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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Benardo Sopaj
Benardo Sopaj
12-3 · ALB
VS
Timmy Cuamba
Timmy Cuamba
10-3 · USA
May 16, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Benardo Sopaj def. Timmy Cuamba by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sopaj11/201/200:52
Cuamba20/600/000:08
R2 · 2:25
Sopaj26/360/111:02
Cuamba9/200/000:03
Total
Sopaj37/561/311:54
Cuamba29/800/000:11

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
SopajWin probabilityCuamba
49.9%50.1%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
19%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sopaj50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%27%
Submission12%25%
Decision24%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1859)act 37
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 1
Cuamba50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%25%
Submission6%13%
Decision31%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 29
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R214%
R38%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Sopaj
49.1%+101
Cuamba
-10149.8%
Most takedownstie 28.1%
Sopaj
45.5%-172
Cuamba
+17226.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sopaj
Expected: 43.4
43.5
Over 43.5
39.7%
+152
Under 43.5
60.3%
-152
055109
Cuamba
Expected: 43.5
43.5
Over 43.5
39.8%
+151
Under 43.5
60.2%
-151
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Sopaj
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.5%
-104
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
39.0%
+104
035
Cuamba
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.6%
+124
Under 0.5
55.4%
-124
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 10.9 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
Sopaj49.9%52.8%−2.9-120
Cuamba50.1%47.2%+2.9+105

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
63.4Striking64.6
Cuamba +1.2
59.0Grappling41.2
Sopaj +17.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SopajCuamba
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1525
1526
Divisional
1539
1497
Striking offense
1503
1492
Striking defense
1499
1505
Grappling offense
1496
1503
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
66"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.24
Strikes landed / min
2.74
56%
Strike accuracy
48%
4.88
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
50%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.67
71%
Takedown accuracy
32%
77%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
483
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Benardo Sopaj
  • WRicky TurciosU-DEC R3
    Close -3221y 4mo before
  • LVinicius OliveiraKO/TKO R3
    Close +1102y 2mo before
Timmy Cuamba
  • WChangHo LeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1096mo before
  • WRoberto RomeroKO/TKO R2
    Close -1081y 1mo before
  • LLucas AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close -1981y 11mo before
  • LBolaji OkiS-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 3mo before
Sopaj — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 2
Cuamba — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (50%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sopaj
Cuamba
2
UFC fights
4
29.7 min · 14.8 avg
Octagon time
53.9 min · 13.5 avg
10y 2m
Career length
5y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sopaj
Cuamba
31W–7L · 81.6%
Overall
39W–9L · 81.3%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Wins
17W–5L · 77.3%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Losses
22W–4L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sopaj
Cuamba
49W–12L · 80.3%
Overall
29W–12L · 70.7%
36W–10L · 78.3%
Wins
27W–12L · 69.2%
13W–2L · 86.7%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Sopaj
Cuamba
4.11
Landed / min
3.87
44.8%
Accuracy
44.2%
53.0%
Defense
60.6%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
56.6%
Time at distance
56.6%
Grappling & control
Sopaj
Cuamba
2.53
Takedowns / 15 min
1.67
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
31.6%
76.9%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
66.2%
Control share
47.7%
Strike target map
Sopaj
  • Head84%(106)div 62%
  • Body7%(9)div 21%
  • Legs9%(11)div 17%
Cuamba
  • Head66%(97)div 62%
  • Body23%(34)div 21%
  • Legs11%(17)div 17%

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

Benardo Sopaj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Timmy Cuamba
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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