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UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
Renato Moicano
Renato Moicano
8-0-1 · BRA
VS
Tom Niinimaki
Tom Niinimaki
21-7-1 · FIN
December 20, 2014 · Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Renato Moicano def. Tom Niinimaki by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Moicano24/650/100:00
Niinimaki20/380/000:00
R2 · 3:30
Moicano24/461/100:31
Niinimaki13/260/000:00
Total
Moicano48/1111/200:31
Niinimaki33/640/000:00

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
MoicanoWin probabilityNiinimaki
85.3%14.7%
KO / TKO
12%
Submission
68%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 5.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Moicano85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%9%
Submission59%70%
Decision18%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1229)act 48
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 1
Niinimaki15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%27%
Submission8%55%
Decision3%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 33
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~42 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R170%
R24%
R36%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Moicano
56.1%-135
Niinimaki
+13541.4%
Most takedownstie 36.4%
Moicano
48.0%-308
Niinimaki
+30815.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moicano
Expected: 22.5
22.5
Over 22.5
42.5%
+135
Under 22.5
57.5%
-135
02957
Niinimaki
Expected: 19.1
19
Over 19
41.1%
+135
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
55.6%
-135
02448
Takedowns — over/under
Moicano
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
58.3%
-140
Under 0.5
41.7%
+140
035
Niinimaki
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
29.5%
Exactly 0
70.5%
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 5.9 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
Moicano85.3%55.4%+29.9-130
Niinimaki14.7%44.6%−29.9+120

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoicanoNiinimaki
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1523
1532
Divisional
1523
1482
Striking offense
1490
1500
Striking defense
1507
1561
Grappling offense
1510
1558
Grappling defense
1483
Physical
25 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.15
Strike accuracy
60%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.01
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
4.12
Takedown accuracy
46%
Takedown defense
25%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
33%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renato Moicano
No prior UFC fights.
Tom Niinimaki
  • LChas SkellySUB R1
    Close -1554mo before
  • LNiklas BackstromSUB R1
    Close -2457mo before
  • WRani YahyaS-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 1mo before
Moicano — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-1

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Niinimaki — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-1

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, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
20win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (35%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (40%)Submission(40%) 2
5 (25%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Moicano
Niinimaki
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
21.8 min · 7.3 avg
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moicano
Niinimaki
Overall
37W–8L · 82.2%
Wins
19W–7L · 73.1%
Losses
18W–1L · 94.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moicano
Niinimaki
104W–37L · 73.8%
Overall
132W–69L · 65.7%
104W–37L · 73.8%
Wins
108W–58L · 65.1%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–11L · 68.6%
Distance striking
Moicano
Niinimaki
Landed / min
2.09
Accuracy
35.3%
Defense
75.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
13.1%
Grappling & control
Moicano
Niinimaki
Takedowns / 15 min
4.12
Takedown accuracy
46.2%
Takedown defense
25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.69
Control share
70.2%
Strike target map
Moicano
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Niinimaki
  • Head48%(12)div 64%
  • Body44%(11)div 19%
  • Legs8%(2)div 17%

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

Renato Moicano

No UFC fights on record.

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

Tom Niinimaki
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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