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UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Michel Prazeres
Michel Prazeres
21-2 · BRA
VS
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
28-14 · USA
March 11, 2017 · Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michel Prazeres def. Joshua Burkman by SUB (North-South Choke), R1 1:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:42
Prazeres24/342/301:11
Burkman1/10/100:00
Total
Prazeres24/342/301:11
Burkman1/10/100:00

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
PrazeresWin probabilityBurkman
64.6%35.4%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
11%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Prazeres65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%22%
Submission8%11%
Decision43%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 24
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.5)act 2
Burkman35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%39%
Submission4%12%
Decision17%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 1
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R216%
R37%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Prazeres
67.3%-215
Burkman
+21531.2%
Most takedownstie 26.6%
Prazeres
65.3%-806
Burkman
+8068.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Prazeres
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
42.9%
+133
Under 40.5
57.1%
-133
051102
Burkman
Expected: 27.1
27
Over 27
41.5%
+135
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.1%
-135
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Prazeres
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.4%
+133
Exactly 2
17.5%
push
Under 2
47.1%
-133
036
Burkman
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.3%
Exactly 0
80.7%
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 11.5 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
Prazeres64.6%72.4%−7.8-300
Burkman35.4%27.6%+7.8+250

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
65.3Striking61.2
Prazeres +4.1
50.5Grappling54.8
Burkman +4.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PrazeresBurkman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1596
Pound-for-pound
1481
1608
Divisional
1523
1492
Striking offense
1480
1511
Striking defense
1520
1509
Grappling offense
1510
1502
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
35 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
67"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
2.70
45%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.60
Strikes absorbed / min
3.01
60%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.14
Takedowns / 15 min
2.62
35%
Takedown accuracy
38%
43%
Takedown defense
74%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
38%
+3
Win/loss streak
-2
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michel Prazeres
  • WGilbert BurnsU-DEC R3
    missedClose +2056mo before
  • WJC CottrellU-DEC R3
    Close -2208mo before
  • WValmir LazaroS-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 4mo before
  • LKevin LeeU-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 1mo before
  • WMairbek TaisumovU-DEC R3
    Close +2853y before
Joshua Burkman
  • LZak OttowS-DEC R3
    Close -2605mo before
  • LPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close +2459mo before
  • WKJ NoonsU-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 1mo before
  • LPatrick CoteKO/TKO R3
    Close -1701y 7mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimSUB R3
    Close +1751y 10mo before
Prazeres — win / loss by method
Record: 21-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
57% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (6%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (50%)Submission() 0
7 (44%)Decision() 0
Burkman — win / loss by method
Record: 28-14-0, 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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
7% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 7 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 6 losses
W
39% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
6win9loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(33%) 3
4 (67%)Decision(56%) 5
Non-UFC
22win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (41%)Submission(80%) 4
7 (32%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Prazeres
Burkman
7
UFC fights
16
105.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
194.8 min · 12.2 avg
25y 10m
Career length
23y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Prazeres
Burkman
98W–19L · 83.8%
Overall
223W–58L · 79.4%
75W–13L · 85.2%
Wins
104W–25L · 80.6%
23W–6L · 79.3%
Losses
119W–33L · 78.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Prazeres
Burkman
42W–22L · 65.6%
Overall
307W–93L · 76.8%
42W–22L · 65.6%
Wins
187W–69L · 73.0%
0W–0L
Losses
120W–24L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Prazeres
Burkman
3.96
Landed / min
3.72
42.8%
Accuracy
37.1%
65.6%
Defense
59.7%
0.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
52.2%
Time at distance
48.5%
Grappling & control
Prazeres
Burkman
4.14
Takedowns / 15 min
2.62
35.4%
Takedown accuracy
37.8%
42.9%
Takedown defense
74.5%
0.14
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.31
68.5%
Control share
61.4%
Strike target map
Prazeres
  • Head62%(156)div 63%
  • Body17%(44)div 20%
  • Legs21%(52)div 17%
Burkman
  • Head48%(255)div 63%
  • Body17%(87)div 20%
  • Legs35%(185)div 17%

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

Michel Prazeres
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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