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Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
21-4 · USA
VS
John Moraga
John Moraga
16-3 · USA
May 23, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Joseph Benavidez def. John Moraga by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Benavidez18/232/303:46
Moraga12/160/300:40
R2
Benavidez20/351/202:43
Moraga20/340/000:00
R3
Benavidez25/511/102:40
Moraga10/250/000:00
Total
Benavidez63/1094/609:09
Moraga42/750/300:40

Scorecards

Benavidez vs Moraga

RdJunichiro KamijoMarcos RosalesTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.7

Media (14 cards) · avg 3027 · 14 Benavidez · 0 Moraga

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Benavidez-Moraga.

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
BenavidezWin probabilityMoraga
65.6%34.4%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
11%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Benavidez66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%42%
Submission6%10%
Decision32%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 63
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 4
Moraga34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%33%
Submission5%14%
Decision18%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 42
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R219%
R311%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Benavidez
64.6%-189
Moraga
+18934.2%
Most takedownstie 53.2%
Benavidez
23.9%-105
Moraga
+10522.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 50.8
51
Over 51
41.6%
+137
Exactly 51
1.3%
push
Under 51
57.1%
-137
064127
Moraga
Expected: 36.3
36.5
Over 36.5
42.1%
+137
Under 36.5
57.9%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.6%
+237
Under 0.5
70.4%
-237
035
Moraga
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.7%
+248
Under 0.5
71.3%
-248
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 10.8 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
Benavidez65.6%84.7%−19.1-750
Moraga34.4%15.3%+19.1+525

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
67.0Striking63.0
Benavidez +4.0
42.7Grappling41.0
Benavidez +1.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenavidezMoraga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1618
Pound-for-pound
1576
1595
Divisional
1574
1513
Striking offense
1486
1518
Striking defense
1500
1498
Grappling offense
1507
1514
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'6"
65"
Reach
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.81
Strikes landed / min
2.43
35%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.48
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
60%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
24%
Takedown accuracy
27%
65%
Takedown defense
42%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joseph Benavidez
  • WDustin OrtizU-DEC R3
    Close -4306mo before
  • WTim ElliottSUB R1
    Close -4501y 1mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 5mo before
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R1
    Close -7201y 9mo before
  • WDarren UyenoyamaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5702y 1mo before
John Moraga
  • WWillie GatesSUB R3
    Close -5705mo before
  • WJustin ScogginsSUB R2
    Close +2309mo before
  • LJohn DodsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +48011mo before
  • WDustin OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 4mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonSUB R5
    Close +3751y 10mo before
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2
Moraga — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Benavidez
Moraga
10
UFC fights
7
109.4 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
83.5 min · 11.9 avg
20y 2m
Career length
16y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benavidez
Moraga
128W–37L · 77.6%
Overall
80W–20L · 80.0%
109W–33L · 76.8%
Wins
55W–12L · 82.1%
19W–4L · 82.6%
Losses
25W–8L · 75.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benavidez
Moraga
154W–33L · 82.4%
Overall
25W–15L · 62.5%
126W–31L · 80.3%
Wins
15W–10L · 60.0%
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
10W–5L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Benavidez
Moraga
4.40
Landed / min
2.87
31.9%
Accuracy
31.1%
64.6%
Defense
64.8%
0.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.18
71.6%
Time at distance
45.1%
Grappling & control
Benavidez
Moraga
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
24.4%
Takedown accuracy
26.7%
64.5%
Takedown defense
42.4%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.08
70.7%
Control share
31.3%
Strike target map
Benavidez
  • Head53%(223)div 60%
  • Body25%(104)div 24%
  • Legs22%(90)div 17%
Moraga
  • Head48%(98)div 60%
  • Body28%(57)div 24%
  • Legs24%(48)div 17%

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

Joseph Benavidez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Moraga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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