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Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
11-2 · BRA
VS
January 30, 2016 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Diego Ferreira def. Olivier Aubin-Mercier by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferreira19/510/100:20
Aubin-Mercier16/320/000:09
R2
Ferreira33/750/300:11
Aubin-Mercier26/450/300:27
R3
Ferreira13/260/103:32
Aubin-Mercier7/161/200:20
Total
Ferreira65/1520/504:03
Aubin-Mercier49/931/500:56

Scorecards

Ferreira vs Aubin-Mercier

RdCardo UrsoEric ColónMunah QueridoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-99-109-109.5-9.5
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2729-2829-2829.3-27.6

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 14 Ferreira · 0 Aubin-Mercier

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ferreira-Aubin-Mercier.

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
FerreiraWin probabilityAubin-Mercier
39.1%60.9%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
47%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Ferreira, blue toward Aubin-Mercier. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ferreira39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%32%
Submission16%41%
Decision10%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 65
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Aubin-Mercier61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission31%51%
Decision14%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 49
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R210%
R316%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Ferreira
54.1%-123
Aubin-Mercier
+12344.2%
Most takedownstie 39.8%
Ferreira
13.9%+334
Aubin-Mercier
-33446.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.5%
+135
Under 32.5
57.5%
-135
04182
Aubin-Mercier
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
41.7%
+134
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.0%
-134
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.0%
Exactly 0
77.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Aubin-Mercier
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.8%
+155
Exactly 1
24.0%
push
Under 1
46.1%
-155
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 7.7 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
Ferreira39.1%30.2%+8.9+220
Aubin-Mercier60.9%69.8%−8.9-260

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
59.5Striking65.8
Aubin-Mercier +6.3
49.5Grappling42.2
Ferreira +7.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FerreiraAubin-Mercier
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1547
1526
Divisional
1560
1499
Striking offense
1487
1500
Striking defense
1511
1521
Grappling offense
1537
1520
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.78
Strikes landed / min
2.56
33%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.89
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
58%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
3.90
25%
Takedown accuracy
33%
50%
Takedown defense
0%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
75%
-2
Win/loss streak
+3
50%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
160
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Ferreira
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close +13010mo before
  • LBeneil DariushU-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 3mo before
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R2
    Close -1851y 5mo before
  • WColton SmithSUB R1
    Close -1851y 7mo before
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
  • WTony SimsU-DEC R3
    Close -2005mo before
  • WDavid MichaudSUB R3
    Close -3409mo before
  • WJake LindseySUB R2
    Close -5251y 4mo before
  • LChad LapriseS-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 9mo before
Ferreira — 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
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Aubin-Mercier — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferreira
Aubin-Mercier
4
UFC fights
4
26.3 min · 6.6 avg
Octagon time
50.0 min · 12.5 avg
15y 3m
Career length
14y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferreira
Aubin-Mercier
36W–12L · 75.0%
Overall
36W–4L · 90.0%
12W–7L · 63.2%
Wins
29W–4L · 87.9%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferreira
Aubin-Mercier
98W–41L · 70.5%
Overall
7W–2L · 77.8%
98W–41L · 70.5%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ferreira
Aubin-Mercier
4.23
Landed / min
3.98
25.5%
Accuracy
43.0%
60.8%
Defense
61.7%
0.57
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
43.2%
Time at distance
46.3%
Grappling & control
Ferreira
Aubin-Mercier
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
3.90
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
1.71
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
19.3%
Control share
92.5%
Strike target map
Ferreira
  • Head60%(44)div 63%
  • Body30%(22)div 20%
  • Legs10%(7)div 17%
Aubin-Mercier
  • Head58%(74)div 63%
  • Body26%(33)div 20%
  • Legs16%(21)div 17%

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

Diego Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Olivier Aubin-Mercier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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