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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens
Clint Hester
Clint Hester
10-3 · USA
VS
June 28, 2014 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Clint Hester def. Antonio Braga Neto by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hester1/80/000:00
Braga Neto9/142/404:11
R2
Hester18/371/100:09
Braga Neto6/150/102:06
R3
Hester21/330/002:17
Braga Neto1/31/301:37
Total
Hester40/781/102:26
Braga Neto16/323/807:54

Scorecards

Hester vs Braga Neto

RdAladin MartinezJoe SolizSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-99-109.4-9.6
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2828-2928.3-28.7

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Hester · 0 Braga Neto

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Hester-Braga Neto.

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
HesterWin probabilityBraga Neto
31.1%68.9%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
16%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hester31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%55%
Submission1%4%
Decision13%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 40
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Braga Neto69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%
Submission15%21%
Decision31%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 16
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.0)act 3
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R218%
R37%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Hester
58.1%-145
Braga Neto
+14540.1%
Most takedownstie 21.4%
Hester
6.7%+1079
Braga Neto
-107971.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hester
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
42.6%
+135
Under 33.5
57.4%
-135
04284
Braga Neto
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
42.5%
+135
Under 27.5
57.5%
-135
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Hester
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.9%
Exactly 0
82.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Braga Neto
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
42.1%
-105
Exactly 2
17.9%
push
Under 2
40.0%
+105
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 9.6 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
Hester31.1%41.0%−9.9+140
Braga Neto68.9%59.0%+9.9-150

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
72.4Striking67.9
Hester +4.6
48.6Grappling65.2
Braga Neto +16.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HesterBraga Neto
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1536
1553
Divisional
1536
1515
Striking offense
1483
1524
Striking defense
1504
1494
Grappling offense
1559
1510
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.24
Strikes landed / min
3.21
41%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.65
Strikes absorbed / min
2.68
69%
Strike defense
74%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
8.04
60%
Takedown accuracy
33%
64%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Clint Hester
  • WAndy EnzU-DEC R3
    Close -2005mo before
  • WDylan AndrewsKO/TKO R2
    Close +1307mo before
  • WBristol MarundeKO/TKO R3
    Close -1401y 2mo before
Antonio Braga Neto
  • WAnthony SmithSUB R1
    Close -2401y 1mo before
Hester — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (14%)Decision(33%) 1
Braga Neto — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0, 1 NC

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Hester
Braga Neto
3
UFC fights
1
38.9 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
1.9 min · 1.9 avg
17y 9m
Career length
19y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hester
Braga Neto
39W–12L · 76.5%
Overall
18W–9L · 66.7%
39W–12L · 76.5%
Wins
18W–9L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hester
Braga Neto
53W–28L · 65.4%
Overall
72W–14L · 83.7%
27W–19L · 58.7%
Wins
65W–12L · 84.4%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Hester
Braga Neto
4.85
Landed / min
3.36
36.1%
Accuracy
30.8%
69.7%
Defense
82.4%
1.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
66.3%
Time at distance
63.8%
Grappling & control
Hester
Braga Neto
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
8.04
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
64.3%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
8.04
57.7%
Control share
87.1%
Strike target map
Hester
  • Head73%(120)div 63%
  • Body15%(24)div 19%
  • Legs13%(21)div 18%
Braga Neto
  • Head83%(5)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs17%(1)div 18%

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

Clint Hester
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Braga Neto
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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