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UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
11-1 · USA
VS
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
13-1 · USA
November 12, 2016 · New York City, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.6lb
Weigh-in
185.8lb
Yoel Romero def. Chris Weidman by KO/TKO (Flying Knee), R3 0:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Romero3/100/000:00
Weidman7/241/400:25
R2
Romero8/212/301:48
Weidman4/210/400:00
R3 · 0:24
Romero7/90/010:04
Weidman1/20/000:00
Total
Romero18/402/311:52
Weidman12/471/800:25

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
RomeroWin probabilityWeidman
35.5%64.5%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
10%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Romero35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%49%
Submission1%4%
Decision17%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 18
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 2
Weidman65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%
Submission9%14%
Decision34%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 12
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.1)act 1
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R226%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Romero
51.2%-108
Weidman
+10847.5%
Most takedownstie 33.4%
Romero
9.8%+577
Weidman
-57756.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Romero
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
41.3%
+138
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
57.1%
-138
054107
Weidman
Expected: 41.1
41
Over 41
41.8%
+136
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.6%
-136
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Romero
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.7%
Exactly 0
80.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Weidman
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
39.4%
-108
Exactly 1
24.0%
push
Under 1
36.6%
+108
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 10.7 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
Romero35.5%34.2%+1.3+180
Weidman64.5%65.8%−1.3-220

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
77.1Striking64.6
Romero +12.4
52.0Grappling78.2
Weidman +26.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RomeroWeidman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1629
Pound-for-pound
1651
1625
Divisional
1643
1530
Striking offense
1522
1522
Striking defense
1520
1499
Grappling offense
1541
1522
Grappling defense
1552
Physical
39 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
73"
Reach
78"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.54
Strikes landed / min
3.28
56%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.16
Strikes absorbed / min
3.02
63%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.08
Takedowns / 15 min
3.52
44%
Takedown accuracy
56%
78%
Takedown defense
82%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
90%
+7
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
71%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
336
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yoel Romero
  • WJacare SouzaS-DEC R3
    Close +12011mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1451y 5mo before
  • WTim KennedyKO/TKO R3
    Close +1232y 2mo before
  • WBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close +1352y 7mo before
  • WDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R3
    Close -2102y 10mo before
Chris Weidman
  • LLuke RockholdKO/TKO R4
    Close -15011mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -4201y 6mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaU-DEC R5
    Close -1852y 4mo before
  • WAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1652y 10mo before
  • WAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2103y 4mo before
Romero — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Romero
Weidman
7
UFC fights
10
79.2 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
102.3 min · 10.2 avg
16y 7m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Romero
Weidman
107W–18L · 85.6%
Overall
189W–45L · 80.8%
107W–18L · 85.6%
Wins
175W–43L · 80.3%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–2L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Romero
Weidman
24W–9L · 72.7%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
14W–6L · 70.0%
Wins
12W–3L · 80.0%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Romero
Weidman
3.39
Landed / min
3.41
51.5%
Accuracy
36.1%
64.8%
Defense
62.6%
0.95
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
69.7%
Time at distance
52.8%
Grappling & control
Romero
Weidman
2.08
Takedowns / 15 min
3.52
44.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.8%
77.8%
Takedown defense
81.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.03
63.0%
Control share
86.2%
Strike target map
Romero
  • Head55%(155)div 63%
  • Body21%(58)div 19%
  • Legs24%(67)div 18%
Weidman
  • Head78%(261)div 63%
  • Body12%(41)div 19%
  • Legs10%(34)div 18%

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

Yoel Romero
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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