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Connor Matthews
Connor Matthews
7-3 · USA
May 17, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Yadier del Valle def. Connor Matthews by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:54
del Valle9/121/101:21
Matthews3/100/000:00
Total
del Valle9/121/101:21
Matthews3/100/000:00

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
del ValleWin probabilityMatthews
75.6%24.4%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
19%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
del Valle76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%34%
Submission12%16%
Decision38%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 9
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Matthews24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%32%
Submission7%28%
Decision10%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 3
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R220%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
del Valle
54.9%-125
Matthews
+12543.9%
Most takedownstie 34.4%
del Valle
28.3%+132
Matthews
-13237.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
del Valle
Expected: 43.6
43.5
Over 43.5
39.8%
+151
Under 43.5
60.2%
-151
055109
Matthews
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
39.9%
+151
Under 36.5
60.1%
-151
04692
Takedowns — over/under
del Valle
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.8%
+139
Under 0.5
58.2%
-139
035
Matthews
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.4%
+156
Exactly 1
17.0%
push
Under 1
50.6%
-156
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 10.1 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
del Valle75.6%82.8%−7.2-620
Matthews24.4%17.2%+7.2+460

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
del ValleMatthews
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1488
1528
Divisional
1488
1500
Striking offense
1498
1500
Striking defense
1486
1500
Grappling offense
1501
1500
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.95
Strike accuracy
41%
Strikes absorbed / min
7.80
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.38
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yadier del Valle
No prior UFC fights.
Connor Matthews
  • LJose DelgadoKO/TKO R1
    Close +4173mo before
  • LDennis BuzukjaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1161y 2mo before
del Valle — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
del Valle
Matthews
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
13.3 min · 6.7 avg
Career length
6y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

del Valle
Matthews
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
19W–5L · 79.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
del Valle
Matthews
46W–16L · 74.2%
Overall
42W–117L · 26.4%
46W–16L · 74.2%
Wins
37W–117L · 24.0%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
del Valle
Matthews
Landed / min
5.47
Accuracy
40.1%
Defense
57.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
86.4%
Grappling & control
del Valle
Matthews
Takedowns / 15 min
3.37
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
85.3%
Strike target map
del Valle
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Matthews
  • Head65%(43)div 63%
  • Body21%(14)div 20%
  • Legs14%(9)div 16%

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

Yadier del Valle

No UFC fights on record.

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

Connor Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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