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UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez
12-1 · MEX
VS
Andre Fili
Andre Fili
15-3 · USA
April 23, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Yair Rodriguez def. Andre Fili by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 2:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez17/341/103:02
Fili8/210/100:02
R2 · 2:15
Rodriguez8/191/110:53
Fili3/101/100:06
Total
Rodriguez25/532/213:55
Fili11/311/200:08

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
RodriguezWin probabilityFili
71.9%28.1%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
9%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%50%
Submission7%10%
Decision29%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 25
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 2
Fili28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%64%
Submission2%7%
Decision8%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 11
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R228%
R36%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Rodriguez
69.4%-235
Fili
+23529.5%
Most takedownstie 53.3%
Rodriguez
14.3%+226
Fili
-22632.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 57.8
58
Over 58
41.7%
+137
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
57.1%
-137
073145
Fili
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.3%
+138
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.9%
-138
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.5%
Exactly 0
80.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Fili
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.0%
+171
Under 0.5
63.0%
-171
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 9.1 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
Rodriguez71.9%50.0%+21.9-110
Fili28.1%50.0%−21.9-110

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
72.6Striking68.8
Rodriguez +3.7
66.1Grappling59.0
Rodriguez +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezFili
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1547
1569
Divisional
1548
1499
Striking offense
1501
1531
Striking defense
1512
1500
Grappling offense
1510
1498
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
23 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.16
Strikes landed / min
3.86
49%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.02
Strikes absorbed / min
2.71
60%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
3.66
31%
Takedown accuracy
45%
67%
Takedown defense
56%
2.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yair Rodriguez
  • WDan HookerU-DEC R3
    Close -2707mo before
  • WCharles RosaS-DEC R3
    Close +15510mo before
  • WLeonardo MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 5mo before
Andre Fili
  • WGabriel BenitezKO/TKO R1
    Close -2305mo before
  • LGodofredo PepeySUB R1
    Close -3251y 1mo before
  • WFelipe ArantesU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 6mo before
  • LMax HollowaySUB R3
    Close -1352y before
  • WJeremy LarsenKO/TKO R2
    Close -2002y 6mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Fili — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Fili
3
UFC fights
5
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
41.0 min · 8.2 avg
15y 6m
Career length
16y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodriguez
Fili
27W–6L · 81.8%
Overall
61W–20L · 75.3%
27W–6L · 81.8%
Wins
42W–14L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–6L · 76.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Fili
10W–12L · 45.5%
Overall
70W–31L · 69.3%
9W–11L · 45.0%
Wins
65W–30L · 68.4%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Fili
5.32
Landed / min
5.95
45.5%
Accuracy
35.4%
66.1%
Defense
66.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
44.3%
Time at distance
45.1%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Fili
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
3.66
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
66.7%
Takedown defense
55.6%
2.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.37
22.9%
Control share
64.0%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head56%(80)div 64%
  • Body23%(33)div 20%
  • Legs20%(29)div 17%
Fili
  • Head61%(96)div 64%
  • Body24%(38)div 20%
  • Legs15%(24)div 17%

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

Yair Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Andre Fili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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