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Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
12-1 · BRA
VS
Danny Castillo
Danny Castillo
16-5 · USA
December 14, 2013 · Sacramento, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Edson Barboza def. Danny Castillo by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barboza5/300/000:00
Castillo41/721/303:02
R2
Barboza22/460/010:53
Castillo5/200/200:00
R3
Barboza16/470/100:01
Castillo9/330/500:00
Total
Barboza43/1230/110:54
Castillo55/1251/1003:02

Scorecards

Barboza vs Castillo

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellWade VierraCommunity
R18-109-109-108.1-10
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total28-2829-2829-2828.1-27.8

Media (13 cards) · avg 28.127.9 · 2 Barboza · 0 Castillo · 11 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Barboza-Castillo.

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
BarbozaWin probabilityCastillo
39.4%60.6%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
9%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barboza39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%56%
Submission3%7%
Decision14%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3683)act 43
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Castillo61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%35%
Submission7%11%
Decision33%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3478)act 55
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 1
Combined totals~123 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R26%
R336%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Barboza
52.5%-112
Castillo
+11246.6%
Most takedownstie 50.6%
Barboza
3.4%+1333
Castillo
-133346.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 63.5
63.5
Over 63.5
42.5%
+135
Under 63.5
57.5%
-135
080159
Castillo
Expected: 59.7
59.5
Over 59.5
42.7%
+134
Under 59.5
57.3%
-134
075150
Takedowns — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.5%
Exactly 0
94.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Castillo
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.4%
+111
Under 0.5
52.6%
-111
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 12.3 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
Barboza39.4%72.3%−32.9-280
Castillo60.6%27.7%+32.9+255

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
68.9Striking72.3
Castillo +3.3
51.8Grappling62.1
Castillo +10.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarbozaCastillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1586
1593
Divisional
1587
1526
Striking offense
1476
1503
Striking defense
1516
1479
Grappling offense
1522
1532
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.25
Strikes landed / min
2.61
40%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.39
Strikes absorbed / min
1.52
65%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
3.86
80%
Takedown accuracy
48%
80%
Takedown defense
68%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
17%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edson Barboza
  • WRafaello OliveiraKO/TKO R2
    Close -6005mo before
  • WLucas MartinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -32011mo before
  • LJamie VarnerKO/TKO R1
    Close -5401y 7mo before
  • WTerry EtimKO/TKO R3
    Close -3051y 11mo before
  • WRoss PearsonS-DEC R3
    Close -2702y 4mo before
Danny Castillo
  • WTim MeansU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2655mo before
  • WPaul SassU-DEC R3
    Close -10310mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1701y 2mo before
  • WJohn CholishU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 7mo before
  • WAnthony NjokuaniS-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 11mo before
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Castillo — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (83%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Barboza
Castillo
7
UFC fights
8
65.2 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
101.0 min · 12.6 avg
17y 3m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barboza
Castillo
95W–24L · 79.8%
Overall
119W–35L · 77.3%
76W–18L · 80.9%
Wins
96W–27L · 78.0%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Losses
23W–8L · 74.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barboza
Castillo
43W–32L · 57.3%
Overall
76W–36L · 67.9%
43W–32L · 57.3%
Wins
54W–33L · 62.1%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–3L · 88.0%
Distance striking
Barboza
Castillo
4.70
Landed / min
2.81
39.1%
Accuracy
31.0%
66.1%
Defense
66.5%
1.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
84.4%
Time at distance
37.3%
Grappling & control
Barboza
Castillo
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
3.86
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
48.1%
80.0%
Takedown defense
68.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
70.1%
Control share
77.3%
Strike target map
Barboza
  • Head40%(110)div 64%
  • Body23%(65)div 20%
  • Legs37%(102)div 17%
Castillo
  • Head59%(155)div 64%
  • Body19%(49)div 20%
  • Legs23%(60)div 17%

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Danny Castillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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