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Thales Leites
Thales Leites
23-4 · BRA
VS
Francis Carmont
Francis Carmont
22-8 · FRA
August 23, 2014 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.8lb
Weigh-in
185.3lb
Thales Leites def. Francis Carmont by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 0:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Leites10/260/100:48
Carmont17/460/100:27
R2 · 0:20
Leites8/170/010:03
Carmont1/50/000:00
Total
Leites18/430/110:51
Carmont18/510/100:27

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
LeitesWin probabilityCarmont
52.9%47.1%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
13%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Leites53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%17%
Submission8%14%
Decision36%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 18
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Carmont47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%22%
Submission6%11%
Decision31%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R27%
R38%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Leites
42.8%+130
Carmont
-13055.5%
Most takedownstie 45.9%
Leites
33.7%-165
Carmont
+16520.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Leites
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.3%
+136
Under 30.5
57.7%
-136
03977
Carmont
Expected: 34.9
35
Over 35
41.4%
+137
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.7%
-137
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Leites
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
40.3%
+148
Under 0.5
59.7%
-148
035
Carmont
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+255
Under 0.5
71.8%
-255
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 12.1 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
Leites52.9%33.7%+19.2+190
Carmont47.1%66.3%−19.2-210

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
57.3Striking66.5
Carmont +9.1
55.6Grappling57.1
Carmont +1.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LeitesCarmont
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1604
Pound-for-pound
1577
1603
Divisional
1578
1488
Striking offense
1481
1518
Striking defense
1516
1521
Grappling offense
1508
1514
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.92
Strikes landed / min
1.99
39%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.58
Strikes absorbed / min
1.50
51%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
32%
Takedown accuracy
41%
29%
Takedown defense
72%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
134
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thales Leites
  • WTrevor SmithKO/TKO R1
    Close -5454mo before
  • WEd HermanU-DEC R3
    Close -1759mo before
  • WTom WatsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 1mo before
  • LAlessio SakaraS-DEC R3
    Close -3455y before
  • LAnderson SilvaU-DEC R5
    Close +4585y 4mo before
Francis Carmont
  • LCB DollawayU-DEC R3
    Close -1653mo before
  • LJacare SouzaU-DEC R3
    Close +4356mo before
  • WConstantinos PhilippouU-DEC R3
    Close +13511mo before
  • WLorenz LarkinU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 4mo before
  • WTom LawlorS-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 9mo before
Leites — win / loss by method
Record: 23-4-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
10 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Carmont — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 3 losses
W
45% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 3
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Leites
Carmont
11
UFC fights
8
124.7 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
103.3 min · 12.9 avg
22y 8m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Leites
Carmont
157W–46L · 77.3%
Overall
100W–23L · 81.3%
109W–34L · 76.2%
Wins
67W–15L · 81.7%
48W–12L · 80.0%
Losses
33W–8L · 80.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Leites
Carmont
260W–131L · 66.5%
Overall
112W–45L · 71.3%
236W–115L · 67.2%
Wins
68W–29L · 70.1%
24W–16L · 60.0%
Losses
44W–16L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Leites
Carmont
2.23
Landed / min
3.03
28.2%
Accuracy
28.9%
56.8%
Defense
65.7%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
45.4%
Time at distance
32.2%
Grappling & control
Leites
Carmont
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
31.5%
Takedown accuracy
40.6%
28.6%
Takedown defense
72.4%
1.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.73
74.1%
Control share
50.7%
Strike target map
Leites
  • Head79%(189)div 63%
  • Body8%(18)div 19%
  • Legs13%(32)div 18%
Carmont
  • Head61%(126)div 63%
  • Body27%(55)div 19%
  • Legs12%(25)div 18%

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

Thales Leites
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Francis Carmont
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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