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Randa Markos
Randa Markos
6-4 · CAN
VS
Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza
11-3 · USA
February 19, 2017 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Strawweight · 3 rounds
116.0lb
Weigh-in
116.0lb
Randa Markos def. Carla Esparza by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Markos26/490/000:14
Esparza10/291/101:15
R2
Markos10/250/000:04
Esparza13/511/101:06
R3
Markos12/360/000:00
Esparza9/522/800:24
Total
Markos48/1100/000:18
Esparza32/1324/1002:45

Scorecards

Markos vs Esparza

RdDon RobinsonHubert EarleRobert MacAvoyCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9-9.9
R3---9.6-9.4
Total29-2829-2828-2928.5-28.4

Media (23 cards) · avg 2928 · 23 Markos · 0 Esparza

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Markos-Esparza.

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
MarkosWin probabilityEsparza
40.3%59.7%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
10%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Markos40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%
Submission4%9%
Decision30%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 48
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Esparza60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%
Submission7%11%
Decision38%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 32
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.1)act 4
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R221%
R34%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Markos
42.9%+129
Esparza
-12955.5%
Most takedownstie 27.4%
Markos
8.7%+733
Esparza
-73363.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Markos
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
41.8%
+134
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.2%
-134
04283
Esparza
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
41.7%
+136
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.6%
-136
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Markos
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.2%
Exactly 0
79.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Esparza
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
50.4%
-102
Under 1.5
49.6%
+102
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 12.6 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
Markos40.3%31.6%+8.7+200
Esparza59.7%68.4%−8.7-260

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
61.4Striking60.3
Markos +1.1
39.1Grappling67.6
Esparza +28.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MarkosEsparza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1495
Pound-for-pound
1541
1495
Divisional
1541
1491
Striking offense
1471
1501
Striking defense
1499
1513
Grappling offense
1543
1500
Grappling defense
1532
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'1"
63"
Reach
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.05
Strikes landed / min
2.07
38%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.59
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
62%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.39
Takedowns / 15 min
4.62
27%
Takedown accuracy
35%
50%
Takedown defense
83%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
183
Days since last fight
302
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randa Markos
  • LCortney CaseySUB R1
    Close -1556mo before
  • WJocelyn Jones-LybargerU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1158mo before
  • LKarolina KowalkiewiczU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • WAisling DalyU-DEC R3
    Close -2751y 10mo before
  • LJessica PenneS-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 2mo before
Carla Esparza
  • WJuliana LimaU-DEC R3
    Close -19010mo before
  • LJoanna JedrzejczykKO/TKO R2
    Close -1601y 11mo before
  • WRose NamajunasSUB R3
    Close -1102y 2mo before
Markos — win / loss by method
Record: 6-4-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Esparza — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Markos
Esparza
5
UFC fights
3
64.6 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
35.7 min · 11.9 avg
13y 8m
Career length
16y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Markos
Esparza
44W–12L · 78.6%
Overall
18W–3L · 85.7%
21W–7L · 75.0%
Wins
10W–3L · 76.9%
23W–5L · 82.1%
Losses
8W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Markos
Esparza
7W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
59W–20L · 74.7%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
29W–16L · 64.4%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
30W–4L · 88.2%
Distance striking
Markos
Esparza
5.57
Landed / min
1.38
33.9%
Accuracy
23.4%
68.9%
Defense
59.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.3%
Time at distance
36.5%
Grappling & control
Markos
Esparza
1.39
Takedowns / 15 min
4.62
27.3%
Takedown accuracy
35.5%
50.0%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.42
48.1%
Control share
83.5%
Strike target map
Markos
  • Head82%(161)div 62%
  • Body6%(12)div 23%
  • Legs12%(24)div 15%
Esparza
  • Head73%(54)div 62%
  • Body27%(20)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%

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

Randa Markos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Carla Esparza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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