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UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
15-3 · BRA
VS
Paul Felder
Paul Felder
10-0 · USA
July 25, 2015 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Edson Barboza def. Paul Felder by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barboza21/450/000:00
Felder14/500/000:00
R2
Barboza23/540/100:00
Felder24/590/000:00
R3
Barboza20/360/000:00
Felder9/410/100:18
Total
Barboza64/1350/100:00
Felder47/1500/100:18

Scorecards

Barboza vs Felder

RdClay GoodmanKelvin CaldwellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.8-9.2
R210-99-109-109.7-9.3
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829.5-27.5

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 13 Barboza · 0 Felder

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Barboza-Felder.

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
BarbozaWin probabilityFelder
29.1%70.9%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
3%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barboza29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%43%
Submission2%5%
Decision15%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes79 (45103)act 64
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Felder71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%41%
Submission2%2%
Decision40%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes88 (50114)act 47
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~167 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R26%
R332%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Barboza
44.8%+122
Felder
-12254.5%
Most takedownstie 76.2%
Barboza
6.6%+262
Felder
-26217.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 79.1
79
Over 79
42.1%
+135
Exactly 79
0.9%
push
Under 79
57.0%
-135
099198
Felder
Expected: 87.7
87.5
Over 87.5
42.6%
+134
Under 87.5
57.4%
-134
0110220
Takedowns — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.6%
Exactly 0
92.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Felder
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.1%
Exactly 0
81.9%
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 13.0 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
Barboza29.1%58.8%−29.7-155
Felder70.9%41.2%+29.7+135

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
67.4Striking69.5
Felder +2.0
49.8Grappling46.9
Barboza +2.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarbozaFelder
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1604
Pound-for-pound
1560
1604
Divisional
1560
1529
Striking offense
1505
1514
Striking defense
1526
1457
Grappling offense
1493
1539
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
29 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.80
Strikes landed / min
3.79
40%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.30
Strikes absorbed / min
2.26
65%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.68
50%
Takedown accuracy
100%
83%
Takedown defense
67%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
56%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
153
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edson Barboza
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1355mo before
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -1458mo before
  • WEvan DunhamKO/TKO R1
    Close -3201y before
  • LDonald CerroneSUB R1
    Close -1701y 3mo before
  • WDanny CastilloM-DEC R3
    Close -2801y 7mo before
Paul Felder
  • WDanny CastilloKO/TKO R2
    Close +2357mo before
  • WJason SaggoS-DEC R3
    Close +15010mo before
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Felder — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Barboza
Felder
12
UFC fights
2
116.6 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
22.1 min · 11.1 avg
17y 3m
Career length
14y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barboza
Felder
185W–53L · 77.7%
Overall
27W–8L · 77.1%
129W–33L · 79.6%
Wins
27W–8L · 77.1%
56W–20L · 73.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barboza
Felder
43W–32L · 57.3%
Overall
33W–19L · 63.5%
43W–32L · 57.3%
Wins
33W–19L · 63.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Barboza
Felder
4.11
Landed / min
4.42
38.7%
Accuracy
37.1%
67.1%
Defense
56.8%
1.03
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.68
86.1%
Time at distance
43.9%
Grappling & control
Barboza
Felder
0.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.68
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
82.5%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.4%
Control share
33.8%
Strike target map
Barboza
  • Head42%(187)div 63%
  • Body26%(114)div 20%
  • Legs32%(142)div 17%
Felder
  • Head64%(54)div 63%
  • Body11%(9)div 20%
  • Legs25%(21)div 17%

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Felder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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