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Sam Sicilia
Sam Sicilia
14-5 · USA
VS
Yaotzin Meza
Yaotzin Meza
22-9 · USA
July 15, 2015 · San Diego, California, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Sam Sicilia def. Yaotzin Meza by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sicilia3/81/103:58
Meza1/30/100:27
R2
Sicilia5/220/000:59
Meza11/241/600:23
R3
Sicilia4/111/103:31
Meza6/100/200:40
Total
Sicilia12/412/208:28
Meza18/371/901:30

Scorecards

Sicilia vs Meza

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellWade VierraCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-99-109-109.8-9.5
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2729-2829-2829.8-27.5

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.727.4 · 14 Sicilia · 0 Meza

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sicilia-Meza.

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
SiciliaWin probabilityMeza
58.7%41.3%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
12%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sicilia59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%32%
Submission6%10%
Decision34%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 12
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 2
Meza41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%
Submission6%13%
Decision28%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 18
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R213%
R38%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Sicilia
44.7%+120
Meza
-12053.8%
Most takedownstie 44.6%
Sicilia
26.4%+110
Meza
-11029.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sicilia
Expected: 33.8
34
Over 34
41.1%
+138
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.9%
-138
04385
Meza
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
42.2%
+137
Under 37.5
57.8%
-137
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Sicilia
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.5%
+190
Under 0.5
65.5%
-190
035
Meza
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.5%
+166
Under 0.5
62.5%
-166
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 11.8 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
Sicilia58.7%70.2%−11.5-265
Meza41.3%29.8%+11.5+225

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
60.3Striking63.6
Meza +3.2
50.6Grappling59.4
Meza +8.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SiciliaMeza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1523
1515
Divisional
1524
1506
Striking offense
1487
1502
Striking defense
1502
1492
Grappling offense
1503
1505
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
67"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.13
Strikes landed / min
1.43
38%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.62
Strikes absorbed / min
1.72
59%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
42%
Takedown accuracy
38%
60%
Takedown defense
40%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
40%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
75%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
172
Days since last fight
95
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Sicilia
  • WAkira CorassaniKO/TKO R1
    Close +1206mo before
  • LKatsunori KikunoSUB R2
    Close +13510mo before
  • WAaron PhillipsU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 2mo before
  • LCole MillerSUB R2
    Close +1101y 6mo before
  • WGodofredo PepeyKO/TKO R1
    Close +1101y 8mo before
Yaotzin Meza
  • WDamian StasiakU-DEC R3
    Close +1153mo before
  • LSergio PettisU-DEC R3
    Close +5401y 1mo before
  • WJohn AlbertSUB R2
    opp missedClose +2002y before
  • LChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close +13002y 7mo before
Sicilia — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (25%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Meza — win / loss by method
Record: 22-9-0, 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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
20win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (30%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
6 (30%)Submission(43%) 3
8 (40%)Decision(29%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Sicilia
Meza
8
UFC fights
5
65.8 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
54.7 min · 10.9 avg
18y 10m
Career length
20y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sicilia
Meza
97W–30L · 76.4%
Overall
36W–8L · 81.8%
40W–10L · 80.0%
Wins
14W–6L · 70.0%
57W–20L · 74.0%
Losses
22W–2L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sicilia
Meza
26W–23L · 53.1%
Overall
158W–103L · 60.5%
23W–23L · 50.0%
Wins
120W–81L · 59.7%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
38W–22L · 63.3%
Distance striking
Sicilia
Meza
3.19
Landed / min
3.09
30.2%
Accuracy
36.0%
61.1%
Defense
65.2%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
62.0%
Time at distance
37.2%
Grappling & control
Sicilia
Meza
1.82
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
42.1%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
60.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.92
70.4%
Control share
60.9%
Strike target map
Sicilia
  • Head67%(138)div 64%
  • Body22%(45)div 19%
  • Legs11%(23)div 17%
Meza
  • Head45%(35)div 64%
  • Body19%(15)div 19%
  • Legs36%(28)div 17%

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

Sam Sicilia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Yaotzin Meza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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