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UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
Erik Perez
Erik Perez
15-6 · MEX
VS
Francisco Rivera
Francisco Rivera
11-6 · USA
July 30, 2016 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Erik Perez def. Francisco Rivera by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Perez14/620/100:28
Rivera23/550/000:00
R2
Perez24/561/300:25
Rivera18/610/000:00
R3
Perez16/381/204:07
Rivera14/420/000:01
Total
Perez54/1562/605:00
Rivera55/1580/000:01

Scorecards

Perez vs Rivera

RdChris LeeDerek ClearyJon MariglianoCommunity
R1---9.4-9.6
R2---9.9-9.1
R3---10-8.8
Total30-2629-2830-2629.3-27.5

Media (21 cards) · avg 29.427.5 · 21 Perez · 0 Rivera

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Perez-Rivera.

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
PerezWin probabilityRivera
70.7%29.3%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
12%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Perez71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%32%
Submission11%16%
Decision37%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 54
Takedowns2.0 (0.04.7)act 2
Rivera29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%49%
Submission1%3%
Decision14%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 55
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R221%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Perez
61.4%-165
Rivera
+16537.2%
Most takedownstie 21.4%
Perez
74.1%-1672
Rivera
+16724.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Perez
Expected: 41.9
42
Over 42
41.5%
+137
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.9%
-137
053105
Rivera
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
41.6%
+136
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.4%
-136
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Perez
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.1%
+107
Exactly 2
19.2%
push
Under 2
41.7%
-107
036
Rivera
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.3%
Exactly 0
86.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.6 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
Perez70.7%58.0%+12.7-150
Rivera29.3%42.0%−12.7+130

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
73.6Striking71.1
Perez +2.5
64.8Grappling58.8
Perez +6.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PerezRivera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1504
1553
Divisional
1504
1498
Striking offense
1514
1512
Striking defense
1509
1516
Grappling offense
1487
1509
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
26 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.23
Strikes landed / min
4.21
43%
Strike accuracy
43%
1.66
Strikes absorbed / min
3.07
71%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.48
Takedowns / 15 min
1.21
61%
Takedown accuracy
64%
69%
Takedown defense
69%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
40%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
60%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Erik Perez
  • WTaylor LapilusU-DEC R3
    Close -1508mo before
  • LBryan CarawaySUB R2
    Close -1202y 2mo before
  • WEdwin FigueroaU-DEC R3
    Close -4252y 8mo before
  • LTakeya MizugakiS-DEC R3
    Close -1702y 11mo before
  • WByron BloodworthKO/TKO R1
    Close -4753y 7mo before
Francisco Rivera
  • LBrad PickettS-DEC R3
    Close -1555mo before
  • LJohn LinekerSUB R1
    Close +13011mo before
  • WAlex CaceresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 2mo before
  • LUrijah FaberSUB R2
    Close +7251y 8mo before
  • LTakeya MizugakiU-DEC R3
    Close +1352y 2mo before
Perez — 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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (20%)Decision(75%) 3
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 11-6-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (25%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Perez
Rivera
7
UFC fights
10
60.3 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
87.0 min · 8.7 avg
18y 3m
Career length
18y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Perez
Rivera
77W–24L · 76.2%
Overall
145W–53L · 73.2%
42W–11L · 79.2%
Wins
39W–18L · 68.4%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Losses
106W–35L · 75.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Perez
Rivera
56W–33L · 62.9%
Overall
38W–10L · 79.2%
37W–26L · 58.7%
Wins
28W–9L · 75.7%
19W–7L · 73.1%
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Distance striking
Perez
Rivera
4.17
Landed / min
5.56
31.3%
Accuracy
40.1%
73.5%
Defense
74.9%
0.75
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.86
38.6%
Time at distance
62.2%
Grappling & control
Perez
Rivera
3.48
Takedowns / 15 min
1.21
60.9%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
69.2%
Takedown defense
68.8%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.69
60.4%
Control share
15.1%
Strike target map
Perez
  • Head53%(104)div 64%
  • Body34%(67)div 21%
  • Legs12%(24)div 16%
Rivera
  • Head71%(260)div 64%
  • Body11%(39)div 21%
  • Legs18%(67)div 16%

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

Erik Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Francisco Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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