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UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Yan Cabral
Yan Cabral
11-1 · BRA
VS
Naoyuki Kotani
Naoyuki Kotani
33-11-7 · JPN
October 25, 2014 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Yan Cabral def. Naoyuki Kotani by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cabral7/150/102:25
Kotani3/181/101:00
R2 · 3:06
Cabral4/92/401:54
Kotani2/80/000:09
Total
Cabral11/242/504:19
Kotani5/261/101:09

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
CabralWin probabilityKotani
76.4%23.6%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
21%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cabral76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%20%
Submission15%20%
Decision46%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 11
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.4)act 2
Kotani24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%30%
Submission7%27%
Decision10%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R213%
R38%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Cabral
62.5%-175
Kotani
+17535.8%
Most takedownstie 25.0%
Cabral
60.2%-406
Kotani
+40614.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cabral
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
42.7%
+134
Under 33.5
57.3%
-134
04385
Kotani
Expected: 24.9
25
Over 25
41.0%
+137
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.4%
-137
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Cabral
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.0%
+135
Exactly 2
17.5%
push
Under 2
47.4%
-135
036
Kotani
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.8%
+214
Under 0.5
68.2%
-214
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 11.0 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
Cabral76.4%85.4%−9.0-700
Kotani23.6%14.6%+9.0+568

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
74.4Striking50.5
Cabral +23.9
53.3Grappling36.9
Cabral +16.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CabralKotani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1471
1535
Divisional
1472
1482
Striking offense
1488
1508
Striking defense
1492
1550
Grappling offense
1491
1544
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.37
Strikes landed / min
0.94
57%
Strike accuracy
31%
1.10
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
69%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
33%
Takedown accuracy
11%
25%
Takedown defense
40%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yan Cabral
  • LZak CummingsU-DEC R3
    Close -5606mo before
  • WDavid MitchellU-DEC R3
    Close -3101y 1mo before
Naoyuki Kotani
  • LNorman ParkeKO/TKO R2
    Close +4103mo before
  • LDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -2107y 2mo before
  • LThiago TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close +2457y 7mo before
Cabral — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
91% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
10 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Kotani — win / loss by method
Record: 33-11-7

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
5 wins, 6 losses
W
15% of wins
L
55% of losses
Submission
25 wins, 1 loss
W
76% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
9% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
33win8loss7draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (15%)KO/TKO(50%) 4
25 (76%)Submission(13%) 1
3 (9%)Decision(38%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Cabral
Kotani
2
UFC fights
3
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
30.8 min · 10.3 avg
18y 7m
Career length
25y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cabral
Kotani
28W–6L · 82.4%
Overall
39W–6L · 86.7%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
16W–3L · 84.2%
Losses
39W–6L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cabral
Kotani
62W–46L · 57.4%
Overall
313W–179L · 63.6%
62W–46L · 57.4%
Wins
199W–140L · 58.7%
0W–0L
Losses
114W–39L · 74.5%
Distance striking
Cabral
Kotani
1.95
Landed / min
2.48
35.5%
Accuracy
30.0%
79.2%
Defense
69.2%
0.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
18.8%
Time at distance
31.5%
Grappling & control
Cabral
Kotani
2.50
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
11.1%
25.0%
Takedown defense
40.0%
1.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.46
67.9%
Control share
35.8%
Strike target map
Cabral
  • Head93%(38)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs7%(3)div 17%
Kotani
  • Head41%(12)div 63%
  • Body7%(2)div 20%
  • Legs52%(15)div 17%

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

Yan Cabral
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Naoyuki Kotani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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