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UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Fabio Maldonado
Fabio Maldonado
21-7 · BRA
VS
Hans Stringer
Hans Stringer
22-5-3 · NLD
October 25, 2014 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Fabio Maldonado def. Hans Stringer by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Maldonado1/30/000:00
Stringer18/262/204:47
R2 · 4:06
Maldonado27/430/001:42
Stringer15/201/101:12
Total
Maldonado28/460/001:42
Stringer33/463/305:59

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
MaldonadoWin probabilityStringer
34.4%65.6%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
22%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Maldonado34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%56%
Submission4%11%
Decision11%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 28
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.1)act 0
Stringer66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%44%
Submission19%29%
Decision18%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 33
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 3
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R148%
R217%
R36%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Maldonado
49.3%+100
Stringer
-10049.4%
Most takedownstie 29.5%
Maldonado
47.2%-203
Stringer
+20323.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Maldonado
Expected: 43.2
43
Over 43
42.0%
+135
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.5%
-135
054108
Stringer
Expected: 43.2
43
Over 43
42.0%
+134
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.4%
-134
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Maldonado
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
68.5%
-217
Under 0.5
31.5%
+217
035
Stringer
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
43.4%
+130
Under 0.5
56.6%
-130
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 7.6 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
Maldonado34.4%55.4%−21.0-130
Stringer65.6%44.6%+21.0+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
77.9Striking67.9
Maldonado +10.0
53.3Grappling28.0
Maldonado +25.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MaldonadoStringer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1550
1552
Divisional
1550
1517
Striking offense
1499
1497
Striking defense
1501
1491
Grappling offense
1502
1494
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
34 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.18
Strikes landed / min
2.93
61%
Strike accuracy
57%
4.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
55%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
13%
67%
Takedown defense
63%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
216
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fabio Maldonado
  • LStipe MiocicKO/TKO R1
    Close +5355mo before
  • WGian VillanteU-DEC R3
    Close +2607mo before
  • WJoey BeltranS-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 1mo before
  • WRoger HollettU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 5mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +4202y before
Hans Stringer
  • WFrancimar BarrosoS-DEC R3
    Close +1257mo before
Maldonado — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (18%)Decision(33%) 1
Stringer — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-3

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, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
21win5loss3draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (43%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (38%)Submission(20%) 1
4 (19%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Maldonado
Stringer
8
UFC fights
1
96.4 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
25y 10m
Career length
20y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Maldonado
Stringer
105W–34L · 75.5%
Overall
16W–3L · 84.2%
42W–21L · 66.7%
Wins
16W–3L · 84.2%
63W–13L · 82.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Maldonado
Stringer
71W–40L · 64.0%
Overall
131W–77L · 63.0%
58W–35L · 62.4%
Wins
98W–61L · 61.6%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
33W–16L · 67.3%
Distance striking
Maldonado
Stringer
10.06
Landed / min
4.17
54.3%
Accuracy
41.7%
65.4%
Defense
52.3%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.3%
Time at distance
32.0%
Grappling & control
Maldonado
Stringer
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
12.5%
66.7%
Takedown defense
62.5%
0.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
26.6%
Control share
66.0%
Strike target map
Maldonado
  • Head64%(383)div 64%
  • Body35%(210)div 19%
  • Legs1%(3)div 17%
Stringer
  • Head48%(21)div 64%
  • Body11%(5)div 19%
  • Legs41%(18)div 17%

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

Fabio Maldonado
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Hans Stringer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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