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UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Cody Garbrandt
Cody Garbrandt
9-0 · USA
VS
Takeya Mizugaki
Takeya Mizugaki
21-9-2 · JPN
August 20, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Cody Garbrandt def. Takeya Mizugaki by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:48
Garbrandt12/270/010:07
Mizugaki4/90/000:00
Total
Garbrandt12/270/010:07
Mizugaki4/90/000:00

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
GarbrandtWin probabilityMizugaki
67.7%32.3%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
13%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Garbrandt68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%44%
Submission10%14%
Decision29%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2866)act 12
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Mizugaki32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%17%
Submission4%12%
Decision23%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3171)act 4
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R25%
R327%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Garbrandt
45.9%+116
Mizugaki
-11653.1%
Most takedownstie 57.1%
Garbrandt
15.4%+178
Mizugaki
-17827.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Garbrandt
Expected: 50.5
50.5
Over 50.5
42.5%
+135
Under 50.5
57.5%
-135
064127
Mizugaki
Expected: 54.5
54.5
Over 54.5
42.5%
+135
Under 54.5
57.5%
-135
069137
Takedowns — over/under
Garbrandt
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.7%
Exactly 0
80.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mizugaki
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.5%
+218
Under 0.5
68.5%
-218
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 11.9 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
Garbrandt67.7%81.2%−13.5-525
Mizugaki32.3%18.8%+13.5+415

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
69.8Striking65.4
Garbrandt +4.4
28.3Grappling51.0
Mizugaki +22.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GarbrandtMizugaki
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1582
Pound-for-pound
1575
1567
Divisional
1577
1521
Striking offense
1489
1525
Striking defense
1509
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
65"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.92
Strikes landed / min
3.78
38%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
3.15
67%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
44%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
70%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
13%
Recent opp. quality
83
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cody Garbrandt
  • WThomas AlmeidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1703mo before
  • WAugusto MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -4506mo before
  • WHenry BrionesU-DEC R3
    Close -10001y 1mo before
  • WMarcus BrimageKO/TKO R3
    Close -1101y 8mo before
Takeya Mizugaki
  • WGeorge RoopU-DEC R3
    Close -24011mo before
  • LAljamain SterlingSUB R3
    Close +2851y 4mo before
  • LDominick CruzKO/TKO R1
    Close +4751y 11mo before
  • WFrancisco RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 3mo before
  • WNam PhanU-DEC R3
    Close -3252y 8mo before
Garbrandt — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Mizugaki — win / loss by method
Record: 21-9-2

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
15 wins, 5 losses
W
71% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
7 (88%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
13win5loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(20%) 1
8 (62%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Garbrandt
Mizugaki
4
UFC fights
12
37.0 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
157.7 min · 13.1 avg
13y 7m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Garbrandt
Mizugaki
49W–7L · 87.5%
Overall
157W–52L · 75.1%
49W–7L · 87.5%
Wins
107W–47L · 69.5%
0W–0L
Losses
50W–5L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Garbrandt
Mizugaki
19W–6L · 76.0%
Overall
181W–60L · 75.1%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Wins
95W–44L · 68.3%
0W–0L
Losses
86W–16L · 84.3%
Distance striking
Garbrandt
Mizugaki
3.78
Landed / min
5.91
36.8%
Accuracy
35.3%
67.2%
Defense
65.1%
2.03
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.29
92.9%
Time at distance
43.3%
Grappling & control
Garbrandt
Mizugaki
1.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.52
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
70.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
84.1%
Control share
55.3%
Strike target map
Garbrandt
  • Head86%(125)div 63%
  • Body7%(10)div 21%
  • Legs7%(10)div 16%
Mizugaki
  • Head72%(432)div 63%
  • Body20%(121)div 21%
  • Legs7%(43)div 16%

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

Cody Garbrandt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Takeya Mizugaki
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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