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Michel Prazeres
Michel Prazeres
19-2 · BRA
VS
JC Cottrell
JC Cottrell
17-3 · USA
July 23, 2016 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Michel Prazeres def. JC Cottrell by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Prazeres2/51/202:32
Cottrell2/70/001:22
R2
Prazeres9/105/902:48
Cottrell4/160/000:00
R3
Prazeres37/621/301:24
Cottrell8/300/000:04
Total
Prazeres48/777/1406:44
Cottrell14/530/001:26

Scorecards

Prazeres vs Cottrell

RdBrandon MasonBrian PuccilloSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-810-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2630-2730-2730-27

Media (14 cards) · avg 3026.9 · 14 Prazeres · 0 Cottrell

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Prazeres-Cottrell.

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
PrazeresWin probabilityCottrell
55.5%44.5%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
22%
Decision
57%
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 Prazeres, blue toward Cottrell. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Prazeres55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%17%
Submission10%18%
Decision36%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 48
Takedowns1.9 (0.24.1)act 7
Cottrell45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%26%
Submission12%27%
Decision21%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 14
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R28%
R36%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Prazeres
58.0%-142
Cottrell
+14240.8%
Most takedownstie 8.8%
Prazeres
87.2%-2185
Cottrell
+21854.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Prazeres
Expected: 48.3
48.5
Over 48.5
42.2%
+137
Under 48.5
57.8%
-137
061121
Cottrell
Expected: 40.1
40
Over 40
41.8%
+135
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.5%
-135
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Prazeres
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
38.8%
-112
Exactly 2
26.4%
push
Under 2
34.8%
+112
036
Cottrell
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.4%
Exactly 0
77.6%
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
Prazeres55.5%65.8%−10.3-220
Cottrell44.5%34.2%+10.3+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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PrazeresCottrell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1540
1579
Divisional
1540
1487
Striking offense
1500
1504
Striking defense
1500
1514
Grappling offense
1500
1506
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
34 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
67"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.83
Strikes landed / min
43%
Strike accuracy
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
58%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.40
Takedowns / 15 min
28%
Takedown accuracy
30%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michel Prazeres
  • WValmir LazaroS-DEC R3
    Close -1358mo before
  • LKevin LeeU-DEC R3
    Close +1451y 5mo before
  • WMairbek TaisumovU-DEC R3
    Close +2852y 4mo before
  • WJesse RonsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 10mo before
  • LPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close +1753y 2mo before
JC Cottrell
No prior UFC fights.
Prazeres — win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (6%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (50%)Submission() 0
7 (44%)Decision() 0
Cottrell — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
11 (65%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (24%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Prazeres
Cottrell
5
UFC fights
0
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
25y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Prazeres
Cottrell
70W–15L · 82.4%
Overall
47W–9L · 83.9%
Wins
23W–6L · 79.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Prazeres
Cottrell
42W–22L · 65.6%
Overall
145W–113L · 56.2%
42W–22L · 65.6%
Wins
130W–110L · 54.2%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Prazeres
Cottrell
3.25
Landed / min
40.1%
Accuracy
65.1%
Defense
0.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
46.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Prazeres
Cottrell
3.40
Takedowns / 15 min
27.9%
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
64.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Prazeres
  • Head69%(95)div 63%
  • Body11%(15)div 20%
  • Legs20%(27)div 17%
Cottrell
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Michel Prazeres
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

JC Cottrell

No UFC fights on record.

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