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UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
24-12 · USA
VS
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
33-3 · BRA
May 29, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Jeremy Stephens def. Renan Barao by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Stephens8/310/100:41
Barao15/440/301:02
R2
Stephens27/530/000:49
Barao11/401/400:32
R3
Stephens20/560/000:53
Barao17/531/200:54
Total
Stephens55/1400/102:23
Barao43/1372/902:28

Scorecards

Stephens vs Barao

RdAdalaide ByrdJunichiro KamijoMarcos RosalesCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.6-9.4
Total29-2829-2829-2828.6-28.4

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 Stephens · 0 Barao

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Stephens-Barao.

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
StephensWin probabilityBarao
26.7%73.3%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
3%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stephens27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%45%
Submission0%0%
Decision15%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 55
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Barao73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%27%
Submission3%4%
Decision51%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4091)act 43
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.1)act 2
Combined totals~133 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R27%
R319%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Stephens
45.0%+120
Barao
-12054.1%
Most takedownstie 44.8%
Stephens
4.1%+1240
Barao
-124051.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 63.3
63.5
Over 63.5
42.3%
+136
Under 63.5
57.7%
-136
080159
Barao
Expected: 69.7
69.5
Over 69.5
42.7%
+134
Under 69.5
57.3%
-134
088175
Takedowns — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.4%
Exactly 0
92.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Barao
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.7%
+135
Exactly 1
18.2%
push
Under 1
47.0%
-135
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 13.0 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
Stephens26.7%42.0%−15.3+130
Barao73.3%58.0%+15.3-150

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
66.9Striking61.1
Stephens +5.8
48.3Grappling55.0
Barao +6.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StephensBarao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1645
1555
Divisional
1578
1516
Striking offense
1515
1533
Striking defense
1507
1478
Grappling offense
1498
1514
Grappling defense
1560
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.77
Strikes landed / min
3.86
44%
Strike accuracy
34%
2.56
Strikes absorbed / min
3.82
61%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.29
38%
Takedown accuracy
43%
63%
Takedown defense
100%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
80%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
55%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
169
Days since last fight
309
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeremy Stephens
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close +3606mo before
  • WDennis BermudezKO/TKO R3
    missedClose +20511mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1851y 6mo before
  • LCub SwansonU-DEC R5
    Close +2051y 11mo before
  • WDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 4mo before
Renan Barao
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R4
    Close +17010mo before
  • WMitch GagnonSUB R3
    Close -10001y 5mo before
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R5
    Close -9102y before
  • WUrijah FaberKO/TKO R1
    Close -3352y 4mo before
  • WEddie WinelandKO/TKO R2
    Close -7502y 8mo before
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 24-12-0

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
17 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 8 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
11win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(9%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(18%) 2
5 (45%)Decision(73%) 8
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 33-3-0, 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, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Stephens
Barao
22
UFC fights
10
271.9 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
139.3 min · 13.9 avg
21y 6m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stephens
Barao
369W–103L · 78.2%
Overall
173W–41L · 80.8%
141W–41L · 77.5%
Wins
153W–37L · 80.5%
228W–62L · 78.6%
Losses
20W–4L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stephens
Barao
87W–49L · 64.0%
Overall
108W–41L · 72.5%
81W–48L · 62.8%
Wins
108W–41L · 72.5%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Stephens
Barao
3.72
Landed / min
4.64
37.7%
Accuracy
32.3%
65.1%
Defense
61.7%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.43
49.2%
Time at distance
71.7%
Grappling & control
Stephens
Barao
1.49
Takedowns / 15 min
1.29
37.5%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
63.4%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.32
47.8%
Control share
55.7%
Strike target map
Stephens
  • Head59%(443)div 64%
  • Body19%(144)div 20%
  • Legs22%(166)div 17%
Barao
  • Head62%(331)div 64%
  • Body19%(104)div 20%
  • Legs19%(103)div 17%

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

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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