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John Moraga
John Moraga
15-3 · USA
VS
Willie Gates
Willie Gates
11-4 · USA
December 13, 2014 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
John Moraga def. Willie Gates by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Moraga14/330/000:36
Gates13/470/010:25
R2
Moraga13/300/202:47
Gates5/200/000:00
R3 · 4:06
Moraga29/321/203:37
Gates4/80/000:00
Total
Moraga56/951/407:00
Gates22/750/010:25

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
MoragaWin probabilityGates
54.8%45.2%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
17%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Moraga55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%23%
Submission10%19%
Decision32%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 56
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
Gates45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%32%
Submission6%14%
Decision24%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 22
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R215%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Moraga
47.9%+106
Gates
-10650.6%
Most takedownstie 39.2%
Moraga
40.2%-195
Gates
+19520.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moraga
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
41.8%
+135
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.4%
-135
04793
Gates
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
42.0%
+134
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.3%
-134
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Moraga
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.3%
+162
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
50.8%
-162
035
Gates
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+219
Under 0.5
68.6%
-219
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 10.9 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
Moraga54.8%83.1%−28.3-570
Gates45.2%16.9%+28.3+480

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
MoragaGates
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1514
1560
Divisional
1514
1489
Striking offense
1500
1498
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1501
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
66"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.12
Strikes landed / min
39%
Strike accuracy
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
54%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
27%
Takedown accuracy
42%
Takedown defense
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
99
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Moraga
  • WJustin ScogginsSUB R2
    Close +2303mo before
  • LJohn DodsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +4806mo before
  • WDustin OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close -21011mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonSUB R5
    Close +3751y 5mo before
  • WChris CariasoSUB R3
    Close -1401y 11mo before
Willie Gates
No prior UFC fights.
Moraga — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 1
Gates — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (27%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Moraga
Gates
6
UFC fights
0
69.5 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
16y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Moraga
Gates
69W–16L · 81.2%
Overall
44W–8L · 84.6%
Wins
25W–8L · 75.8%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moraga
Gates
25W–15L · 62.5%
Overall
37W–45L · 45.1%
15W–10L · 60.0%
Wins
21W–35L · 37.5%
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
16W–10L · 61.5%
Distance striking
Moraga
Gates
2.81
Landed / min
30.4%
Accuracy
61.9%
Defense
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
46.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Moraga
Gates
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
27.3%
Takedown accuracy
42.4%
Takedown defense
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
17.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Moraga
  • Head48%(70)div 59%
  • Body29%(43)div 24%
  • Legs23%(34)div 17%
Gates
  • Head0%(0)div 59%
  • Body0%(0)div 24%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

John Moraga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Willie Gates

No UFC fights on record.

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