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UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
32-2 · BRA
VS
Mitch Gagnon
Mitch Gagnon
12-2 · CAN
December 20, 2014 · Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Renan Barao def. Mitch Gagnon by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 3:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barao17/520/010:31
Gagnon25/470/100:40
R2
Barao25/520/100:42
Gagnon22/470/202:20
R3 · 3:53
Barao17/342/301:09
Gagnon11/170/401:15
Total
Barao59/1382/412:22
Gagnon58/1110/704:15

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
BaraoWin probabilityGagnon
50.7%49.3%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
22%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barao51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%28%
Submission8%16%
Decision29%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 59
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 2
Gagnon49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%19%
Submission13%27%
Decision27%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 58
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R215%
R39%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Barao
48.1%+105
Gagnon
-10550.6%
Most takedownstie 34.8%
Barao
43.1%-196
Gagnon
+19622.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barao
Expected: 41.8
42
Over 42
41.3%
+138
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
57.1%
-138
053105
Gagnon
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
41.5%
+137
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
57.0%
-137
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Barao
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.8%
+135
Exactly 1
20.7%
push
Under 1
45.5%
-135
035
Gagnon
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
36.5%
+174
Under 0.5
63.5%
-174
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 11.0 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
Barao50.7%89.1%−38.4-1000
Gagnon49.3%10.9%+38.4+800

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
64.5Striking75.7
Gagnon +11.2
59.2Grappling78.8
Gagnon +19.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaraoGagnon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1652
Pound-for-pound
1567
1652
Divisional
1567
1513
Striking offense
1502
1516
Striking defense
1524
1494
Grappling offense
1529
1560
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'5"
70"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.80
Strikes landed / min
3.27
33%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
1.32
64%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
2.21
53%
Takedown accuracy
42%
100%
Takedown defense
86%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.5
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
80%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
57%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renan Barao
  • LTJ DillashawKO/TKO R5
    Close -9107mo before
  • WUrijah FaberKO/TKO R1
    Close -33511mo before
  • WEddie WinelandKO/TKO R2
    Close -7501y 3mo before
  • WMichael McDonaldSUB R4
    Close -2951y 10mo before
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -1602y 5mo before
Mitch Gagnon
  • WRoman SalazarSUB R1
    Close -7503mo before
  • WTim GormanU-DEC R3
    Close -3158mo before
  • WDustin KimuraSUB R1
    Close +1501y 3mo before
  • WWalel WatsonSUB R1
    Close +1642y 3mo before
  • LBryan CarawaySUB R3
    Close +2002y 5mo before
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 32-2-0, 1 NC

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1
Gagnon — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
83% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (88%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Barao
Gagnon
8
UFC fights
5
109.8 min · 13.7 avg
Octagon time
34.0 min · 6.8 avg
21y 3m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barao
Gagnon
150W–37L · 80.2%
Overall
52W–13L · 80.0%
141W–35L · 80.1%
Wins
36W–8L · 81.8%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
16W–5L · 76.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barao
Gagnon
108W–41L · 72.5%
Overall
33W–12L · 73.3%
108W–41L · 72.5%
Wins
29W–12L · 70.7%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Barao
Gagnon
4.43
Landed / min
5.79
32.3%
Accuracy
37.3%
65.3%
Defense
79.4%
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
77.9%
Time at distance
32.0%
Grappling & control
Barao
Gagnon
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
2.21
52.6%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
85.7%
0.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.53
77.6%
Control share
41.2%
Strike target map
Barao
  • Head65%(271)div 63%
  • Body16%(67)div 21%
  • Legs19%(79)div 16%
Gagnon
  • Head66%(73)div 63%
  • Body24%(27)div 21%
  • Legs10%(11)div 16%

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mitch Gagnon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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