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Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
13-4 · USA
VS
Caio Magalhaes
Caio Magalhaes
9-2 · BRA
September 10, 2016 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Brad Tavares def. Caio Magalhaes by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tavares8/230/000:10
Magalhaes9/180/202:04
R2
Tavares11/290/000:36
Magalhaes8/251/300:31
R3
Tavares27/480/001:14
Magalhaes9/380/200:12
Total
Tavares46/1000/002:00
Magalhaes26/811/702:47

Scorecards

Tavares vs Magalhaes

RdDerek ClearyEric ColónRick WinterCommunity
R110-99-109-109.4-9.7
R210-910-99-109.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2729-2828-2929.1-28

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.227.9 · 17 Tavares · 0 Magalhaes

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tavares-Magalhaes.

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
TavaresWin probabilityMagalhaes
27.4%72.6%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
37%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tavares27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%21%
Submission7%27%
Decision14%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 46
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Magalhaes73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%26%
Submission30%41%
Decision24%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 26
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R25%
R315%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Tavares
49.6%-101
Magalhaes
+10148.9%
Most takedownstie 57.0%
Tavares
21.2%+103
Magalhaes
-10321.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
42.0%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.1%
-134
04691
Magalhaes
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.5%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.6%
-136
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.7%
+288
Under 0.5
74.3%
-288
035
Magalhaes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.4%
+278
Under 0.5
73.6%
-278
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 9.0 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
Tavares27.4%65.8%−38.4-220
Magalhaes72.6%34.2%+38.4+180

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
64.3Striking63.2
Tavares +1.1
42.4Grappling51.1
Magalhaes +8.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresMagalhaes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1550
1569
Divisional
1551
1496
Striking offense
1498
1507
Striking defense
1503
1488
Grappling offense
1498
1514
Grappling defense
1485
Physical
28 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.12
Strikes landed / min
2.46
41%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.56
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
54%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.42
Takedowns / 15 min
1.07
33%
Takedown accuracy
16%
74%
Takedown defense
58%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
13%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
490
Days since last fight
426
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brad Tavares
  • LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 4mo before
  • WNate MarquardtU-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 8mo before
  • LTim BoetschKO/TKO R2
    Close -3152y 1mo before
  • LYoel RomeroU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 5mo before
  • WLorenz LarkinU-DEC R3
    Close +2402y 8mo before
Caio Magalhaes
  • LJosh SammanSUB R1
    Close -1201y 2mo before
  • WTrevor SmithKO/TKO R1
    Close -2801y 10mo before
  • WLuke ZachrichKO/TKO R1
    Close -2952y 5mo before
  • WNick RingU-DEC R3
    Close +1652y 9mo before
  • WKarlos VemolaSUB R2
    Close +1153y 3mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
54% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (88%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Magalhaes — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Magalhaes
12
UFC fights
6
148.4 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
41.9 min · 7.0 avg
19y 1m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Magalhaes
181W–63L · 74.2%
Overall
69W–16L · 81.2%
135W–49L · 73.4%
Wins
47W–12L · 79.7%
46W–14L · 76.7%
Losses
22W–4L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Magalhaes
1W–5L · 16.7%
Overall
30W–12L · 71.4%
1W–5L · 16.7%
Wins
30W–12L · 71.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Tavares
Magalhaes
5.01
Landed / min
3.04
37.8%
Accuracy
32.4%
61.0%
Defense
67.9%
0.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.72
50.3%
Time at distance
44.7%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Magalhaes
1.42
Takedowns / 15 min
1.07
32.6%
Takedown accuracy
15.8%
74.0%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.79
50.1%
Control share
57.4%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head60%(277)div 63%
  • Body19%(88)div 19%
  • Legs21%(98)div 18%
Magalhaes
  • Head58%(60)div 63%
  • Body19%(20)div 19%
  • Legs22%(23)div 18%

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

Brad Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Caio Magalhaes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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