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UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa
8-1 · USA
VS
May 24, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Michael Chiesa def. Francisco Trinaldo by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Chiesa12/341/402:30
Trinaldo4/40/000:00
R2
Chiesa3/150/103:14
Trinaldo6/160/000:00
R3
Chiesa4/211/203:07
Trinaldo3/140/000:00
Total
Chiesa19/702/708:51
Trinaldo13/340/000:00

Scorecards

Chiesa vs Trinaldo

RdAdalaide ByrdGlenn TrowbridgeRoy SilbertCommunity
R110-810-810-910-8.4
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2630-2630-2730-26.4

Media (13 cards) · avg 3026.7 · 13 Chiesa · 0 Trinaldo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Chiesa-Trinaldo.

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
ChiesaWin probabilityTrinaldo
82.0%18.0%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
10%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 12.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Chiesa82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%15%
Submission9%11%
Decision61%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 19
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 2
Trinaldo18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%30%
Submission1%6%
Decision12%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R29%
R36%
Distance72%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Chiesa
53.3%-119
Trinaldo
+11944.9%
Most takedownstie 32.6%
Chiesa
57.7%-599
Trinaldo
+5999.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chiesa
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
42.2%
+137
Under 31.5
57.8%
-137
04079
Trinaldo
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.8%
+134
Under 28.5
57.2%
-134
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Chiesa
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.5%
-116
Exactly 1
22.6%
push
Under 1
35.9%
+116
035
Trinaldo
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.6 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
Chiesa82.0%59.0%+23.0-150
Trinaldo18.0%41.0%−23.0+140

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
58.9Striking65.3
Trinaldo +6.4
63.3Grappling52.8
Chiesa +10.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChiesaTrinaldo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1561
1547
Divisional
1548
1487
Striking offense
1497
1515
Striking defense
1524
1543
Grappling offense
1512
1512
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.67
Strikes landed / min
3.01
33%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
57%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.78
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
33%
Takedown accuracy
36%
33%
Takedown defense
56%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
199
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Chiesa
  • WColton SmithSUB R2
    Close -1207mo before
  • LJorge MasvidalSUB R2
    Close +25510mo before
  • WAnton KuivanenSUB R2
    missedClose -1901y 3mo before
  • WAl IaquintaSUB R1
    Close +2402y before
Francisco Trinaldo
  • WJesse RonsonS-DEC R3
    Close -1553mo before
  • LPiotr HallmannSUB R2
    Close -3109mo before
  • WMike RioSUB R1
    Close -3201y before
  • WCJ KeithSUB R2
    Close -4401y 4mo before
  • LGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 7mo before
Chiesa — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (80%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Trinaldo — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Chiesa
Trinaldo
4
UFC fights
6
26.9 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
53.1 min · 8.9 avg
15y 9m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chiesa
Trinaldo
49W–15L · 76.6%
Overall
92W–20L · 82.1%
25W–8L · 75.8%
Wins
53W–11L · 82.8%
24W–7L · 77.4%
Losses
39W–9L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chiesa
Trinaldo
12W–13L · 48.0%
Overall
123W–38L · 76.4%
12W–13L · 48.0%
Wins
101W–35L · 74.3%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–3L · 88.0%
Distance striking
Chiesa
Trinaldo
3.58
Landed / min
4.01
32.1%
Accuracy
35.7%
64.8%
Defense
63.6%
0.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.56
43.6%
Time at distance
39.8%
Grappling & control
Chiesa
Trinaldo
2.78
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
35.7%
33.3%
Takedown defense
55.6%
2.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.13
50.2%
Control share
52.0%
Strike target map
Chiesa
  • Head69%(31)div 64%
  • Body20%(9)div 20%
  • Legs11%(5)div 17%
Trinaldo
  • Head49%(78)div 64%
  • Body35%(56)div 20%
  • Legs16%(26)div 17%

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

Michael Chiesa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Francisco Trinaldo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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