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Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa
11-2 · USA
VS
Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
12-1 · USA
April 16, 2016 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Michael Chiesa def. Beneil Dariush by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Chiesa11/430/100:25
Dariush22/471/300:55
R2 · 1:20
Chiesa0/91/100:51
Dariush5/60/100:05
Total
Chiesa11/521/201:16
Dariush27/531/401:00

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
ChiesaWin probabilityDariush
49.1%50.9%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
17%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Chiesa49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%17%
Submission10%20%
Decision31%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 11
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 1
Dariush51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%24%
Submission7%14%
Decision32%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 27
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R213%
R36%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Chiesa
44.9%+119
Dariush
-11953.4%
Most takedownstie 31.0%
Chiesa
37.8%-121
Dariush
+12131.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chiesa
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.3%
+137
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.6%
-137
03875
Dariush
Expected: 32.8
33
Over 33
41.2%
+138
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.8%
-138
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Chiesa
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.5%
+135
Exactly 1
18.7%
push
Under 1
46.8%
-135
035
Dariush
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.9%
+176
Exactly 1
17.2%
push
Under 1
52.8%
-176
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 11.5 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
Chiesa49.1%39.6%+9.5+145
Dariush50.9%60.4%−9.5-165

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
61.2Striking64.8
Dariush +3.6
68.2Grappling62.5
Chiesa +5.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChiesaDariush
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1583
Pound-for-pound
1605
1582
Divisional
1605
1489
Striking offense
1494
1507
Striking defense
1507
1534
Grappling offense
1507
1500
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
28 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.30
Strikes landed / min
3.04
39%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
3.06
53%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
1.78
40%
Takedown accuracy
36%
71%
Takedown defense
83%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
86%
+2
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
128
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Chiesa
  • WJim MillerSUB R2
    Close -1504mo before
  • WMitch ClarkeU-DEC R3
    Close -4201y before
  • LJoe LauzonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2101y 7mo before
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 11mo before
  • WColton SmithSUB R2
    Close -1202y 5mo before
Beneil Dariush
  • WMichael JohnsonS-DEC R3
    Close +1208mo before
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y before
  • WDaron CruickshankSUB R2
    Close +1101y 1mo before
  • WDiego FerreiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2251y 6mo before
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R2
    Close +1301y 8mo before
Chiesa — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (67%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (80%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Dariush — 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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Chiesa
Dariush
8
UFC fights
7
72.1 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
67.3 min · 9.6 avg
15y 9m
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chiesa
Dariush
122W–35L · 77.7%
Overall
102W–28L · 78.5%
75W–19L · 79.8%
Wins
94W–24L · 79.7%
47W–16L · 74.6%
Losses
8W–4L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chiesa
Dariush
12W–13L · 48.0%
Overall
19W–24L · 44.2%
12W–13L · 48.0%
Wins
19W–24L · 44.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Chiesa
Dariush
4.17
Landed / min
4.18
33.4%
Accuracy
37.3%
58.9%
Defense
64.3%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.22
38.3%
Time at distance
49.0%
Grappling & control
Chiesa
Dariush
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
1.78
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.4%
71.4%
Takedown defense
83.3%
1.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.11
64.4%
Control share
82.3%
Strike target map
Chiesa
  • Head71%(118)div 63%
  • Body20%(33)div 20%
  • Legs9%(15)div 17%
Dariush
  • Head59%(121)div 63%
  • Body28%(57)div 20%
  • Legs13%(27)div 17%

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

Michael Chiesa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Beneil Dariush
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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