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Sergio Pettis
Sergio Pettis
14-2 · USA
VS
John Moraga
John Moraga
16-5 · USA
January 15, 2017 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Sergio Pettis def. John Moraga by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pettis19/701/100:25
Moraga16/470/000:22
R2
Pettis15/510/000:00
Moraga9/370/201:03
R3
Pettis14/381/100:59
Moraga8/361/301:18
Total
Pettis48/1592/201:24
Moraga33/1201/502:43

Scorecards

Pettis vs Moraga

RdDennis O'ConnellJeff MullenJunichiro KamijoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-99-109.7-9.4
R310-99-1010-99.8-9.2
Total30-2729-2829-2829.5-27.6

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 16 Pettis · 0 Moraga

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pettis-Moraga.

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
PettisWin probabilityMoraga
69.0%31.0%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
9%
Decision
57%
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 Pettis, blue toward Moraga. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pettis69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%33%
Submission4%6%
Decision42%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3376)act 48
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 2
Moraga31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%35%
Submission5%17%
Decision15%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2150)act 33
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R212%
R317%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Pettis
67.7%-217
Moraga
+21731.2%
Most takedownstie 52.0%
Pettis
15.2%+216
Moraga
-21632.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 58.0
58
Over 58
42.0%
+136
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
56.9%
-136
073146
Moraga
Expected: 38.6
38.5
Over 38.5
42.6%
+135
Under 38.5
57.4%
-135
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.7%
+384
Under 0.5
79.3%
-384
035
Moraga
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.6%
+166
Under 0.5
62.4%
-166
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
Pettis69.0%59.6%+9.4-160
Moraga31.0%40.4%−9.4+140

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
70.8Striking60.5
Pettis +10.2
53.2Grappling33.4
Pettis +19.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisMoraga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1545
1545
Divisional
1541
1508
Striking offense
1483
1499
Striking defense
1503
1494
Grappling offense
1491
1497
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
23 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.15
Strikes landed / min
2.43
40%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
2.84
65%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.40
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
38%
Takedown accuracy
20%
70%
Takedown defense
43%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
56%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
267
Days since last fight
191
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sergio Pettis
  • WChris KeladesU-DEC R3
    Close -2259mo before
  • WChris CariasoU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 3mo before
  • LRyan BenoitKO/TKO R2
    Close -6601y 10mo before
  • WMatt HobarU-DEC R3
    Close -2402y 1mo before
  • WYaotzin MezaU-DEC R3
    Close -6602y 7mo before
John Moraga
  • LMatheus NicolauS-DEC R3
    Close -1406mo before
  • LJoseph BenavidezU-DEC R3
    Close +5251y 8mo before
  • WWillie GatesSUB R3
    Close -5702y 1mo before
  • WJustin ScogginsSUB R2
    Close +2302y 4mo before
  • LJohn DodsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +4802y 7mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (33%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0
Moraga — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
38% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Moraga
7
UFC fights
9
96.2 min · 13.7 avg
Octagon time
113.5 min · 12.6 avg
14y 11m
Career length
16y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Moraga
85W–31L · 73.3%
Overall
112W–25L · 81.8%
69W–23L · 75.0%
Wins
55W–12L · 82.1%
16W–8L · 66.7%
Losses
57W–13L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Moraga
40W–43L · 48.2%
Overall
25W–15L · 62.5%
40W–43L · 48.2%
Wins
15W–10L · 60.0%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–5L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Pettis
Moraga
5.70
Landed / min
2.85
37.8%
Accuracy
31.3%
67.9%
Defense
61.8%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.13
60.7%
Time at distance
49.5%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Moraga
1.40
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
69.7%
Takedown defense
42.5%
0.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.79
45.8%
Control share
26.1%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head76%(305)div 61%
  • Body12%(46)div 24%
  • Legs12%(48)div 15%
Moraga
  • Head47%(131)div 61%
  • Body29%(80)div 24%
  • Legs24%(65)div 15%

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

Sergio Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Moraga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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