 81.8%
Losses
11W–4L · 73.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Branch
Jotko
221W–64L · 77.5%
Overall
50W–18L · 73.5%
211W–60L · 77.9%
Wins
50W–18L · 73.5%
10W–4L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Branch
Jotko
1.27
Landed / min
3.15
25.7%
Accuracy
30.1%
76.9%
Defense
67.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.17
28.8%
Time at distance
39.5%
Grappling & control
Branch
Jotko
2.43
Takedowns / 15 min
1.22
34.8%
Takedown accuracy
41.2%
28.6%
Takedown defense
89.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
77.7%
Control share
49.1%
Strike target map
Branch
  • Head39%(22)div 63%
  • Body32%(18)div 19%
  • Legs30%(17)div 18%
Jotko
  • Head59%(146)div 63%
  • Body24%(60)div 19%
  • Legs17%(43)div 18%

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

David Branch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Krzysztof Jotko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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