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Anthony Birchak
Anthony Birchak
11-2 · USA
VS
Joe Soto
Joe Soto
15-3 · USA
June 6, 2015 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Anthony Birchak def. Joe Soto by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:37
Birchak16/390/020:08
Soto1/90/000:00
Total
Birchak16/390/020:08
Soto1/90/000:00

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
BirchakWin probabilitySoto
50.0%50.0%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
23%
Decision
48%
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 Birchak, blue toward Soto. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Birchak50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%27%
Submission11%22%
Decision25%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Soto50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%
Submission12%24%
Decision23%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 1
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R213%
R38%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Birchak
67.4%-215
Soto
+21531.4%
Most takedownstie 41.3%
Birchak
15.9%+269
Soto
-26942.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Birchak
Expected: 49.8
50
Over 50
41.6%
+137
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
57.1%
-137
063125
Soto
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
42.0%
+134
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.0%
-134
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Birchak
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.9%
+302
Under 0.5
75.1%
-302
035
Soto
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.8%
+154
Exactly 1
16.7%
push
Under 1
50.5%
-154
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
Birchak50.0%35.7%+14.3+170
Soto50.0%64.3%−14.3-200

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
82.9Striking48.8
Birchak +34.2
50.0Grappling9.3
Birchak +40.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BirchakSoto
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1527
1514
Divisional
1527
1500
Striking offense
1482
1500
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.75
Strikes landed / min
2.78
44%
Strike accuracy
31%
0.00
Strikes absorbed / min
6.76
100%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
14.06
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Birchak
  • LIan EntwistleSUB R1
    Close -2706mo before
Joe Soto
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R5
    Close +9009mo before
Birchak — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0
Soto — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (53%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Birchak
Soto
1
UFC fights
1
1.1 min · 1.1 avg
Octagon time
22.3 min · 22.3 avg
17y 1m
Career length
20y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Birchak
Soto
8W–2L · 80.0%
Overall
10W–2L · 83.3%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Birchak
Soto
70W–27L · 72.2%
Overall
132W–59L · 69.1%
55W–24L · 69.6%
Wins
113W–54L · 67.7%
15W–3L · 83.3%
Losses
19W–5L · 79.2%
Distance striking
Birchak
Soto
0.00
Landed / min
3.10
0.0%
Accuracy
32.0%
100.0%
Defense
67.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
59.4%
Time at distance
89.5%
Grappling & control
Birchak
Soto
14.06
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Birchak
  • Head100%(4)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Soto
  • Head85%(53)div 63%
  • Body10%(6)div 21%
  • Legs5%(3)div 16%

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

Anthony Birchak
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Soto
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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