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The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal
28-9 · USA
VS
Cezar Ferreira
Cezar Ferreira
8-4 · BRA
July 12, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jorge Masvidal def. Cezar Ferreira by KO/TKO (Elbow), R1 4:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:22
Masvidal12/230/010:02
Ferreira7/181/301:30
Total
Masvidal12/230/010:02
Ferreira7/181/301:30

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
MasvidalWin probabilityFerreira
67.6%32.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
5%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Masvidal68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%32%
Submission3%4%
Decision43%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 12
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Ferreira32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%31%
Submission2%7%
Decision20%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 7
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R211%
R312%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Masvidal
59.1%-149
Ferreira
+14939.6%
Most takedownstie 31.5%
Masvidal
7.2%+854
Ferreira
-85461.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 48.6
48.5
Over 48.5
42.6%
+135
Under 48.5
57.4%
-135
061122
Ferreira
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
42.2%
+137
Under 39.5
57.8%
-137
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.0%
Exactly 0
85.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ferreira
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
45.2%
+121
Under 1.5
54.8%
-121
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 12.2 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
Masvidal67.6%64.3%+3.3-200
Ferreira32.4%35.7%−3.3+170

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
74.4Striking61.4
Masvidal +13.0
64.6Grappling61.2
Masvidal +3.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MasvidalFerreira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1581
Pound-for-pound
1533
1538
Divisional
1501
1498
Striking offense
1494
1507
Striking defense
1504
1517
Grappling offense
1504
1525
Grappling defense
1532
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.84
Strikes landed / min
1.92
49%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
1.82
66%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
63%
Takedown accuracy
63%
83%
Takedown defense
100%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
20%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
99
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jorge Masvidal
  • LAl IaquintaS-DEC R3
    Close -1103mo before
  • WJames KrauseU-DEC R3
    Close -3209mo before
  • WDaron CruickshankU-DEC R3
    Close -2351y before
  • WPat HealyU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 3mo before
  • LRustam KhabilovU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 8mo before
Cezar Ferreira
  • LSam AlveyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3405mo before
  • WAndrew CraigU-DEC R3
    Close -2701y before
  • LCB DollawayKO/TKO R1
    Close -3801y 4mo before
  • WDaniel SarafianS-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 8mo before
  • WThiago SantosSUB R1
    Close -4601y 11mo before
Masvidal — win / loss by method
Record: 28-9-0

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
36% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 6 losses
W
57% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
23win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (43%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(29%) 2
12 (52%)Decision(57%) 4
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
38% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Masvidal
Ferreira
7
UFC fights
6
100.0 min · 14.3 avg
Octagon time
50.0 min · 8.3 avg
23y 2m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Masvidal
Ferreira
117W–34L · 77.5%
Overall
68W–18L · 79.1%
90W–30L · 75.0%
Wins
31W–7L · 81.6%
27W–4L · 87.1%
Losses
37W–11L · 77.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Masvidal
Ferreira
393W–164L · 70.6%
Overall
42W–21L · 66.7%
299W–129L · 69.9%
Wins
33W–19L · 63.5%
94W–35L · 72.9%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Masvidal
Ferreira
4.77
Landed / min
2.77
45.7%
Accuracy
33.7%
67.3%
Defense
59.2%
0.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.60
55.4%
Time at distance
60.7%
Grappling & control
Masvidal
Ferreira
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
63.2%
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
83.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
65.8%
Control share
84.3%
Strike target map
Masvidal
  • Head65%(249)div 63%
  • Body24%(92)div 21%
  • Legs11%(43)div 16%
Ferreira
  • Head57%(55)div 63%
  • Body33%(32)div 21%
  • Legs9%(9)div 16%

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

Jorge Masvidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cezar Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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