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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Gabriel Benitez
Gabriel Benitez
18-5 · MEX
VS
Sam Sicilia
Sam Sicilia
15-6 · USA
September 17, 2016 · Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Gabriel Benitez def. Sam Sicilia by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Benitez28/760/000:00
Sicilia17/600/000:00
R2 · 1:20
Benitez11/250/010:17
Sicilia2/100/100:00
Total
Benitez39/1010/010:17
Sicilia19/700/100:00

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
BenitezWin probabilitySicilia
55.2%44.8%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
27%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Benitez55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%23%
Submission18%34%
Decision24%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 39
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Sicilia45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%34%
Submission9%19%
Decision21%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 19
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R211%
R38%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Benitez
63.6%-181
Sicilia
+18135.1%
Most takedownstie 52.3%
Benitez
17.9%+166
Sicilia
-16629.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 49.3
49.5
Over 49.5
42.2%
+137
Under 49.5
57.8%
-137
062124
Sicilia
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.5%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.6%
-136
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+325
Under 0.5
76.4%
-325
035
Sicilia
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.9%
+186
Under 0.5
65.1%
-186
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 9.5 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
Benitez55.2%47.8%+7.4+100
Sicilia44.8%52.2%−7.4-120

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
73.0Striking59.3
Benitez +13.8
38.9Grappling63.9
Sicilia +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenitezSicilia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1528
1539
Divisional
1516
1499
Striking offense
1498
1500
Striking defense
1497
1492
Grappling offense
1485
1495
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
67"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
2.74
49%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.37
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
71%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.82
Takedown accuracy
45%
50%
Takedown defense
74%
3.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Benitez
  • LAndre FiliKO/TKO R1
    Close +19010mo before
  • WClay CollardU-DEC R3
    Close +2151y 3mo before
  • WHumberto Brown MorrisonSUB R3
    Close -6001y 10mo before
Sam Sicilia
  • LDooho ChoiKO/TKO R1
    Close +21010mo before
  • WYaotzin MezaU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 2mo before
  • WAkira CorassaniKO/TKO R1
    Close +1201y 8mo before
  • LKatsunori KikunoSUB R2
    Close +1352y before
  • WAaron PhillipsU-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 4mo before
Benitez — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 2
Sicilia — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Benitez
Sicilia
3
UFC fights
10
28.7 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
82.4 min · 8.2 avg
19y 0m
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benitez
Sicilia
32W–12L · 72.7%
Overall
131W–40L · 76.6%
18W–9L · 66.7%
Wins
62W–19L · 76.5%
14W–3L · 82.4%
Losses
69W–21L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benitez
Sicilia
116W–75L · 60.7%
Overall
26W–23L · 53.1%
94W–63L · 59.9%
Wins
23W–23L · 50.0%
22W–12L · 64.7%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Benitez
Sicilia
5.48
Landed / min
3.03
48.0%
Accuracy
29.6%
75.0%
Defense
59.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
54.0%
Time at distance
56.5%
Grappling & control
Benitez
Sicilia
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.82
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
50.0%
Takedown defense
73.7%
3.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.09
11.1%
Control share
74.7%
Strike target map
Benitez
  • Head33%(31)div 64%
  • Body39%(37)div 19%
  • Legs28%(26)div 17%
Sicilia
  • Head68%(154)div 64%
  • Body20%(46)div 19%
  • Legs12%(26)div 17%

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

Gabriel Benitez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sam Sicilia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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