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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
Reza Madadi
Reza Madadi
13-4 · IRN
VS
Yan Cabral
Yan Cabral
12-2 · BRA
May 8, 2016 · Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Reza Madadi def. Yan Cabral by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 1:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Madadi3/160/101:29
Cabral10/201/501:48
R2
Madadi13/351/101:52
Cabral20/490/200:27
R3 · 1:56
Madadi11/170/000:00
Cabral2/160/300:54
Total
Madadi27/681/203:21
Cabral32/851/1003:09

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
MadadiWin probabilityCabral
31.0%69.0%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
24%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Madadi31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%19%
Submission6%21%
Decision19%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 27
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
Cabral69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%15%
Submission18%25%
Decision41%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 32
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 1
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R212%
R36%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Madadi
39.9%+146
Cabral
-14658.3%
Most takedownstie 28.8%
Madadi
30.4%+135
Cabral
-13540.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Madadi
Expected: 26.7
26.5
Over 26.5
43.1%
+132
Under 26.5
56.9%
-132
03467
Cabral
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
43.0%
+133
Under 32.5
57.0%
-133
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Madadi
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.4%
+166
Exactly 1
16.5%
push
Under 1
52.1%
-166
035
Cabral
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.1%
+110
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
43.1%
-110
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 11.1 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
Madadi31.0%40.4%−9.4+140
Cabral69.0%59.6%+9.4-160

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
67.0Striking67.3
Cabral +0.3
70.8Grappling51.3
Madadi +19.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MadadiCabral
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1532
1524
Divisional
1534
1472
Striking offense
1482
1496
Striking defense
1511
1535
Grappling offense
1533
1532
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
37 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.02
Strikes landed / min
1.56
49%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.64
Strikes absorbed / min
2.11
66%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.82
38%
Takedown accuracy
38%
89%
Takedown defense
20%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
197
Days since last fight
183
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Reza Madadi
  • LNorman ParkeU-DEC R3
    Close +2006mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonSUB R3
    Close +2603y 1mo before
  • LCristiano MarcelloS-DEC R3
    Close -1453y 7mo before
  • WYoislandy IzquierdoSUB R2
    Close -2504y 1mo before
Yan Cabral
  • LJohnny CaseU-DEC R3
    Close +1706mo before
  • WNaoyuki KotaniSUB R2
    Close -7001y 6mo before
  • LZak CummingsU-DEC R3
    Close -5602y before
  • WDavid MitchellU-DEC R3
    Close -3102y 7mo before
Madadi — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
23% of wins
L
100% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2
1 (9%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Cabral — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
10 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Madadi
Cabral
4
UFC fights
4
48.0 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
53.1 min · 13.3 avg
19y 10m
Career length
18y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Madadi
Cabral
50W–15L · 76.9%
Overall
82W–21L · 79.6%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Wins
45W–14L · 76.3%
32W–8L · 80.0%
Losses
37W–7L · 84.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Madadi
Cabral
118W–67L · 63.8%
Overall
62W–46L · 57.4%
110W–62L · 64.0%
Wins
62W–46L · 57.4%
8W–5L · 61.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Madadi
Cabral
3.45
Landed / min
2.89
40.7%
Accuracy
42.3%
67.6%
Defense
69.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
54.3%
Time at distance
28.7%
Grappling & control
Madadi
Cabral
3.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.82
37.9%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
88.9%
Takedown defense
20.0%
0.94
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.13
66.2%
Control share
69.8%
Strike target map
Madadi
  • Head90%(130)div 63%
  • Body7%(10)div 20%
  • Legs3%(5)div 17%
Cabral
  • Head83%(69)div 63%
  • Body4%(3)div 20%
  • Legs13%(11)div 17%

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

Reza Madadi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Yan Cabral
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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