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UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2
Abel Trujillo
Abel Trujillo
11-5 · USA
VS
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
21-8-1 · USA
February 1, 2014 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Abel Trujillo def. Jamie Varner by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Trujillo6/430/100:00
Varner7/320/002:01
R2 · 2:32
Trujillo12/360/210:09
Varner29/640/000:29
Total
Trujillo18/790/310:09
Varner36/960/002:30

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
TrujilloWin probabilityVarner
29.9%70.1%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
32%
Decision
48%
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 Trujillo, blue toward Varner. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Trujillo30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%21%
Submission7%22%
Decision17%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Varner70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%20%
Submission25%36%
Decision31%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 36
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R211%
R37%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Trujillo
57.5%-142
Varner
+14240.6%
Most takedownstie 28.4%
Trujillo
16.5%+333
Varner
-33355.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Trujillo
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.3%
+136
Under 30.5
57.7%
-136
03977
Varner
Expected: 25.2
25
Over 25
41.7%
+133
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
55.7%
-133
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Trujillo
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.8%
+214
Under 0.5
68.2%
-214
035
Varner
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
44.9%
+123
Under 1.5
55.1%
-123
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
Trujillo29.9%47.7%−17.8+105
Varner70.1%52.3%+17.8-115

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
76.3Striking63.5
Trujillo +12.8
59.4Grappling81.5
Varner +22.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TrujilloVarner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1540
1526
Divisional
1539
1503
Striking offense
1498
1512
Striking defense
1509
1532
Grappling offense
1524
1513
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.98
Strikes landed / min
3.20
55%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
2.61
56%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.97
Takedowns / 15 min
5.39
89%
Takedown accuracy
63%
37%
Takedown defense
58%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Abel Trujillo
  • WRoger BowlingKO/TKO R2
    Close +13049d before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +2758mo before
  • WMarcus LeVesseurKO/TKO R2
    Close +1201y 2mo before
Jamie Varner
  • LGleison TibauS-DEC R3
    Close -1055mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardS-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 1mo before
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R3
    Close +1051y 6mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R1
    Close +4601y 8mo before
  • WJason GilliamSUB R1
    6y 11mo before
Trujillo — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0, 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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (44%)Decision(25%) 1
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-1, 2 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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
18win5loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Trujillo
Varner
4
UFC fights
6
40.5 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
61.2 min · 10.2 avg
16y 11m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Trujillo
Varner
52W–10L · 83.9%
Overall
115W–32L · 78.2%
33W–10L · 76.7%
Wins
51W–11L · 82.3%
19W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
64W–21L · 75.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Trujillo
Varner
139W–103L · 57.4%
Overall
169W–55L · 75.4%
78W–68L · 53.4%
Wins
129W–47L · 73.3%
61W–35L · 63.5%
Losses
40W–8L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Trujillo
Varner
4.67
Landed / min
4.35
32.7%
Accuracy
38.0%
63.0%
Defense
59.2%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
29.1%
Time at distance
52.3%
Grappling & control
Trujillo
Varner
2.97
Takedowns / 15 min
5.39
88.9%
Takedown accuracy
62.9%
37.2%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.23
32.6%
Control share
63.3%
Strike target map
Trujillo
  • Head63%(101)div 64%
  • Body28%(45)div 20%
  • Legs9%(15)div 17%
Varner
  • Head72%(141)div 64%
  • Body22%(44)div 20%
  • Legs6%(11)div 17%

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

Abel Trujillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jamie Varner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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