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Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
18-9 · GBR
January 17, 2016 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Francisco Trinaldo def. Ross Pearson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Trinaldo9/291/100:01
Pearson8/290/000:00
R2
Trinaldo24/420/000:53
Pearson7/261/100:22
R3
Trinaldo18/410/200:11
Pearson13/301/100:39
Total
Trinaldo51/1121/301:05
Pearson28/852/201:01

Scorecards

Trinaldo vs Pearson

RdDavid GinsbergSal D'AmatoTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-1010-910-99.5-9.5
Total29-2830-2730-2729.2-27.8

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 15 Trinaldo · 0 Pearson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Trinaldo-Pearson.

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
TrinaldoWin probabilityPearson
63.1%36.9%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
1%
Decision
82%
Expected fight time: 13.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Trinaldo63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%15%
Submission1%1%
Decision53%84%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (4194)act 51
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 1
Pearson37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%19%
Submission0%1%
Decision30%80%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 28
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 2
Combined totals~122 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R26%
R38%
Distance82%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Trinaldo
66.1%-200
Pearson
+20033.0%
Most takedownstie 57.0%
Trinaldo
36.7%-583
Pearson
+5836.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Trinaldo
Expected: 72.0
72
Over 72
42.1%
+136
Exactly 72
0.9%
push
Under 72
57.0%
-136
091181
Pearson
Expected: 50.0
50
Over 50
41.8%
+136
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.9%
-136
063125
Takedowns — over/under
Trinaldo
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.8%
+158
Under 0.5
61.2%
-158
035
Pearson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.1%
Exactly 0
90.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 13.9 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
Trinaldo63.1%42.0%+21.1+130
Pearson36.9%58.0%−21.1-150

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
66.5Striking69.4
Pearson +2.9
49.1Grappling41.3
Trinaldo +7.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TrinaldoPearson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1605
Pound-for-pound
1571
1595
Divisional
1572
1502
Striking offense
1517
1531
Striking defense
1525
1506
Grappling offense
1469
1517
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
37 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.86
Strikes landed / min
3.76
43%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.19
Strikes absorbed / min
3.02
57%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
42%
Takedown accuracy
34%
60%
Takedown defense
76%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
59%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
134
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Francisco Trinaldo
  • WChad LapriseKO/TKO R1
    Close +3655mo before
  • WNorman ParkeU-DEC R3
    Close +2158mo before
  • WAkbarh ArreolaU-DEC R3
    Close -20010mo before
  • WLeandro SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 4mo before
  • LMichael ChiesaU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 8mo before
Ross Pearson
  • WPaul FelderS-DEC R3
    Close +3504mo before
  • LEvan DunhamU-DEC R3
    Close -2456mo before
  • WSam StoutKO/TKO R2
    Close -37010mo before
  • LAl IaquintaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1301y 2mo before
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R2
    Close -1601y 5mo before
Trinaldo — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
39% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-9-0, 1 NC

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, 3 losses
W
39% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
10win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
5 (50%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Trinaldo
Pearson
11
UFC fights
17
115.9 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
186.8 min · 11.0 avg
20y 2m
Career length
21y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Trinaldo
Pearson
171W–34L · 83.4%
Overall
240W–73L · 76.7%
124W–24L · 83.8%
Wins
152W–48L · 76.0%
47W–10L · 82.5%
Losses
88W–25L · 77.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Trinaldo
Pearson
123W–38L · 76.4%
Overall
59W–53L · 52.7%
101W–35L · 74.3%
Wins
43W–47L · 47.8%
22W–3L · 88.0%
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Trinaldo
Pearson
4.36
Landed / min
4.43
34.8%
Accuracy
37.9%
64.4%
Defense
73.3%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
38.8%
Time at distance
65.0%
Grappling & control
Trinaldo
Pearson
1.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.88
42.1%
Takedown accuracy
34.4%
60.0%
Takedown defense
76.5%
0.65
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
45.1%
Control share
33.7%
Strike target map
Trinaldo
  • Head53%(177)div 63%
  • Body30%(98)div 20%
  • Legs17%(56)div 17%
Pearson
  • Head61%(426)div 63%
  • Body25%(175)div 20%
  • Legs15%(102)div 17%

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

Francisco Trinaldo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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