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UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque
10-5-1 · USA
VS
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad
10-1 · USA
November 12, 2016 · New York City, New York, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.6lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Vicente Luque def. Belal Muhammad by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:19
Luque9/210/010:03
Muhammad3/100/000:00
Total
Luque9/210/010:03
Muhammad3/100/000:00

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
LuqueWin probabilityMuhammad
31.7%68.3%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
2%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 12.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Luque32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%41%
Submission2%5%
Decision17%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes82 (47106)act 9
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Muhammad68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%
Submission0%0%
Decision45%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (46105)act 3
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~162 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R215%
R314%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Luque
50.2%-102
Muhammad
+10249.1%
Most takedownstie 49.6%
Luque
5.1%+886
Muhammad
-88645.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Luque
Expected: 81.5
81.5
Over 81.5
42.5%
+135
Under 81.5
57.5%
-135
0102204
Muhammad
Expected: 80.5
80.5
Over 80.5
42.5%
+135
Under 80.5
57.5%
-135
0101202
Takedowns — over/under
Luque
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.2%
Exactly 0
91.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Muhammad
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.5%
+179
Exactly 1
17.9%
push
Under 1
52.6%
-179
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 12.4 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
Luque31.7%53.2%−21.5-125
Muhammad68.3%46.8%+21.5+105

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
65.5Striking59.1
Luque +6.4
68.4Grappling31.7
Luque +36.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LuqueMuhammad
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1536
1532
Divisional
1536
1504
Striking offense
1510
1497
Striking defense
1496
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
24 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.81
Strikes landed / min
4.88
48%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.18
Strikes absorbed / min
5.22
49%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
80%
Takedown accuracy
42%
42%
Takedown defense
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vicente Luque
  • WHector UrbinaKO/TKO R1
    Close -58049d before
  • WAlvaro Herrera MendozaSUB R2
    Close -3754mo before
  • WHayder HassanSUB R1
    Close -13011mo before
  • LMichael GravesU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 4mo before
Belal Muhammad
  • WAugusto MontanoKO/TKO R3
    Close -47056d before
  • LAlan JoubanU-DEC R3
    Close +1254mo before
Luque — win / loss by method
Record: 10-5-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (43%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 2
Muhammad — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (67%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Luque
Muhammad
4
UFC fights
2
27.1 min · 6.8 avg
Octagon time
29.3 min · 14.7 avg
17y 1m
Career length
13y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Luque
Muhammad
35W–14L · 71.4%
Overall
29W–6L · 82.9%
31W–14L · 68.9%
Wins
16W–2L · 88.9%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
13W–4L · 76.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Luque
Muhammad
71W–19L · 78.9%
Overall
70W–28L · 71.4%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Wins
70W–28L · 71.4%
45W–14L · 76.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Luque
Muhammad
6.53
Landed / min
5.95
42.6%
Accuracy
38.2%
54.4%
Defense
53.7%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
27.7%
Time at distance
70.0%
Grappling & control
Luque
Muhammad
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
41.7%
Takedown defense
1.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.4%
Control share
80.0%
Strike target map
Luque
  • Head58%(44)div 63%
  • Body24%(18)div 21%
  • Legs18%(14)div 16%
Muhammad
  • Head88%(126)div 63%
  • Body5%(7)div 21%
  • Legs7%(10)div 16%

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

Vicente Luque
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Belal Muhammad
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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