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UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
Matt Dwyer
Matt Dwyer
7-2 · CAN
VS
William Macario
William Macario
7-2 · BRA
February 22, 2015 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
168.0lb
Matt Dwyer def. William Macario by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:14
Dwyer13/370/110:03
Macario8/200/000:00
Total
Dwyer13/370/110:03
Macario8/200/000:00

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
DwyerWin probabilityMacario
36.2%63.8%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
21%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dwyer36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%25%
Submission7%19%
Decision20%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 13
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Macario64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%18%
Submission14%22%
Decision38%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 8
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R212%
R37%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Dwyer
40.7%+142
Macario
-14257.9%
Most takedownstie 42.1%
Dwyer
22.3%+160
Macario
-16035.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dwyer
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
42.8%
+134
Under 35.5
57.2%
-134
04590
Macario
Expected: 43.0
43
Over 43
41.7%
+136
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.8%
-136
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Dwyer
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.3%
+219
Under 0.5
68.7%
-219
035
Macario
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.5%
+191
Exactly 1
14.0%
push
Under 1
56.5%
-191
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 11.1 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
Dwyer36.2%22.1%+14.1+340
Macario63.8%77.9%−14.1-400

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
34.1Striking76.5
Macario +42.4
0.0Grappling52.1
Macario +52.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DwyerMacario
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1502
Pound-for-pound
1507
1502
Divisional
1507
1493
Striking offense
1497
1493
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'4"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.00
Strikes landed / min
5.14
0%
Strike accuracy
56%
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
3.96
67%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.01
Takedown accuracy
45%
Takedown defense
77%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
141
Days since last fight
120
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Dwyer
  • LAlbert TumenovKO/TKO R1
    Close +3905mo before
William Macario
  • LNeil MagnyKO/TKO R3
    Close +1854mo before
  • WBobby VoelkerU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 2mo before
  • LLeonardo SantosSUB R2
    Close +1601y 8mo before
Dwyer — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Macario — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dwyer
Macario
1
UFC fights
3
1.1 min · 1.1 avg
Octagon time
37.4 min · 12.5 avg
14y 11m
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dwyer
Macario
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
47W–15L · 75.8%
0W–0L
Wins
24W–9L · 72.7%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dwyer
Macario
89W–61L · 59.3%
Overall
7W–4L · 63.6%
84W–60L · 58.3%
Wins
7W–4L · 63.6%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dwyer
Macario
0.00
Landed / min
5.47
0.0%
Accuracy
50.6%
71.4%
Defense
72.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
88.9%
Time at distance
64.0%
Grappling & control
Dwyer
Macario
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.01
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
Takedown defense
76.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
71.4%
Control share
57.9%
Strike target map
Dwyer
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Macario
  • Head65%(125)div 62%
  • Body18%(35)div 21%
  • Legs17%(32)div 16%

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

Matt Dwyer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

William Macario
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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