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UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Elias Theodorou
Elias Theodorou
10-0 · CAN
VS
Roger Narvaez
Roger Narvaez
7-1 · USA
March 14, 2015 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Elias Theodorou def. Roger Narvaez by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Theodorou16/580/100:36
Narvaez12/360/000:00
R2 · 4:07
Theodorou23/552/301:36
Narvaez4/130/000:00
Total
Theodorou39/1132/402:12
Narvaez16/490/000:00

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
TheodorouWin probabilityNarvaez
81.8%18.2%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
23%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Theodorou82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%25%
Submission18%22%
Decision44%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3683)act 39
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.1)act 2
Narvaez18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%19%
Submission5%30%
Decision9%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R29%
R36%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Theodorou
76.3%-336
Narvaez
+33622.7%
Most takedownstie 14.0%
Theodorou
81.2%-1717
Narvaez
+17174.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Theodorou
Expected: 63.9
64
Over 64
41.8%
+137
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
57.1%
-137
080160
Narvaez
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
41.4%
+137
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.7%
-137
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Theodorou
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
50.6%
-102
Under 1.5
49.4%
+102
035
Narvaez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
18.8%
Exactly 0
81.2%
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 10.1 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
Theodorou81.8%75.7%+6.1-335
Narvaez18.2%24.3%−6.1+305

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
84.1Striking62.3
Theodorou +21.7
54.3Grappling30.6
Theodorou +23.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TheodorouNarvaez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1521
1559
Divisional
1537
1506
Striking offense
1492
1507
Striking defense
1496
1508
Grappling offense
1492
1496
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.70
Strikes landed / min
2.27
56%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.94
59%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60%
Takedown accuracy
0%
40%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Elias Theodorou
  • WBruno SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -3405mo before
  • WSheldon WestcottKO/TKO R2
    Close -19011mo before
Roger Narvaez
  • WLuke BarnattS-DEC R3
    Close +3754mo before
  • LPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R2
    Close +2809mo before
Theodorou — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Narvaez — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Theodorou
Narvaez
2
UFC fights
2
24.7 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
22.5 min · 11.2 avg
15y 1m
Career length
14y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Theodorou
Narvaez
21W–2L · 91.3%
Overall
12W–2L · 85.7%
21W–2L · 91.3%
Wins
8W–1L · 88.9%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Theodorou
Narvaez
36W–11L · 76.6%
Overall
21W–19L · 52.5%
36W–11L · 76.6%
Wins
21W–19L · 52.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Theodorou
Narvaez
6.77
Landed / min
2.75
36.8%
Accuracy
34.5%
69.8%
Defense
74.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.67
25.1%
Time at distance
63.2%
Grappling & control
Theodorou
Narvaez
3.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
40.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.34
64.5%
Control share
47.8%
Strike target map
Theodorou
  • Head65%(75)div 63%
  • Body27%(31)div 19%
  • Legs9%(10)div 18%
Narvaez
  • Head69%(35)div 63%
  • Body20%(10)div 19%
  • Legs12%(6)div 18%

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

Elias Theodorou
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Roger Narvaez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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