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Fabio Maldonado
Fabio Maldonado
19-6 · BRA
VS
Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran
14-8 · USA
October 9, 2013 · Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Fabio Maldonado def. Joey Beltran by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Maldonado15/230/000:17
Beltran18/490/003:02
R2
Maldonado36/820/000:10
Beltran18/810/100:58
R3
Maldonado36/630/000:11
Beltran21/701/302:05
Total
Maldonado87/1680/000:38
Beltran57/2001/406:05

Scorecards

Maldonado vs Beltran

RdGuilherme BravoRichard BertrandSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-99-1010-99.2-9.9
Total29-2828-2929-2828.3-28.8

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928 · 12 Maldonado · 0 Beltran

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Maldonado-Beltran.

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
MaldonadoWin probabilityBeltran
46.2%53.8%
KO / TKO
58%
Submission
16%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Maldonado46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%57%
Submission7%15%
Decision13%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 87
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Beltran54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%59%
Submission9%17%
Decision13%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 57
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R219%
R313%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Maldonado
58.9%-149
Beltran
+14939.7%
Most takedownstie 58.2%
Maldonado
13.8%+203
Beltran
-20328.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Maldonado
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
42.8%
+134
Under 42.5
57.2%
-134
054107
Beltran
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
42.6%
+135
Under 34.5
57.4%
-135
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Maldonado
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.7%
Exactly 0
82.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Beltran
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+219
Under 0.5
68.6%
-219
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 8.0 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
Maldonado46.2%59.8%−13.6-155
Beltran53.8%40.2%+13.6+145

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
71.5Striking57.3
Maldonado +14.3
54.8Grappling30.6
Maldonado +24.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MaldonadoBeltran
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1521
Pound-for-pound
1487
1521
Divisional
1505
1510
Striking offense
1517
1502
Striking defense
1477
1489
Grappling offense
1494
1496
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.70
Strikes landed / min
4.68
63%
Strike accuracy
38%
4.47
Strikes absorbed / min
5.10
47%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
50%
Takedown accuracy
17%
62%
Takedown defense
72%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
-4
40%
Last-5 win rate
20%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
144
Days since last fight
299
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fabio Maldonado
  • WRoger HollettU-DEC R3
    Close -2655mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +4201y before
  • LIgor PokrajacU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 5mo before
  • LKyle KingsburyU-DEC R3
    Close +1652y 4mo before
  • WJames McSweeneyKO/TKO R3
    Close -2403y before
Joey Beltran
  • LJames Te HunaU-DEC R3
    Close +3401y 3mo before
  • LLavar JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1701y 8mo before
  • LStipe MiocicU-DEC R3
    Close +2552y before
  • WAaron RosaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1152y 4mo before
  • LPat BarryU-DEC R3
    Close +1642y 9mo before
Maldonado — 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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
74% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (18%)Decision(33%) 1
Beltran — win / loss by method
Record: 14-8-0, 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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
79% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 6 losses
W
14% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Maldonado
Beltran
5
UFC fights
9
65.8 min · 13.2 avg
Octagon time
112.3 min · 12.5 avg
25y 10m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Maldonado
Beltran
69W–21L · 76.7%
Overall
71W–18L · 79.8%
17W–9L · 65.4%
Wins
29W–6L · 82.9%
52W–12L · 81.3%
Losses
42W–12L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Maldonado
Beltran
71W–40L · 64.0%
Overall
78W–36L · 68.4%
58W–35L · 62.4%
Wins
56W–32L · 63.6%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
22W–4L · 84.6%
Distance striking
Maldonado
Beltran
8.73
Landed / min
5.70
54.9%
Accuracy
29.6%
55.8%
Defense
54.0%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
39.2%
Time at distance
51.9%
Grappling & control
Maldonado
Beltran
0.68
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
17.4%
62.1%
Takedown defense
72.2%
0.91
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
34.2%
Control share
62.3%
Strike target map
Maldonado
  • Head59%(220)div 64%
  • Body41%(154)div 19%
  • Legs0%(1)div 17%
Beltran
  • Head69%(362)div 64%
  • Body17%(87)div 19%
  • Legs15%(77)div 17%

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

Fabio Maldonado
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joey Beltran
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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