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UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns
10-1 · BRA
VS
Lukasz Sajewski
Lukasz Sajewski
13-1 · POL
July 7, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Gilbert Burns def. Lukasz Sajewski by SUB (Armbar), R1 4:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:57
Burns13/301/501:22
Sajewski14/300/100:47
Total
Burns13/301/501:22
Sajewski14/300/100:47

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
BurnsWin probabilitySajewski
54.2%45.8%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
32%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Burns54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission18%34%
Decision22%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 13
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
Sajewski46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%
Submission14%30%
Decision22%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 14
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R29%
R39%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Burns
43.7%+125
Sajewski
-12554.9%
Most takedownstie 40.6%
Burns
47.2%-386
Sajewski
+38612.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burns
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.3%
+137
Under 36.5
57.7%
-137
04691
Sajewski
Expected: 41.0
41
Over 41
41.8%
+136
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.6%
-136
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Burns
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.0%
+142
Exactly 1
20.2%
push
Under 1
46.8%
-142
035
Sajewski
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.7%
Exactly 0
79.3%
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 9.4 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
Burns54.2%70.2%−16.0-265
Sajewski45.8%29.8%+16.0+225

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
55.4Striking51.2
Burns +4.1
50.3Grappling18.5
Burns +31.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BurnsSajewski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1525
1540
Divisional
1525
1479
Striking offense
1495
1503
Striking defense
1501
1533
Grappling offense
1493
1531
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
29 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.95
Strikes landed / min
1.73
35%
Strike accuracy
30%
3.13
Strikes absorbed / min
3.60
55%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33%
Takedown accuracy
0%
33%
Takedown defense
67%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
0%
67%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
243
Days since last fight
383
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gilbert Burns
  • LRashid MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +1558mo before
  • WAlex OliveiraSUB R3
    Close -8001y 4mo before
  • WChristos GiagosSUB R1
    Close -4051y 8mo before
  • WAndreas StahlU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 11mo before
Lukasz Sajewski
  • LNick HeinU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 1mo before
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Sajewski — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
54% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (54%)Submission() 0
4 (31%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Burns
Sajewski
4
UFC fights
1
49.2 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
14y 6m
Career length
18y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Burns
Sajewski
49W–5L · 90.7%
Overall
11W–2L · 84.6%
31W–4L · 88.6%
Wins
0W–0L
18W–1L · 94.7%
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burns
Sajewski
45W–32L · 58.4%
Overall
38W–22L · 63.3%
45W–32L · 58.4%
Wins
38W–22L · 63.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Burns
Sajewski
2.70
Landed / min
2.00
29.6%
Accuracy
30.1%
58.7%
Defense
56.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
52.0%
Time at distance
83.5%
Grappling & control
Burns
Sajewski
2.13
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
33.3%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
64.1%
Control share
46.7%
Strike target map
Burns
  • Head55%(53)div 63%
  • Body27%(26)div 20%
  • Legs18%(17)div 17%
Sajewski
  • Head65%(17)div 63%
  • Body19%(5)div 20%
  • Legs15%(4)div 17%

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

Gilbert Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lukasz Sajewski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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