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Diego Brandao
Diego Brandao
17-8 · BRA
VS
Daniel Pineda
Daniel Pineda
18-9 · USA
August 17, 2013 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
144.5lb
Diego Brandao def. Daniel Pineda by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brandao28/491/200:29
Pineda18/690/400:04
R2
Brandao4/102/201:39
Pineda28/550/002:26
R3
Brandao10/275/602:17
Pineda15/360/400:18
Total
Brandao42/868/1004:25
Pineda61/1600/802:48

Scorecards

Brandao vs Pineda

RdDavid GinsbergDouglas CrosbyRyan SheaCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R29-109-109-109-10
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.3

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928 · 12 Brandao · 0 Pineda

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Brandao-Pineda.

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
BrandaoWin probabilityPineda
50.8%49.2%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
30%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brandao51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%50%
Submission11%21%
Decision15%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 42
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 8
Pineda49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%45%
Submission19%40%
Decision8%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 61
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R246%
R38%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Brandao
56.7%-136
Pineda
+13641.6%
Most takedownstie 30.0%
Brandao
44.7%-176
Pineda
+17625.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brandao
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.3%
+136
Under 33.5
57.7%
-136
04284
Pineda
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
42.0%
+138
Under 28.5
58.0%
-138
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Brandao
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.5%
+105
Exactly 1
21.0%
push
Under 1
40.5%
-105
035
Pineda
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
43.2%
+131
Under 0.5
56.8%
-131
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 8.4 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
Brandao50.8%63.1%−12.3-178
Pineda49.2%36.9%+12.3+167

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
66.1Striking62.4
Brandao +3.7
64.0Grappling80.6
Pineda +16.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrandaoPineda
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1522
1538
Divisional
1522
1493
Striking offense
1506
1510
Striking defense
1496
1515
Grappling offense
1522
1504
Grappling defense
1512
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
64"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.19
Strikes landed / min
3.21
46%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.72
Strikes absorbed / min
2.84
64%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.57
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
80%
Takedown accuracy
57%
77%
Takedown defense
60%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.8
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Brandao
  • WPablo GarzaSUB R1
    Close -2204mo before
  • WJoey GambinoU-DEC R3
    Close -25010mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 3mo before
  • WDennis BermudezSUB R1
    Close -3201y 8mo before
Daniel Pineda
  • WJustin LawrenceSUB R1
    Close -1104mo before
  • LAntonio CarvalhoKO/TKO R1
    Close -2551y 1mo before
  • LMike BrownU-DEC R3
    Close +1081y 3mo before
  • WMackens SemerzierSUB R1
    Close +1351y 6mo before
  • WPat SchillingSUB R1
    Close -1401y 7mo before
Brandao — win / loss by method
Record: 17-8-0

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, 4 losses
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(57%) 4
3 (21%)Submission(14%) 1
2 (14%)Decision(29%) 2
Pineda — win / loss by method
Record: 18-9-0

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
33% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 6 losses
W
67% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (60%)Submission(86%) 6
0 (0%)Decision(14%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Brandao
Pineda
4
UFC fights
5
38.3 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
21.5 min · 4.3 avg
20y 10m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brandao
Pineda
41W–8L · 83.7%
Overall
53W–17L · 75.7%
28W–6L · 82.4%
Wins
15W–4L · 78.9%
13W–2L · 86.7%
Losses
38W–13L · 74.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brandao
Pineda
102W–54L · 65.4%
Overall
108W–42L · 72.0%
59W–41L · 59.0%
Wins
70W–30L · 70.0%
43W–13L · 76.8%
Losses
38W–12L · 76.0%
Distance striking
Brandao
Pineda
2.95
Landed / min
5.70
40.2%
Accuracy
37.9%
71.6%
Defense
53.3%
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.70
45.1%
Time at distance
36.0%
Grappling & control
Brandao
Pineda
1.57
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
76.9%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.80
59.1%
Control share
43.3%
Strike target map
Brandao
  • Head67%(56)div 64%
  • Body18%(15)div 19%
  • Legs15%(13)div 17%
Pineda
  • Head80%(55)div 64%
  • Body10%(7)div 19%
  • Legs10%(7)div 17%

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

Diego Brandao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daniel Pineda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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