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The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
Josh Samman
Josh Samman
11-2 · USA
VS
Caio Magalhaes
Caio Magalhaes
9-1 · BRA
July 12, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Josh Samman def. Caio Magalhaes by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:52
Samman12/190/001:11
Magalhaes3/80/000:00
Total
Samman12/190/001:11
Magalhaes3/80/000:00

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
SammanWin probabilityMagalhaes
47.1%52.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
28%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Samman47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%33%
Submission12%26%
Decision19%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 12
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Magalhaes53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%
Submission16%31%
Decision27%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 3
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R216%
R38%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Samman
58.5%-147
Magalhaes
+14739.7%
Most takedownstie 40.7%
Samman
26.5%+124
Magalhaes
-12432.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Samman
Expected: 31.7
31.5
Over 31.5
42.8%
+134
Under 31.5
57.2%
-134
04080
Magalhaes
Expected: 25.7
25.5
Over 25.5
43.0%
+133
Under 25.5
57.0%
-133
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Samman
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.7%
+173
Under 0.5
63.3%
-173
035
Magalhaes
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.5%
+135
Under 0.5
57.5%
-135
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 9.8 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
Samman47.1%47.8%−0.7+100
Magalhaes52.9%52.2%+0.7-120

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
69.1Striking64.8
Samman +4.4
36.9Grappling53.1
Magalhaes +16.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SammanMagalhaes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1567
1550
Divisional
1567
1514
Striking offense
1502
1513
Striking defense
1506
1497
Grappling offense
1505
1494
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
27 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
79"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.05
Strikes landed / min
2.56
55%
Strike accuracy
43%
1.43
Strikes absorbed / min
2.56
41%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
50%
Takedown accuracy
16%
33%
Takedown defense
58%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+2
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
218
Days since last fight
246
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Samman
  • WEddie GordonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1307mo before
  • WKevin CaseyKO/TKO R2
    Close -4552y 3mo before
Caio Magalhaes
  • WTrevor SmithKO/TKO R1
    Close -2808mo before
  • WLuke ZachrichKO/TKO R1
    Close -2951y 3mo before
  • WNick RingU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 7mo before
  • WKarlos VemolaSUB R2
    Close +1152y 1mo before
  • LBuddy RobertsU-DEC R3
    Close +1203y 1mo before
Samman — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1
Magalhaes — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Samman
Magalhaes
2
UFC fights
5
15.4 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
39.1 min · 7.8 avg
19y 3m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Samman
Magalhaes
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
58W–14L · 80.6%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
47W–12L · 79.7%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Samman
Magalhaes
46W–28L · 62.2%
Overall
30W–12L · 71.4%
34W–24L · 58.6%
Wins
30W–12L · 71.4%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Samman
Magalhaes
7.00
Landed / min
3.16
40.0%
Accuracy
32.1%
81.8%
Defense
71.4%
1.95
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.77
9.3%
Time at distance
43.7%
Grappling & control
Samman
Magalhaes
0.97
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
15.8%
33.3%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.92
20.7%
Control share
60.8%
Strike target map
Samman
  • Head38%(18)div 63%
  • Body51%(24)div 19%
  • Legs11%(5)div 18%
Magalhaes
  • Head57%(57)div 63%
  • Body20%(20)div 19%
  • Legs23%(23)div 18%

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

Josh Samman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Caio Magalhaes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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