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UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Iuri Alcantara
Iuri Alcantara
33-7 · BRA
VS
Luke Sanders
Luke Sanders
11-0 · USA
March 4, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Iuri Alcantara def. Luke Sanders by SUB (Kneebar), R2 3:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alcantara13/411/100:03
Sanders75/941/102:40
R2 · 3:13
Alcantara10/340/100:02
Sanders19/400/100:57
Total
Alcantara23/751/200:05
Sanders94/1341/203:37

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
AlcantaraWin probabilitySanders
37.5%62.5%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
16%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Alcantara38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission8%20%
Decision19%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 23
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 1
Sanders62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%
Submission8%13%
Decision35%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 94
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R221%
R34%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Alcantara
59.2%-151
Sanders
+15139.3%
Most takedownstie 37.7%
Alcantara
43.8%-236
Sanders
+23618.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alcantara
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
42.1%
+137
Under 39.5
57.9%
-137
05099
Sanders
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
42.6%
+135
Under 31.5
57.4%
-135
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Alcantara
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.6%
+151
Exactly 1
23.0%
push
Under 1
46.4%
-151
035
Sanders
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.1%
+233
Under 0.5
69.9%
-233
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 10.8 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
Alcantara37.5%42.0%−4.5+130
Sanders62.5%58.0%+4.5-150

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
66.6Striking76.9
Sanders +10.3
57.6Grappling25.0
Alcantara +32.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlcantaraSanders
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1601
Pound-for-pound
1550
1597
Divisional
1534
1493
Striking offense
1504
1565
Striking defense
1499
1510
Grappling offense
1507
1514
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
36 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
67"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.62
Strikes landed / min
7.16
48%
Strike accuracy
54%
2.03
Strikes absorbed / min
4.40
52%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
70%
Takedown accuracy
57%
Takedown defense
0%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.1
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
38%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
412
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Iuri Alcantara
  • WBrad PickettSUB R1
    Close -1505mo before
  • LJimmie RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 1mo before
  • WLeandro IssaU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 7mo before
  • LFrankie SaenzU-DEC R3
    Close -9252y before
  • WRussell DoaneU-DEC R3
    Close -3152y 6mo before
Luke Sanders
  • WMaximo BlancoSUB R1
    Close +1051y 2mo before
Alcantara — win / loss by method
Record: 33-7-0, 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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
21% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (63%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
25win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (44%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
12 (48%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (8%)Decision(33%) 1
Sanders — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
55% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
3 (30%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Alcantara
Sanders
13
UFC fights
1
142.1 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
3.6 min · 3.6 avg
22y 10m
Career length
15y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alcantara
Sanders
210W–61L · 77.5%
Overall
12W–6L · 66.7%
136W–51L · 72.7%
Wins
12W–6L · 66.7%
74W–10L · 88.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alcantara
Sanders
240W–106L · 69.4%
Overall
60W–31L · 65.9%
223W–96L · 69.9%
Wins
60W–31L · 65.9%
17W–10L · 63.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Alcantara
Sanders
4.00
Landed / min
8.54
38.9%
Accuracy
55.8%
63.2%
Defense
56.8%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
4.13
39.2%
Time at distance
77.3%
Grappling & control
Alcantara
Sanders
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
57.4%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.13
32.2%
Control share
29.3%
Strike target map
Alcantara
  • Head69%(259)div 63%
  • Body26%(98)div 21%
  • Legs4%(16)div 16%
Sanders
  • Head81%(21)div 63%
  • Body4%(1)div 21%
  • Legs15%(4)div 16%

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

Iuri Alcantara
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Luke Sanders
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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