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UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader
Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
18-3 · USA
VS
Jussier Formiga
Jussier Formiga
15-2 · BRA
September 4, 2013 · Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Joseph Benavidez def. Jussier Formiga by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 3:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:07
Benavidez20/520/010:05
Formiga6/180/000:00
Total
Benavidez20/520/010:05
Formiga6/180/000:00

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
BenavidezWin probabilityFormiga
49.9%50.1%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
5%
Decision
65%
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 Benavidez, blue toward Formiga. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Benavidez50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%39%
Submission3%5%
Decision28%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Formiga50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%20%
Submission3%5%
Decision37%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 6
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R217%
R38%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Benavidez
67.2%-213
Formiga
+21331.6%
Most takedownstie 38.3%
Benavidez
9.1%+577
Formiga
-57752.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 50.9
51
Over 51
41.7%
+137
Exactly 51
1.3%
push
Under 51
57.0%
-137
064128
Formiga
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
41.8%
+134
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.2%
-134
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.6%
Exactly 0
83.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Formiga
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.7%
+121
Exactly 1
23.2%
push
Under 1
42.1%
-121
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
Benavidez49.9%85.7%−35.8-720
Formiga50.1%14.3%+35.8+580

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
63.6Striking55.5
Benavidez +8.0
41.8Grappling44.7
Formiga +2.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenavidezFormiga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1544
1568
Divisional
1542
1506
Striking offense
1472
1523
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'5"
65"
Reach
67"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.41
Strikes landed / min
0.77
32%
Strike accuracy
30%
2.41
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
57%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.41
Takedowns / 15 min
2.44
21%
Takedown accuracy
31%
67%
Takedown defense
67%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
50%
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
137
Days since last fight
109
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joseph Benavidez
  • WDarren UyenoyamaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5705mo before
  • WIan McCallU-DEC R3
    Close -2107mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonS-DEC R5
    Close -24511mo before
  • WYasuhiro UrushitaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -8701y 6mo before
  • WEddie WinelandU-DEC R3
    Close -2952y 1mo before
Jussier Formiga
  • WChris CariasoU-DEC R3
    Close -1654mo before
  • LJohn DodsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +23511mo before
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
28% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2
Formiga — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (50%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Benavidez
Formiga
6
UFC fights
2
85.0 min · 14.2 avg
Octagon time
24.6 min · 12.3 avg
20y 2m
Career length
21y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benavidez
Formiga
78W–26L · 75.0%
Overall
27W–9L · 75.0%
70W–24L · 74.5%
Wins
14W–4L · 77.8%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
13W–5L · 72.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benavidez
Formiga
154W–33L · 82.4%
Overall
109W–22L · 83.2%
126W–31L · 80.3%
Wins
101W–20L · 83.5%
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Benavidez
Formiga
3.93
Landed / min
1.05
29.9%
Accuracy
24.6%
62.3%
Defense
81.9%
0.53
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
72.8%
Time at distance
54.4%
Grappling & control
Benavidez
Formiga
1.41
Takedowns / 15 min
2.44
21.1%
Takedown accuracy
30.8%
66.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
71.9%
Control share
84.0%
Strike target map
Benavidez
  • Head50%(145)div 54%
  • Body27%(79)div 26%
  • Legs23%(66)div 20%
Formiga
  • Head68%(13)div 54%
  • Body11%(2)div 26%
  • Legs21%(4)div 20%

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

Joseph Benavidez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jussier Formiga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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