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Bryan Barberena
Bryan Barberena
9-2 · USA
VS
Joe Ellenberger
Joe Ellenberger
15-1 · USA
December 13, 2014 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Bryan Barberena def. Joe Ellenberger by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 3:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barberena6/220/000:26
Ellenberger12/222/301:20
R2
Barberena26/600/000:06
Ellenberger9/300/100:14
R3 · 3:24
Barberena31/400/011:51
Ellenberger3/81/100:45
Total
Barberena63/1220/012:23
Ellenberger24/603/502:19

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
BarberenaWin probabilityEllenberger
47.6%52.4%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
55%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 6.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barberena48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission27%56%
Decision10%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 63
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Ellenberger52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%
Submission28%55%
Decision14%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 24
Takedowns2.2 (0.14.6)act 3
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R163%
R24%
R39%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Barberena
56.4%-136
Ellenberger
+13641.5%
Most takedownstie 8.3%
Barberena
0.7%+13300
Ellenberger
-1330091.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barberena
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.6%
+135
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.1%
-135
03671
Ellenberger
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
40.7%
+139
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.6%
-139
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Barberena
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.5%
Exactly 0
95.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ellenberger
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.0%
-129
Exactly 2
23.7%
push
Under 2
33.3%
+129
047

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 6.6 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
Barberena47.6%33.7%+13.9+190
Ellenberger52.4%66.3%−13.9-210

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
BarberenaEllenberger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1521
Pound-for-pound
1554
1521
Divisional
1554
1500
Striking offense
1479
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1554
1500
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.47
Strike accuracy
59%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.33
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
Takedown accuracy
30%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Bryan Barberena
No prior UFC fights.
Joe Ellenberger
  • WJames MoontasriS-DEC R3
    Close -1776mo before
Barberena — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 1
Ellenberger — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Barberena
Ellenberger
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
21y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barberena
Ellenberger
Overall
7W–1L · 87.5%
Wins
7W–1L · 87.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barberena
Ellenberger
49W–25L · 66.2%
Overall
117W–72L · 61.9%
44W–23L · 65.7%
Wins
109W–69L · 61.2%
5W–2L · 71.4%
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Barberena
Ellenberger
Landed / min
1.98
Accuracy
35.3%
Defense
57.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
20.2%
Grappling & control
Barberena
Ellenberger
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.00
Control share
56.1%
Strike target map
Barberena
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Ellenberger
  • Head77%(17)div 63%
  • Body18%(4)div 20%
  • Legs5%(1)div 17%

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

Bryan Barberena

No UFC fights on record.

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

Joe Ellenberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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