The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano
8-0 · USA
VS
Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes
9-3 · BRA
September 27, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Cat Zingano def. Amanda Nunes by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Zingano3/41/101:27
Nunes21/351/203:08
R2
Zingano20/291/104:28
Nunes1/10/000:00
R3 · 1:21
Zingano17/271/101:02
Nunes0/10/000:00
Total
Zingano40/603/306:57
Nunes22/371/203:08

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
ZinganoWin probabilityNunes
25.5%74.5%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
6%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Zingano26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%25%
Submission3%10%
Decision17%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 40
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 3
Nunes74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%36%
Submission4%5%
Decision43%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2967)act 22
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.2)act 1
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R218%
R36%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Zingano
23.3%+325
Nunes
-32575.6%
Most takedownstie 21.7%
Zingano
10.7%+635
Nunes
-63567.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Zingano
Expected: 27.9
28
Over 28
41.1%
+137
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.5%
-137
03570
Nunes
Expected: 51.8
52
Over 52
41.7%
+137
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
57.1%
-137
065130
Takedowns — over/under
Zingano
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.3%
+241
Under 0.5
70.7%
-241
035
Nunes
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
34.9%
+128
Exactly 2
20.3%
push
Under 2
44.8%
-128
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 11.6 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
Zingano25.5%66.8%−41.3-215
Nunes74.5%33.2%+41.3+195

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
70.4Striking76.2
Nunes +5.8
61.2Grappling47.7
Zingano +13.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZinganoNunes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1541
1541
Divisional
1541
1492
Striking offense
1494
1498
Striking defense
1507
1555
Grappling offense
1558
1546
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.71
Strikes landed / min
3.96
83%
Strike accuracy
33%
1.78
Strikes absorbed / min
0.66
45%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
7.42
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
57%
Takedown defense
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
532
Days since last fight
325
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cat Zingano
  • WMiesha TateKO/TKO R3
    Close -1151y 5mo before
Amanda Nunes
  • WGermaine de RandamieKO/TKO R1
    Close +11511mo before
  • WSheila GaffKO/TKO R1
    Close -1951y 2mo before
Zingano — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Nunes — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
89% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Zingano
Nunes
1
UFC fights
2
12.9 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
6.1 min · 3.0 avg
18y 1m
Career length
18y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Zingano
Nunes
13W–3L · 81.3%
Overall
12W–7L · 63.2%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Wins
12W–7L · 63.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Zingano
Nunes
33W–9L · 78.6%
Overall
37W–15L · 71.2%
33W–9L · 78.6%
Wins
20W–7L · 74.1%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–8L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Zingano
Nunes
9.45
Landed / min
0.68
72.7%
Accuracy
12.5%
46.7%
Defense
81.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
13.1%
Time at distance
24.4%
Grappling & control
Zingano
Nunes
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
7.42
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
57.1%
Takedown defense
1.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.1%
Control share
95.6%
Strike target map
Zingano
  • Head66%(23)div 66%
  • Body23%(8)div 19%
  • Legs11%(4)div 15%
Nunes
  • Head96%(23)div 66%
  • Body4%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%

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

Cat Zingano
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Amanda Nunes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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