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UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos
23-7 · BRA
VS
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
18-2 · USA
March 14, 2015 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Anthony Pettis by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dos Anjos24/661/100:57
Pettis19/600/000:00
R2
Dos Anjos21/311/203:56
Pettis7/220/000:00
R3
Dos Anjos21/343/303:05
Pettis8/320/000:00
R4
Dos Anjos10/172/203:00
Pettis9/220/100:51
R5
Dos Anjos14/232/203:46
Pettis11/260/000:00
Total
Dos Anjos90/1719/10014:44
Pettis54/1620/100:51

Scorecards

Dos Anjos vs Pettis

RdDan MathisenDerek ClearySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-8.7
R310-910-910-99.9-8.9
R410-910-910-910-8.9
R510-910-910-910-9
Total50-4550-4550-4549.7-44.6

Media (17 cards) · avg 5044.9 · 17 Dos Anjos · 0 Pettis

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dos Anjos-Pettis.

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
Dos AnjosWin probabilityPettis
34.5%65.5%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
18%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Anjos35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%38%
Submission7%19%
Decision15%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3377)act 90
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 9
Pettis65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%62%
Submission12%18%
Decision13%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3989)act 54
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R219%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Dos Anjos
42.6%+133
Pettis
-13356.5%
Most takedownstie 55.9%
Dos Anjos
35.9%-437
Pettis
+4378.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 59.0
59
Over 59
42.0%
+136
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
56.9%
-136
074148
Pettis
Expected: 68.5
68.5
Over 68.5
42.5%
+135
Under 68.5
57.5%
-135
086172
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.3%
+161
Under 0.5
61.7%
-161
035
Pettis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.4%
Exactly 0
88.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.3 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
Dos Anjos34.5%19.6%+14.9+400
Pettis65.5%80.4%−14.9-450

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
67.5Striking70.5
Pettis +3.0
58.7Grappling65.8
Pettis +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos AnjosPettis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1644
Pound-for-pound
1618
1644
Divisional
1618
1499
Striking offense
1519
1528
Striking defense
1520
1517
Grappling offense
1515
1525
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.88
Strikes landed / min
2.22
39%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.39
Strikes absorbed / min
1.71
70%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.30
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
39%
Takedown accuracy
67%
65%
Takedown defense
67%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
83%
+3
Win/loss streak
+5
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
42%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafael Dos Anjos
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2753mo before
  • WBenson HendersonKO/TKO R1
    Close +4407mo before
  • WJason HighKO/TKO R2
    Close -2809mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +27511mo before
  • WDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 6mo before
Anthony Pettis
  • WGilbert MelendezSUB R2
    Close -3153mo before
  • WBenson HendersonSUB R1
    Close -1101y 6mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1502y 2mo before
  • WJoe LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2853y 1mo before
  • WJeremy StephensS-DEC R3
    Close -2803y 5mo before
Dos Anjos — win / loss by method
Record: 23-7-0

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
17% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 5 losses
W
48% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(20%) 1
7 (58%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(100%) 2
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
28% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dos Anjos
Pettis
17
UFC fights
6
195.8 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
45.5 min · 7.6 avg
21y 10m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Anjos
Pettis
273W–76L · 78.2%
Overall
129W–32L · 80.1%
174W–53L · 76.7%
Wins
101W–21L · 82.8%
99W–23L · 81.1%
Losses
28W–11L · 71.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Anjos
Pettis
49W–32L · 60.5%
Overall
116W–70L · 62.4%
47W–29L · 61.8%
Wins
84W–57L · 59.6%
2W–3L · 40.0%
Losses
32W–13L · 71.1%
Distance striking
Dos Anjos
Pettis
3.51
Landed / min
5.62
32.1%
Accuracy
42.9%
73.6%
Defense
73.7%
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.66
52.1%
Time at distance
33.2%
Grappling & control
Dos Anjos
Pettis
2.30
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
39.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
64.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.99
60.7%
Control share
26.7%
Strike target map
Dos Anjos
  • Head58%(325)div 63%
  • Body16%(91)div 20%
  • Legs26%(148)div 17%
Pettis
  • Head70%(71)div 63%
  • Body14%(14)div 20%
  • Legs16%(16)div 17%

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

Rafael Dos Anjos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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