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UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
31-1 · BRA
VS
Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber
30-6 · USA
February 1, 2014 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Renan Barao def. Urijah Faber by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:42
Barao17/460/010:15
Faber8/310/200:00
Total
Barao17/460/010:15
Faber8/310/200:00

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
BaraoWin probabilityFaber
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
5%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 19.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barao60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%38%
Submission3%5%
Decision34%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes85 (49110)act 17
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Faber40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%46%
Submission3%7%
Decision19%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (4194)act 8
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~157 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R212%
R315%
R49%
R56%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Barao
57.3%-136
Faber
+13642.0%
Most takedownstie 48.3%
Barao
24.2%+114
Faber
-11427.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barao
Expected: 84.9
85
Over 85
42.0%
+136
Exactly 85
0.8%
push
Under 85
57.2%
-136
0107213
Faber
Expected: 72.0
72
Over 72
42.1%
+135
Exactly 72
0.9%
push
Under 72
57.0%
-135
091181
Takedowns — over/under
Barao
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.9%
+223
Under 0.5
69.1%
-223
035
Faber
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.0%
+194
Under 0.5
66.0%
-194
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 19.6 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
Barao59.8%75.7%−15.9-335
Faber40.2%24.3%+15.9+305

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
70.1Striking71.8
Faber +1.7
62.4Grappling52.8
Barao +9.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaraoFaber
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1659
Pound-for-pound
1625
1659
Divisional
1625
1509
Striking offense
1487
1518
Striking defense
1526
1501
Grappling offense
1521
1547
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.02
Strikes landed / min
3.30
36%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.48
68%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
53%
Takedown accuracy
36%
100%
Takedown defense
67%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+6
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renan Barao
  • WEddie WinelandKO/TKO R2
    Close -7504mo before
  • WMichael McDonaldSUB R4
    Close -29511mo before
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -1601y 6mo before
  • WScott JorgensenU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y before
  • WBrad PickettSUB R1
    Close -1252y 3mo before
Urijah Faber
  • WMichael McDonaldSUB R2
    Close -15049d before
  • WIuri AlcantaraU-DEC R3
    Close -2156mo before
  • WScott JorgensenSUB R4
    Close -44010mo before
  • WIvan MenjivarSUB R1
    Close -35011mo before
  • LRenan BaraoU-DEC R5
    Close +1501y 6mo before
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 31-1-0, 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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1
Faber — win / loss by method
Record: 30-6-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
17% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
24win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
11 (46%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (13%)Decision(50%) 2
1 (4%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Barao
Faber
6
UFC fights
8
83.7 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
117.7 min · 14.7 avg
21y 3m
Career length
22y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barao
Faber
111W–29L · 79.3%
Overall
156W–30L · 83.9%
111W–29L · 79.3%
Wins
111W–28L · 79.9%
0W–0L
Losses
45W–2L · 95.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barao
Faber
108W–41L · 72.5%
Overall
309W–96L · 76.3%
108W–41L · 72.5%
Wins
251W–87L · 74.3%
0W–0L
Losses
58W–9L · 86.6%
Distance striking
Barao
Faber
4.78
Landed / min
3.34
35.2%
Accuracy
40.5%
68.6%
Defense
69.0%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
76.9%
Time at distance
62.8%
Grappling & control
Barao
Faber
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
52.6%
Takedown accuracy
36.1%
100.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.76
94.8%
Control share
77.7%
Strike target map
Barao
  • Head64%(216)div 62%
  • Body16%(53)div 22%
  • Legs20%(67)div 16%
Faber
  • Head73%(282)div 62%
  • Body20%(78)div 22%
  • Legs7%(28)div 16%

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Urijah Faber
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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