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The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
Willie Gates
Willie Gates
11-5 · USA
VS
Darrell Montague
Darrell Montague
13-4 · USA
July 12, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Willie Gates def. Darrell Montague by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:36
Gates19/330/010:13
Montague4/130/100:00
Total
Gates19/330/010:13
Montague4/130/100:00

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
GatesWin probabilityMontague
55.9%44.1%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
22%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gates56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%27%
Submission12%22%
Decision29%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 19
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Montague44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%29%
Submission10%23%
Decision21%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 4
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R211%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Gates
58.3%-145
Montague
+14540.3%
Most takedownstie 41.2%
Gates
25.6%+129
Montague
-12933.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gates
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+135
Under 40.5
57.5%
-135
051102
Montague
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.0%
+138
Under 33.5
58.0%
-138
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Gates
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.8%
+179
Under 0.5
64.2%
-179
035
Montague
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.6%
+134
Under 0.5
57.4%
-134
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 10.0 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
Gates55.9%55.4%+0.5-130
Montague44.1%44.6%−0.5+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
42.5Striking43.5
Montague +1.1
34.1Grappling47.8
Montague +13.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GatesMontague
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1500
1500
Divisional
1498
1497
Striking offense
1493
1503
Striking defense
1494
1495
Grappling offense
1490
1493
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
72"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.56
Strikes landed / min
1.87
29%
Strike accuracy
25%
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
4.84
41%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
Takedown accuracy
33%
75%
Takedown defense
33%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
211
Days since last fight
428
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Willie Gates
  • LJohn MoragaSUB R3
    Close +4807mo before
Darrell Montague
  • LKyoji HoriguchiU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 2mo before
  • LJohn DodsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +3551y 9mo before
Gates — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
36% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Montague — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (38%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Gates
Montague
1
UFC fights
2
14.1 min · 14.1 avg
Octagon time
19.2 min · 9.6 avg
17y 9m
Career length
18y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gates
Montague
15W–3L · 83.3%
Overall
26W–7L · 78.8%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
15W–3L · 83.3%
Losses
26W–7L · 78.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gates
Montague
37W–45L · 45.1%
Overall
108W–52L · 67.5%
21W–35L · 37.5%
Wins
92W–48L · 65.7%
16W–10L · 61.5%
Losses
16W–4L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Gates
Montague
2.47
Landed / min
2.45
21.5%
Accuracy
25.5%
64.7%
Defense
63.5%
1.06
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
40.2%
Time at distance
74.5%
Grappling & control
Gates
Montague
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
75.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
1.06
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.56
5.6%
Control share
23.3%
Strike target map
Gates
  • Head41%(9)div 59%
  • Body36%(8)div 24%
  • Legs23%(5)div 17%
Montague
  • Head64%(23)div 59%
  • Body14%(5)div 24%
  • Legs22%(8)div 17%

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

Willie Gates
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darrell Montague
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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