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UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
Danny Castillo
Danny Castillo
16-6 · USA
VS
April 26, 2014 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Danny Castillo def. Charlie Brenneman by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 0:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Castillo15/200/300:56
Brenneman12/202/402:08
R2 · 0:21
Castillo1/10/010:01
Brenneman1/10/000:00
Total
Castillo16/210/310:57
Brenneman13/212/402:08

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
CastilloWin probabilityBrenneman
58.2%41.8%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
22%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Castillo58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%21%
Submission12%20%
Decision34%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 16
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Brenneman42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%18%
Submission10%23%
Decision25%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 13
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 2
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R214%
R36%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Castillo
59.3%-152
Brenneman
+15238.9%
Most takedownstie 30.4%
Castillo
25.6%+171
Brenneman
-17144.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Castillo
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.1%
+138
Under 32.5
57.9%
-138
04181
Brenneman
Expected: 25.8
26
Over 26
40.7%
+140
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.8%
-140
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Castillo
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
26.8%
+219
Exactly 1
14.5%
push
Under 1
58.7%
-219
035
Brenneman
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.4%
+148
Under 1.5
59.6%
-148
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 11.2 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
Castillo58.2%76.6%−18.4-355
Brenneman41.8%23.4%+18.4+320

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
72.1Striking67.0
Castillo +5.1
59.3Grappling57.9
Castillo +1.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CastilloBrenneman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1513
1571
Divisional
1513
1473
Striking offense
1451
1518
Striking defense
1492
1521
Grappling offense
1502
1521
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
34 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.75
Strikes landed / min
1.48
47%
Strike accuracy
57%
1.69
Strikes absorbed / min
1.48
62%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.49
Takedowns / 15 min
3.77
42%
Takedown accuracy
42%
70%
Takedown defense
71%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
44%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
17%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
101
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Danny Castillo
  • LEdson BarbozaM-DEC R3
    Close +2554mo before
  • WTim MeansU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2659mo before
  • WPaul SassU-DEC R3
    Close -1031y 2mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1701y 7mo before
  • WJohn CholishU-DEC R3
    Close +1402y before
Charlie Brenneman
  • LBeneil DariushSUB R1
    Close -2003mo before
  • LKyle NokeKO/TKO R1
    Close -2151y 7mo before
  • LErick SilvaSUB R1
    Close +1701y 11mo before
  • WDaniel RobertsU-DEC R3
    Close -3602y 3mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1852y 7mo before
Castillo — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (83%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Brenneman — win / loss by method
Record: 19-6-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (33%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Castillo
Brenneman
9
UFC fights
9
116.0 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
75.5 min · 8.4 avg
18y 9m
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Castillo
Brenneman
131W–36L · 78.4%
Overall
99W–20L · 83.2%
96W–27L · 78.0%
Wins
44W–9L · 83.0%
35W–9L · 79.5%
Losses
55W–11L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Castillo
Brenneman
76W–36L · 67.9%
Overall
89W–53L · 62.7%
54W–33L · 62.1%
Wins
80W–49L · 62.0%
22W–3L · 88.0%
Losses
9W–4L · 69.2%
Distance striking
Castillo
Brenneman
2.73
Landed / min
1.72
32.0%
Accuracy
28.4%
66.8%
Defense
63.4%
0.13
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
41.9%
Time at distance
17.7%
Grappling & control
Castillo
Brenneman
3.49
Takedowns / 15 min
3.77
42.2%
Takedown accuracy
42.2%
70.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.26
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
77.3%
Control share
82.5%
Strike target map
Castillo
  • Head65%(208)div 64%
  • Body16%(50)div 20%
  • Legs19%(61)div 17%
Brenneman
  • Head42%(47)div 64%
  • Body39%(44)div 20%
  • Legs19%(21)div 17%

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

Danny Castillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Charlie Brenneman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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