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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
14-3 · USA
VS
Roan Carneiro
Roan Carneiro
19-7 · BRA
February 21, 2016 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
184.5lb
Derek Brunson def. Roan Carneiro by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:38
Brunson23/510/000:42
Carneiro0/130/100:00
Total
Brunson23/510/000:42
Carneiro0/130/100:00

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
BrunsonWin probabilityCarneiro
76.3%23.7%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
34%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brunson76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%32%
Submission23%31%
Decision28%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1638)act 23
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 0
Carneiro24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%16%
Submission10%44%
Decision10%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1025)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R216%
R37%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Brunson
67.1%-217
Carneiro
+21730.9%
Most takedownstie 35.3%
Brunson
46.6%-258
Carneiro
+25818.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
42.6%
+135
Under 29.5
57.4%
-135
03774
Carneiro
Expected: 19.5
19.5
Over 19.5
42.5%
+135
Under 19.5
57.5%
-135
02549
Takedowns — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.4%
+124
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
43.7%
-124
035
Carneiro
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
31.6%
+217
Under 0.5
68.4%
-217
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 8.7 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
Brunson76.3%76.1%+0.2-365
Carneiro23.7%23.9%−0.2+305

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
60.5Striking70.1
Carneiro +9.5
70.6Grappling96.8
Carneiro +26.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrunsonCarneiro
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1587
Pound-for-pound
1520
1587
Divisional
1535
1506
Striking offense
1483
1504
Striking defense
1526
1519
Grappling offense
1526
1516
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
32 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
77"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.76
Strikes landed / min
1.47
41%
Strike accuracy
56%
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
1.21
49%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
4.35
35%
Takedown accuracy
59%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
50%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
197
Days since last fight
358
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derek Brunson
  • WSam AlveyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3806mo before
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R1
    Close -6601y 1mo before
  • WLorenz LarkinU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 6mo before
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close +1902y 1mo before
  • WBrian HoustonSUB R1
    Close -1702y 3mo before
Roan Carneiro
  • WMark MunozSUB R1
    Close +2401y before
  • LRyo ChonanS-DEC R3
    Close -1167y 5mo before
  • LKevin BurnsSUB R2
    Close -5007y 8mo before
  • WTony DeSouzaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1458y 2mo before
  • LJon FitchSUB R2
    Close +3008y 8mo before
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Carneiro — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-0

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, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (6%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
8 (50%)Submission(25%) 1
7 (44%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Brunson
Carneiro
6
UFC fights
6
47.1 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
55.2 min · 9.2 avg
16y 2m
Career length
24y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brunson
Carneiro
94W–29L · 76.4%
Overall
85W–30L · 73.9%
88W–28L · 75.9%
Wins
50W–19L · 72.5%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
35W–11L · 76.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brunson
Carneiro
84W–46L · 64.6%
Overall
217W–111L · 66.2%
53W–33L · 61.6%
Wins
189W–102L · 64.9%
31W–13L · 70.5%
Losses
28W–9L · 75.7%
Distance striking
Brunson
Carneiro
3.82
Landed / min
3.15
34.3%
Accuracy
45.1%
56.5%
Defense
67.7%
0.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
44.4%
Time at distance
13.2%
Grappling & control
Brunson
Carneiro
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
4.35
35.5%
Takedown accuracy
59.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.96
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.45
96.3%
Control share
73.3%
Strike target map
Brunson
  • Head75%(97)div 63%
  • Body6%(8)div 19%
  • Legs19%(25)div 18%
Carneiro
  • Head77%(62)div 63%
  • Body11%(9)div 19%
  • Legs12%(10)div 18%

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Roan Carneiro
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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