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UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
Sam Sicilia
Sam Sicilia
11-3 · USA
VS
Godofredo Pepey
Godofredo Pepey
9-2 · BRA
November 9, 2013 · Goiania, Goias, Brazil
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Sam Sicilia def. Godofredo Pepey by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:42
Sicilia11/151/100:54
Pepey3/50/200:11
Total
Sicilia11/151/100:54
Pepey3/50/200:11

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
SiciliaWin probabilityPepey
39.8%60.2%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
11%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sicilia40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%34%
Submission4%9%
Decision23%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 11
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Pepey60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%23%
Submission7%12%
Decision39%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R218%
R38%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Sicilia
41.2%+139
Pepey
-13957.4%
Most takedownstie 48.5%
Sicilia
26.6%-107
Pepey
+10724.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sicilia
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
42.7%
+134
Under 34.5
57.3%
-134
04487
Pepey
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
42.2%
+137
Under 41.5
57.8%
-137
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Sicilia
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.4%
+199
Under 0.5
66.6%
-199
035
Pepey
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.7%
+216
Under 0.5
68.3%
-216
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 11.9 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
Sicilia39.8%46.6%−6.8+110
Pepey60.2%53.4%+6.8-120

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
55.7Striking58.0
Pepey +2.3
37.7Grappling24.7
Sicilia +13.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SiciliaPepey
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1510
1494
Divisional
1510
1500
Striking offense
1487
1492
Striking defense
1507
1493
Grappling offense
1530
1510
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.05
Strikes landed / min
2.15
34%
Strike accuracy
42%
4.26
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
59%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.93
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
25%
Takedown accuracy
14%
57%
Takedown defense
38%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Sicilia
  • LMaximo BlancoU-DEC R3
    Close +1807mo before
  • LRony JasonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1901y 1mo before
  • WCristiano MarcelloKO/TKO R2
    Close -1921y 5mo before
Godofredo Pepey
  • LFelipe ArantesKO/TKO R1
    Close +2005mo before
  • WMilton VieiraS-DEC R3
    Close +15510mo before
  • LRony JasonU-DEC R3
    Close +2401y 5mo before
Sicilia — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Pepey — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (63%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sicilia
Pepey
3
UFC fights
3
32.1 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
33.5 min · 11.2 avg
18y 10m
Career length
22y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sicilia
Pepey
31W–10L · 75.6%
Overall
37W–14L · 72.5%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
13W–6L · 68.4%
19W–7L · 73.1%
Losses
24W–8L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sicilia
Pepey
26W–23L · 53.1%
Overall
26W–34L · 43.3%
23W–23L · 50.0%
Wins
26W–34L · 43.3%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sicilia
Pepey
3.06
Landed / min
3.68
28.9%
Accuracy
37.0%
61.4%
Defense
58.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
71.1%
Time at distance
41.3%
Grappling & control
Sicilia
Pepey
0.93
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
57.1%
Takedown defense
37.5%
0.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.45
50.3%
Control share
33.2%
Strike target map
Sicilia
  • Head71%(70)div 64%
  • Body22%(22)div 19%
  • Legs6%(6)div 17%
Pepey
  • Head53%(38)div 64%
  • Body15%(11)div 19%
  • Legs32%(23)div 17%

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

Sam Sicilia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Godofredo Pepey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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