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UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov
Kiichi Kunimoto
Kiichi Kunimoto
15-4-2 · JPN
VS
Daniel Sarafian
Daniel Sarafian
8-4 · BRA
June 14, 2014 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Kiichi Kunimoto def. Daniel Sarafian by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:52
Kunimoto5/101/301:51
Sarafian3/40/000:00
Total
Kunimoto5/101/301:51
Sarafian3/40/000:00

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
KunimotoWin probabilitySarafian
37.8%62.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
25%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kunimoto38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%33%
Submission7%19%
Decision18%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 5
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Sarafian62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%
Submission17%28%
Decision26%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 3
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R216%
R39%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Kunimoto
52.2%-113
Sarafian
+11346.2%
Most takedownstie 37.5%
Kunimoto
46.7%-297
Sarafian
+29715.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kunimoto
Expected: 33.6
33.5
Over 33.5
42.7%
+134
Under 33.5
57.3%
-134
04284
Sarafian
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
42.4%
+136
Under 31.5
57.6%
-136
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Kunimoto
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.7%
+125
Exactly 1
17.5%
push
Under 1
45.8%
-125
035
Sarafian
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.0%
+285
Under 0.5
74.0%
-285
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 9.7 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
Kunimoto37.8%19.6%+18.2+400
Sarafian62.2%80.4%−18.2-450

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
65.4Striking64.7
Kunimoto +0.6
0.0Grappling25.8
Sarafian +25.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KunimotoSarafian
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1543
Pound-for-pound
1500
1543
Divisional
1512
1498
Striking offense
1494
1500
Striking defense
1501
1497
Grappling offense
1530
1499
Grappling defense
1535
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.07
Strikes landed / min
2.07
52%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
44%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
0%
Takedown accuracy
8%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
33%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kiichi Kunimoto
  • WLuiz DutraDQ R1
    Close +1405mo before
Daniel Sarafian
  • LCezar FerreiraS-DEC R3
    Close +1557mo before
  • WEddie MendezSUB R1
    Close -4401y before
  • LCB DollawayS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 5mo before
Kunimoto — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-2, 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
75% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
1 (100%)DQ / other() 0
Non-UFC
14win4loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (50%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (36%)Decision(75%) 3
Sarafian — win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (86%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Kunimoto
Sarafian
1
UFC fights
3
3.0 min · 3.0 avg
Octagon time
32.3 min · 10.8 avg
20y 3m
Career length
20y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kunimoto
Sarafian
11W–2L · 84.6%
Overall
25W–7L · 78.1%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
7W–1L · 87.5%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–6L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kunimoto
Sarafian
72W–49L · 59.5%
Overall
76W–39L · 66.1%
49W–30L · 62.0%
Wins
49W–30L · 62.0%
23W–19L · 54.8%
Losses
27W–9L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Kunimoto
Sarafian
4.10
Landed / min
4.03
38.9%
Accuracy
43.4%
47.1%
Defense
65.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.46
57.9%
Time at distance
47.5%
Grappling & control
Kunimoto
Sarafian
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
8.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.46
100.0%
Control share
31.0%
Strike target map
Kunimoto
  • Head75%(9)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs25%(3)div 16%
Sarafian
  • Head63%(42)div 62%
  • Body25%(17)div 22%
  • Legs12%(8)div 16%

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

Kiichi Kunimoto
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daniel Sarafian
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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