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Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
23-4 · USA
VS
Zach Makovsky
Zach Makovsky
19-6 · USA
February 6, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Joseph Benavidez def. Zach Makovsky by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Benavidez24/660/000:00
Makovsky13/342/500:32
R2
Benavidez13/560/000:18
Makovsky12/322/500:28
R3
Benavidez29/750/000:16
Makovsky15/300/900:17
Total
Benavidez66/1970/000:34
Makovsky40/964/1901:17

Scorecards

Benavidez vs Makovsky

RdAdalaide ByrdChris LeeDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-1010-99-109.6-9.5
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2729-2829.5-27.6

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.927 · 14 Benavidez · 0 Makovsky

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Benavidez-Makovsky.

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
BenavidezWin probabilityMakovsky
50.6%49.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
21%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Benavidez51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%39%
Submission11%22%
Decision20%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 66
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Makovsky49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%23%
Submission10%21%
Decision28%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 40
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 4
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R216%
R310%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Benavidez
58.7%-148
Makovsky
+14839.7%
Most takedownstie 42.2%
Benavidez
19.1%+203
Makovsky
-20338.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
41.5%
+137
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.7%
-137
04793
Makovsky
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
41.3%
+137
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.5%
-137
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.7%
+248
Under 0.5
71.3%
-248
035
Makovsky
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
48.0%
+108
Under 0.5
52.0%
-108
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 10.2 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
Benavidez50.6%77.8%−27.2-420
Makovsky49.4%22.2%+27.2+335

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
67.8Striking66.8
Benavidez +1.0
46.1Grappling51.0
Makovsky +4.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenavidezMakovsky
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1644
Pound-for-pound
1549
1624
Divisional
1549
1511
Striking offense
1479
1522
Striking defense
1523
1497
Grappling offense
1514
1529
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'4"
65"
Reach
64"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.79
Strikes landed / min
1.91
36%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.47
Strikes absorbed / min
1.80
61%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
3.60
29%
Takedown accuracy
32%
72%
Takedown defense
57%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
60%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joseph Benavidez
  • WAli BagautinovU-DEC R3
    Close -3404mo before
  • WJohn MoragaU-DEC R3
    Close -7509mo before
  • WDustin OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close -4301y 2mo before
  • WTim ElliottSUB R1
    Close -4501y 9mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1252y 2mo before
Zach Makovsky
  • LJohn DodsonU-DEC R3
    Close +5509mo before
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close +1101y before
  • LJussier FormigaU-DEC R3
    Close -3201y 6mo before
  • WJosh SampoU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 11mo before
  • WScott JorgensenU-DEC R3
    Close +2002y 2mo before
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 23-4-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
35% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (60%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2
Makovsky — win / loss by method
Record: 19-6-0

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
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 3 losses
W
63% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (6%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(75%) 3
9 (56%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Benavidez
Makovsky
12
UFC fights
5
139.4 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
20y 2m
Career length
19y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benavidez
Makovsky
157W–43L · 78.5%
Overall
67W–23L · 74.4%
138W–39L · 78.0%
Wins
35W–14L · 71.4%
19W–4L · 82.6%
Losses
32W–9L · 78.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benavidez
Makovsky
154W–33L · 82.4%
Overall
163W–62L · 72.4%
126W–31L · 80.3%
Wins
133W–51L · 72.3%
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
30W–11L · 73.2%
Distance striking
Benavidez
Makovsky
4.29
Landed / min
2.81
32.4%
Accuracy
36.6%
65.8%
Defense
71.6%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
69.3%
Time at distance
47.4%
Grappling & control
Benavidez
Makovsky
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
3.60
29.2%
Takedown accuracy
32.1%
71.8%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
76.6%
Control share
64.5%
Strike target map
Benavidez
  • Head55%(290)div 61%
  • Body24%(126)div 24%
  • Legs21%(112)div 15%
Makovsky
  • Head62%(88)div 61%
  • Body15%(21)div 24%
  • Legs24%(34)div 15%

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

Joseph Benavidez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Zach Makovsky
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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