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UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader
Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
16-4-1 · BRA
VS
Tor Troeng
Tor Troeng
16-4-1 · SWE
September 4, 2013 · Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Rafael Natal def. Tor Troeng by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Natal9/120/012:47
Troeng4/80/001:36
R2
Natal20/310/213:04
Troeng3/50/001:34
R3
Natal10/190/002:12
Troeng2/40/101:53
Total
Natal39/620/228:03
Troeng9/170/105:03

Scorecards

Natal vs Troeng

RdBen CartlidgeHoward HughesRoy SilbertCommunity
R110-910-99-1010-9
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2729-2830-26.8

Media (11 cards) · avg 3026.8 · 11 Natal · 0 Troeng

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Natal-Troeng.

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
NatalWin probabilityTroeng
53.2%46.8%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
19%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Natal53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%25%
Submission11%20%
Decision29%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 39
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.4)act 0
Troeng47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%37%
Submission8%18%
Decision21%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R36%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Natal
67.1%-211
Troeng
+21131.8%
Most takedownstie 12.9%
Natal
82.0%-1599
Troeng
+15995.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Natal
Expected: 53.0
53
Over 53
41.9%
+136
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.8%
-136
067133
Troeng
Expected: 35.7
35.5
Over 35.5
42.9%
+133
Under 35.5
57.1%
-133
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Natal
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
54.7%
-121
Under 1.5
45.3%
+121
035
Troeng
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.0%
Exactly 0
80.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.2 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
Natal53.2%70.2%−17.0-250
Troeng46.8%29.8%+17.0+230

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
73.7Striking77.4
Troeng +3.7
67.8Grappling73.6
Troeng +5.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NatalTroeng
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1540
1559
Divisional
1540
1484
Striking offense
1497
1519
Striking defense
1503
1513
Grappling offense
1507
1512
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.95
Strikes landed / min
1.88
47%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.75
Strikes absorbed / min
0.63
65%
Strike defense
83%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.09
Takedowns / 15 min
4.71
43%
Takedown accuracy
100%
77%
Takedown defense
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.7
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
109
Days since last fight
151
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafael Natal
  • WJoao ZeferinoU-DEC R3
    Close -3004mo before
  • WSean SpencerSUB R3
    Close -2357mo before
  • LAndrew CraigKO/TKO R2
    Close +1301y 2mo before
  • WMichael KuiperU-DEC R3
    Close -1521y 7mo before
  • WPaul BradleyU-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 1mo before
Tor Troeng
  • WAdam CellaSUB R1
    Close -2405mo before
Natal — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-1

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, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Troeng — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-1

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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Natal
Troeng
7
UFC fights
1
97.1 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
3.2 min · 3.2 avg
21y 3m
Career length
21y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Natal
Troeng
66W–10L · 86.8%
Overall
4W–0L · 100.0%
51W–7L · 87.9%
Wins
4W–0L · 100.0%
15W–3L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Natal
Troeng
65W–22L · 74.7%
Overall
214W–103L · 67.5%
58W–22L · 72.5%
Wins
168W–88L · 65.6%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
46W–15L · 75.4%
Distance striking
Natal
Troeng
3.44
Landed / min
2.40
38.1%
Accuracy
28.6%
75.0%
Defense
83.3%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
51.5%
Time at distance
26.2%
Grappling & control
Natal
Troeng
3.09
Takedowns / 15 min
4.71
42.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
77.3%
Takedown defense
0.93
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.71
61.9%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Natal
  • Head62%(177)div 63%
  • Body13%(38)div 19%
  • Legs25%(71)div 17%
Troeng
  • Head83%(5)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs17%(1)div 17%

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

Rafael Natal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tor Troeng
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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