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UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Ryan Benoit
Ryan Benoit
7-3 · USA
VS
Sergio Pettis
Sergio Pettis
12-1 · USA
March 14, 2015 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Ryan Benoit def. Sergio Pettis by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Benoit9/421/100:13
Pettis27/701/101:38
R2 · 1:34
Benoit19/480/010:09
Pettis12/300/200:00
Total
Benoit28/901/110:22
Pettis39/1001/301:38

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
BenoitWin probabilityPettis
25.1%74.9%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
6%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Benoit25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%33%
Submission1%5%
Decision16%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 28
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Pettis75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%16%
Submission5%7%
Decision58%77%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3785)act 39
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~110 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R210%
R35%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Benoit
32.3%+207
Pettis
-20766.8%
Most takedownstie 52.9%
Benoit
19.6%+140
Pettis
-14027.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benoit
Expected: 44.8
45
Over 45
41.4%
+138
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
57.1%
-138
056112
Pettis
Expected: 65.6
65.5
Over 65.5
42.6%
+135
Under 65.5
57.4%
-135
082164
Takedowns — over/under
Benoit
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Pettis
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.4%
+209
Under 0.5
67.6%
-209
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 12.7 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
Benoit25.1%15.2%+9.9+540
Pettis74.9%84.8%−9.9-660

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
53.6Striking71.4
Pettis +17.8
19.7Grappling57.5
Pettis +37.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenoitPettis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1495
Pound-for-pound
1558
1495
Divisional
1530
1486
Striking offense
1503
1498
Striking defense
1516
1550
Grappling offense
1489
1542
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
25 yrs
Age
21 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.89
Strikes landed / min
4.39
29%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
2.90
56%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.75
Takedown accuracy
43%
0%
Takedown defense
67%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
0%
Last-5 win rate
75%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
469
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Benoit
  • LJosh SampoSUB R2
    Close +1051y 3mo before
Sergio Pettis
  • WMatt HobarU-DEC R3
    Close -2403mo before
  • WYaotzin MezaU-DEC R3
    Close -6609mo before
  • LAlex CaceresSUB R3
    Close -1921y 2mo before
  • WWill CampuzanoU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 4mo before
Benoit — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (33%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Benoit
Pettis
1
UFC fights
4
9.5 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
59.6 min · 14.9 avg
17y 3m
Career length
14y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benoit
Pettis
10W–2L · 83.3%
Overall
52W–19L · 73.2%
0W–0L
Wins
43W–14L · 75.4%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
9W–5L · 64.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benoit
Pettis
50W–30L · 62.5%
Overall
40W–43L · 48.2%
32W–23L · 58.2%
Wins
40W–43L · 48.2%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Benoit
Pettis
5.39
Landed / min
5.49
27.1%
Accuracy
37.5%
59.2%
Defense
66.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
31.2%
Time at distance
70.2%
Grappling & control
Benoit
Pettis
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.75
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
0.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.26
35.8%
Control share
23.3%
Strike target map
Benoit
  • Head83%(15)div 60%
  • Body6%(1)div 24%
  • Legs11%(2)div 17%
Pettis
  • Head71%(187)div 60%
  • Body14%(37)div 24%
  • Legs15%(38)div 17%

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

Ryan Benoit
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sergio Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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