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UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
Matt Mitrione
Matt Mitrione
8-3 · USA
VS
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
16-8 · BRA
December 13, 2014 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
259.0lb
Weigh-in
256.0lb
Matt Mitrione def. Gabriel Gonzaga by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:59
Mitrione12/180/010:07
Gonzaga6/120/000:00
Total
Mitrione12/180/010:07
Gonzaga6/120/000:00

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
MitrioneWin probabilityGonzaga
49.2%50.8%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
10%
Decision
43%
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 Mitrione, blue toward Gonzaga. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Mitrione49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%47%
Submission1%2%
Decision25%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 12
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Gonzaga51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%47%
Submission9%17%
Decision18%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 6
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.5)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R216%
R314%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Mitrione
63.9%-184
Gonzaga
+18434.7%
Most takedownstie 28.3%
Mitrione
1.9%+3668
Gonzaga
-366869.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mitrione
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.7%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.8%
-136
053105
Gonzaga
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.1%
+137
Under 30.5
57.9%
-137
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Mitrione
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.9%
Exactly 0
95.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Gonzaga
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.5%
+133
Exactly 2
17.5%
push
Under 2
47.0%
-133
036

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
Mitrione49.2%55.4%−6.2-130
Gonzaga50.8%44.6%+6.2+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
74.8Striking63.6
Mitrione +11.2
26.7Grappling72.7
Gonzaga +46.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MitrioneGonzaga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1567
1574
Divisional
1567
1540
Striking offense
1512
1518
Striking defense
1524
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
36 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
82"
Reach
76"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.80
Strikes landed / min
2.38
51%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
67%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.79
Takedown accuracy
44%
58%
Takedown defense
73%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
61%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
88%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
99
Days since last fight
322
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Mitrione
  • WDerrick LewisKO/TKO R1
    Close +1163mo before
  • WShawn JordanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1159mo before
  • LBrendan SchaubSUB R1
    Close -1551y 3mo before
  • WPhilip De FriesKO/TKO R1
    Close -2501y 8mo before
  • LRoy NelsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1702y before
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • LStipe MiocicU-DEC R3
    Close +26011mo before
  • WShawn JordanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1351y 2mo before
  • WDave HermanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1551y 5mo before
  • LTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close +2251y 8mo before
  • WBen RothwellSUB R2
    Close -1151y 11mo before
Mitrione — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 16-8-0

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
9 wins, 6 losses
W
56% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
11win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(71%) 5
4 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(29%) 2
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Mitrione
Gonzaga
11
UFC fights
18
70.1 min · 6.4 avg
Octagon time
102.3 min · 5.7 avg
16y 8m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Mitrione
Gonzaga
115W–35L · 76.7%
Overall
240W–49L · 83.0%
74W–19L · 79.6%
Wins
167W–34L · 83.1%
41W–16L · 71.9%
Losses
73W–15L · 83.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mitrione
Gonzaga
Overall
14W–9L · 60.9%
Wins
12W–9L · 57.1%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Mitrione
Gonzaga
4.98
Landed / min
2.38
45.6%
Accuracy
35.7%
73.3%
Defense
71.0%
1.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.03
55.9%
Time at distance
55.4%
Grappling & control
Mitrione
Gonzaga
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.79
Takedown accuracy
44.2%
57.7%
Takedown defense
73.3%
0.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.47
22.9%
Control share
60.6%
Strike target map
Mitrione
  • Head73%(193)div 67%
  • Body9%(24)div 18%
  • Legs18%(49)div 15%
Gonzaga
  • Head62%(151)div 67%
  • Body14%(33)div 18%
  • Legs24%(59)div 15%

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

Matt Mitrione
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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