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UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
TJ Dillashaw
TJ Dillashaw
9-2 · USA
VS
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
32-1 · BRA
May 24, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
TJ Dillashaw def. Renan Barao by KO/TKO (Punches), R5 2:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dillashaw19/570/010:54
Barao7/450/000:00
R2
Dillashaw28/730/100:01
Barao20/790/000:00
R3
Dillashaw37/750/100:25
Barao19/730/000:00
R4
Dillashaw31/620/102:11
Barao13/450/000:00
R5 · 2:26
Dillashaw25/420/010:07
Barao5/310/000:00
Total
Dillashaw140/3090/323:38
Barao64/2730/000:00

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
DillashawWin probabilityBarao
50.9%49.1%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
4%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 17.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dillashaw51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%55%
Submission1%2%
Decision22%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes112 (65146)act 140
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Barao49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%49%
Submission2%5%
Decision23%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes80 (46104)act 64
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~192 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R215%
R315%
R49%
R56%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Dillashaw
65.2%-190
Barao
+19034.2%
Most takedownstie 46.4%
Dillashaw
28.8%-116
Barao
+11624.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dillashaw
Expected: 112.3
112.5
Over 112.5
42.4%
+136
Under 112.5
57.6%
-136
0141281
Barao
Expected: 80.1
80
Over 80
42.2%
+135
Exactly 80
0.8%
push
Under 80
57.0%
-135
0101201
Takedowns — over/under
Dillashaw
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+177
Under 0.5
63.8%
-177
035
Barao
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.7%
+205
Under 0.5
67.3%
-205
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 17.9 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
Dillashaw50.9%12.1%+38.8+710
Barao49.1%87.9%−38.8-910

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
79.5Striking70.2
Dillashaw +9.3
87.0Grappling61.8
Dillashaw +25.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DillashawBarao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1673
1560
Divisional
1673
1499
Striking offense
1516
1511
Striking defense
1524
1524
Grappling offense
1502
1526
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
67"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.84
Strikes landed / min
4.04
49%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.13
Strikes absorbed / min
2.48
63%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.04
Takedowns / 15 min
1.72
48%
Takedown accuracy
53%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
2.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+7
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
60%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
129
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
TJ Dillashaw
  • WMike EastonU-DEC R3
    Close -3304mo before
  • LRaphael AssuncaoS-DEC R3
    Close -2307mo before
  • WHugo VianaKO/TKO R1
    Close -3201y 1mo before
  • WIssei TamuraKO/TKO R2
    Close -6601y 2mo before
  • WVaughan LeeSUB R1
    Close -4151y 10mo before
Renan Barao
  • WUrijah FaberKO/TKO R1
    Close -3354mo before
  • WEddie WinelandKO/TKO R2
    Close -7508mo before
  • WMichael McDonaldSUB R4
    Close -2951y 3mo before
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -1601y 10mo before
  • WScott JorgensenU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 4mo before
Dillashaw — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 32-1-0, 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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dillashaw
Barao
7
UFC fights
7
59.3 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
87.4 min · 12.5 avg
16y 4m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dillashaw
Barao
79W–25L · 76.0%
Overall
141W–35L · 80.1%
48W–16L · 75.0%
Wins
141W–35L · 80.1%
31W–9L · 77.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dillashaw
Barao
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
108W–41L · 72.5%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
108W–41L · 72.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dillashaw
Barao
4.59
Landed / min
4.75
36.5%
Accuracy
35.2%
67.6%
Defense
69.0%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
50.7%
Time at distance
76.6%
Grappling & control
Dillashaw
Barao
3.04
Takedowns / 15 min
1.72
48.0%
Takedown accuracy
52.6%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
2.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.34
98.6%
Control share
94.9%
Strike target map
Dillashaw
  • Head67%(191)div 62%
  • Body16%(45)div 22%
  • Legs18%(51)div 16%
Barao
  • Head65%(229)div 62%
  • Body15%(54)div 22%
  • Legs20%(70)div 16%

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

TJ Dillashaw
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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