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UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
16-4 · BRA
VS
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
18-4 · USA
April 23, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Edson Barboza def. Anthony Pettis by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barboza20/450/000:00
Pettis14/340/100:00
R2
Barboza22/570/000:00
Pettis22/500/100:00
R3
Barboza31/620/000:00
Pettis12/470/100:00
Total
Barboza73/1640/000:00
Pettis48/1310/300:00

Scorecards

Barboza vs Pettis

RdMarcos RosalesSal D'AmatoTony WeeksCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.9-9.1
R29-1010-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-910-9.1
Total29-2829-2830-2729.7-27.4

Media (24 cards) · avg 29.927.2 · 24 Barboza · 0 Pettis

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Barboza-Pettis.

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
BarbozaWin probabilityPettis
16.0%84.0%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
6%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barboza16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%43%
Submission0%1%
Decision9%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 73
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Pettis84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%47%
Submission6%7%
Decision39%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes90 (52117)act 48
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~163 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R210%
R333%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Barboza
40.1%+148
Pettis
-14859.2%
Most takedownstie 74.9%
Barboza
6.2%+305
Pettis
-30518.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 73.3
73.5
Over 73.5
42.3%
+136
Under 73.5
57.7%
-136
092184
Pettis
Expected: 90.0
90
Over 90
42.1%
+136
Exactly 90
0.8%
push
Under 90
57.1%
-136
0113226
Takedowns — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.3%
Exactly 0
92.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Pettis
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.8%
+406
Under 0.5
80.2%
-406
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 12.2 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
Barboza16.0%36.5%−20.5+165
Pettis84.0%63.5%+20.5-190

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
67.2Striking64.0
Barboza +3.2
50.6Grappling51.8
Pettis +1.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarbozaPettis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1603
Pound-for-pound
1586
1603
Divisional
1586
1530
Striking offense
1522
1513
Striking defense
1516
1452
Grappling offense
1503
1541
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.93
Strikes landed / min
2.47
41%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.53
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
64%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
1.05
50%
Takedown accuracy
60%
84%
Takedown defense
54%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
63%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
134
Days since last fight
97
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edson Barboza
  • LTony FergusonSUB R2
    Close +1304mo before
  • WPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close -1559mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 2mo before
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 5mo before
  • WEvan DunhamKO/TKO R1
    Close -3201y 9mo before
Anthony Pettis
  • LEddie AlvarezS-DEC R3
    Close -3603mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close -4501y 1mo before
  • WGilbert MelendezSUB R2
    Close -3151y 5mo before
  • WBenson HendersonSUB R1
    Close -1102y 8mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1503y 3mo before
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
28% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Barboza
Pettis
14
UFC fights
8
139.5 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
85.5 min · 10.7 avg
17y 3m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barboza
Pettis
214W–56L · 79.3%
Overall
178W–43L · 80.5%
139W–33L · 80.8%
Wins
101W–21L · 82.8%
75W–23L · 76.5%
Losses
77W–22L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barboza
Pettis
43W–32L · 57.3%
Overall
116W–70L · 62.4%
43W–32L · 57.3%
Wins
84W–57L · 59.6%
0W–0L
Losses
32W–13L · 71.1%
Distance striking
Barboza
Pettis
4.26
Landed / min
6.14
40.1%
Accuracy
41.5%
66.4%
Defense
63.1%
0.86
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
86.4%
Time at distance
35.8%
Grappling & control
Barboza
Pettis
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
1.05
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
83.7%
Takedown defense
53.8%
0.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
54.2%
Control share
16.5%
Strike target map
Barboza
  • Head41%(226)div 63%
  • Body28%(155)div 20%
  • Legs30%(167)div 17%
Pettis
  • Head67%(142)div 63%
  • Body18%(38)div 20%
  • Legs15%(31)div 17%

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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