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UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Thomas Almeida
Thomas Almeida
19-0 · BRA
VS
Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett
24-10 · GBR
July 11, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Thomas Almeida def. Brad Pickett by KO/TKO (Flying Knee), R2 0:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Almeida22/520/000:00
Pickett20/510/110:28
R2 · 0:29
Almeida2/30/010:01
Pickett0/40/000:00
Total
Almeida24/550/010:01
Pickett20/550/110:28

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
AlmeidaWin probabilityPickett
78.2%21.8%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
13%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Almeida78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%42%
Submission8%11%
Decision37%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3989)act 24
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.0)act 0
Pickett22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%21%
Submission4%18%
Decision13%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 20
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R212%
R316%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Almeida
72.0%-265
Pickett
+26527.1%
Most takedownstie 57.7%
Almeida
13.5%+212
Pickett
-21228.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 68.2
68
Over 68
42.2%
+134
Exactly 68
1.0%
push
Under 68
56.8%
-134
086171
Pickett
Expected: 40.9
41
Over 41
41.6%
+137
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.8%
-137
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Almeida
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
17.3%
+480
Under 0.5
82.7%
-480
035
Pickett
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.2%
+211
Under 0.5
67.8%
-211
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 10.9 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
Almeida78.2%84.0%−5.8-700
Pickett21.8%16.0%+5.8+500

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
77.6Striking53.9
Almeida +23.7
20.8Grappling50.8
Pickett +29.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlmeidaPickett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1582
Pound-for-pound
1520
1582
Divisional
1541
1510
Striking offense
1494
1500
Striking defense
1486
1491
Grappling offense
1495
1502
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
23 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.82
Strikes landed / min
3.34
52%
Strike accuracy
32%
4.51
Strikes absorbed / min
4.69
64%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.24
Takedown accuracy
37%
75%
Takedown defense
69%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
44%
+2
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thomas Almeida
  • WYves JabouinKO/TKO R1
    Close -4203mo before
  • WTim GormanU-DEC R3
    Close -3658mo before
Brad Pickett
  • LChico CamusS-DEC R3
    Close -1758mo before
  • LIan McCallU-DEC R3
    Close +1491y before
  • WNeil SeeryU-DEC R3
    Close -10001y 4mo before
  • LMichael McDonaldSUB R2
    Close +2901y 11mo before
  • WMike EastonS-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 3mo before
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 19-0-0

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
14 wins, 0 losses
W
74% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (24%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Pickett — win / loss by method
Record: 24-10-0

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, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 4 losses
W
42% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (50%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
20win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (30%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
9 (45%)Submission(40%) 2
5 (25%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Almeida
Pickett
2
UFC fights
9
19.3 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
100.6 min · 11.2 avg
15y 2m
Career length
21y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Almeida
Pickett
28W–12L · 70.0%
Overall
144W–44L · 76.6%
28W–12L · 70.0%
Wins
59W–24L · 71.1%
0W–0L
Losses
85W–20L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Almeida
Pickett
51W–34L · 60.0%
Overall
164W–95L · 63.3%
51W–34L · 60.0%
Wins
100W–61L · 62.1%
0W–0L
Losses
64W–34L · 65.3%
Distance striking
Almeida
Pickett
8.29
Landed / min
3.93
50.6%
Accuracy
27.5%
65.7%
Defense
60.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
78.8%
Time at distance
62.3%
Grappling & control
Almeida
Pickett
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.24
Takedown accuracy
36.6%
75.0%
Takedown defense
69.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
2.5%
Control share
76.7%
Strike target map
Almeida
  • Head64%(97)div 63%
  • Body21%(32)div 21%
  • Legs15%(22)div 16%
Pickett
  • Head67%(224)div 63%
  • Body14%(46)div 21%
  • Legs20%(66)div 16%

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

Thomas Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brad Pickett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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