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UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
Diego Brandao
Diego Brandao
19-10 · BRA
VS
Katsunori Kikuno
Katsunori Kikuno
19-6 · JPN
September 26, 2015 · Saitama, Japan
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Diego Brandao def. Katsunori Kikuno by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:28
Brandao14/170/010:08
Kikuno1/10/000:02
Total
Brandao14/170/010:08
Kikuno1/10/000:02

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
BrandaoWin probabilityKikuno
74.0%26.0%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
21%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brandao74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%33%
Submission17%24%
Decision32%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 14
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Kikuno26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%30%
Submission4%15%
Decision14%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 1
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R220%
R36%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Brandao
55.7%-130
Kikuno
+13042.8%
Most takedownstie 31.1%
Brandao
34.1%+102
Kikuno
-10234.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brandao
Expected: 37.2
37
Over 37
41.9%
+134
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.3%
-134
04793
Kikuno
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.1%
+138
Under 32.5
57.9%
-138
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Brandao
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.1%
+163
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
49.0%
-163
035
Kikuno
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.3%
+158
Exactly 1
21.6%
push
Under 1
48.0%
-158
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 9.9 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
Brandao74.0%68.4%+5.6-230
Kikuno26.0%31.6%−5.6+210

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
61.7Striking62.6
Kikuno +0.9
72.3Grappling67.9
Brandao +4.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrandaoKikuno
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1544
1540
Divisional
1544
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
64"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.42
Strikes landed / min
2.86
45%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.54
Strikes absorbed / min
3.49
61%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.34
Takedowns / 15 min
2.20
68%
Takedown accuracy
80%
80%
Takedown defense
91%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
60%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Brandao
  • WJimy HettesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1405mo before
  • LConor McGregorKO/TKO R1
    Close +5601y 2mo before
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +2201y 9mo before
  • WDaniel PinedaU-DEC R3
    Close -1782y 1mo before
  • WPablo GarzaSUB R1
    Close -2202y 6mo before
Katsunori Kikuno
  • LEdimilson SouzaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2056mo before
  • WSam SiciliaSUB R2
    Close -1451y before
  • LTony FergusonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2851y 4mo before
  • WQuinn MulhernU-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 9mo before
Brandao — win / loss by method
Record: 19-10-0

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
10 wins, 6 losses
W
53% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
30% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(57%) 4
3 (21%)Submission(14%) 1
2 (14%)Decision(29%) 2
Kikuno — 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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(25%) 1
7 (41%)Decision(75%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Brandao
Kikuno
8
UFC fights
4
67.3 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
27.3 min · 6.8 avg
20y 10m
Career length
19y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brandao
Kikuno
98W–24L · 80.3%
Overall
59W–13L · 81.9%
57W–17L · 77.0%
Wins
31W–7L · 81.6%
41W–7L · 85.4%
Losses
28W–6L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brandao
Kikuno
102W–54L · 65.4%
Overall
262W–135L · 66.0%
59W–41L · 59.0%
Wins
189W–115L · 62.2%
43W–13L · 76.8%
Losses
73W–20L · 78.5%
Distance striking
Brandao
Kikuno
3.55
Landed / min
4.41
40.1%
Accuracy
44.0%
69.0%
Defense
60.5%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
44.7%
Time at distance
58.3%
Grappling & control
Brandao
Kikuno
3.34
Takedowns / 15 min
2.20
68.2%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
90.9%
0.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.55
56.4%
Control share
93.5%
Strike target map
Brandao
  • Head67%(110)div 64%
  • Body21%(35)div 19%
  • Legs11%(18)div 17%
Kikuno
  • Head68%(53)div 64%
  • Body15%(12)div 19%
  • Legs17%(13)div 17%

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

Diego Brandao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Katsunori Kikuno
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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