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Robert Valentin
Robert Valentin
10-6 · CHE
VS
Julien Leblanc
Julien Leblanc
10-2 · CAN
April 18, 2026 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Robert Valentin def. Julien Leblanc by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:22
Valentin7/131/101:42
Leblanc4/60/000:00
Total
Valentin7/131/101:42
Leblanc4/60/000:00

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
ValentinWin probabilityLeblanc
44.6%55.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
22%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Valentin45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%30%
Submission12%26%
Decision20%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 7
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 1
Leblanc55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%33%
Submission11%19%
Decision26%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 4
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.1)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R217%
R36%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Valentin
47.3%+108
Leblanc
-10851.3%
Most takedownstie 32.2%
Valentin
21.5%+216
Leblanc
-21646.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Valentin
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
39.1%
+152
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.4%
-152
04181
Leblanc
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
38.9%
+154
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.7%
-154
04385
Takedowns — over/under
Valentin
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.9%
+186
Under 0.5
65.1%
-186
035
Leblanc
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.1%
+150
Under 1.5
59.9%
-150
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 9.8 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
Valentin44.6%60.9%−16.3-175
Leblanc55.4%39.1%+16.3+145

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ValentinLeblanc
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1470
Pound-for-pound
1521
1470
Divisional
1521
1494
Striking offense
1500
1501
Striking defense
1500
1501
Grappling offense
1500
1489
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.13
Strikes landed / min
57%
Strike accuracy
2.83
Strikes absorbed / min
33%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
55%
Takedown defense
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-3
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robert Valentin
  • LAteba GautierKO/TKO R1
    Close +4059mo before
  • LTorrez FinneyS-DEC R3
    Close +2631y before
  • LRyan LoderKO/TKO R2
    Close -1441y 8mo before
Julien Leblanc
No prior UFC fights.
Valentin — win / loss by method
Record: 10-6-0, 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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (60%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(33%) 1
Leblanc — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Valentin
Leblanc
3
UFC fights
0
23.0 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
9y 8m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Valentin
Leblanc
23W–2L · 92.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
23W–2L · 92.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Valentin
Leblanc
68W–37L · 64.8%
Overall
73W–52L · 58.4%
54W–36L · 60.0%
Wins
55W–40L · 57.9%
14W–1L · 93.3%
Losses
18W–12L · 60.0%
Distance striking
Valentin
Leblanc
3.35
Landed / min
30.8%
Accuracy
53.8%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
10.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Valentin
Leblanc
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
55.0%
Takedown defense
1.31
Sub attempts / 15 min
9.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Valentin
  • Head77%(20)div 63%
  • Body15%(4)div 20%
  • Legs8%(2)div 17%
Leblanc
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Robert Valentin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Julien Leblanc

No UFC fights on record.

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