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UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
Bryan Barberena
Bryan Barberena
10-3 · USA
VS
Sage Northcutt
Sage Northcutt
7-0 · USA
January 30, 2016 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Bryan Barberena def. Sage Northcutt by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 3:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barberena10/251/100:38
Northcutt16/391/501:24
R2 · 3:06
Barberena16/230/002:37
Northcutt2/60/000:00
Total
Barberena26/481/103:15
Northcutt18/451/501:24

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
BarberenaWin probabilityNorthcutt
30.5%69.5%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
48%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 7.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barberena30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%32%
Submission11%38%
Decision9%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 26
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 1
Northcutt70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%23%
Submission36%52%
Decision18%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 18
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R155%
R210%
R38%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Barberena
36.6%+168
Northcutt
-16861.7%
Most takedownstie 39.4%
Barberena
5.6%+974
Northcutt
-97455.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barberena
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.5%
+135
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.0%
-135
03366
Northcutt
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
42.5%
+135
Under 34.5
57.5%
-135
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Barberena
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.8%
Exactly 0
89.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Northcutt
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.2%
+122
Exactly 1
24.1%
push
Under 1
41.6%
-122
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 7.2 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
Barberena30.5%28.9%+1.6+235
Northcutt69.5%71.1%−1.6-275

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
71.2Striking80.5
Northcutt +9.4
31.7Grappling75.0
Northcutt +43.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarberenaNorthcutt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1549
1521
Divisional
1517
1508
Striking offense
1507
1505
Striking defense
1532
1494
Grappling offense
1511
1508
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
26 yrs
Age
19 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.53
Strikes landed / min
4.37
48%
Strike accuracy
73%
3.80
Strikes absorbed / min
0.90
53%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
6.78
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
50%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
280
Days since last fight
51
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bryan Barberena
  • LChad LapriseU-DEC R3
    Close +3359mo before
  • WJoe EllenbergerKO/TKO R3
    Close +1901y 2mo before
Sage Northcutt
  • WCody PfisterSUB R2
    Close -100051d before
  • WFrancisco TrevinoKO/TKO R1
    Close -4704mo before
Barberena — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1
Northcutt — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Barberena
Northcutt
2
UFC fights
2
28.4 min · 14.2 avg
Octagon time
6.6 min · 3.3 avg
16y 10m
Career length
11y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barberena
Northcutt
24W–1L · 96.0%
Overall
24W–5L · 82.8%
15W–1L · 93.8%
Wins
24W–5L · 82.8%
9W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barberena
Northcutt
49W–25L · 66.2%
Overall
29W–41L · 41.4%
44W–23L · 65.7%
Wins
29W–41L · 41.4%
5W–2L · 71.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Barberena
Northcutt
5.45
Landed / min
6.57
42.4%
Accuracy
71.4%
54.8%
Defense
66.7%
0.53
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
67.2%
Time at distance
11.5%
Grappling & control
Barberena
Northcutt
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
6.78
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.26
54.2%
Control share
36.2%
Strike target map
Barberena
  • Head55%(86)div 63%
  • Body18%(28)div 21%
  • Legs27%(43)div 16%
Northcutt
  • Head86%(25)div 63%
  • Body10%(3)div 21%
  • Legs3%(1)div 16%

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

Bryan Barberena
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sage Northcutt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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