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Yaotzin Meza
Yaotzin Meza
20-8 · USA
VS
John Albert
John Albert
6-4 · USA
July 27, 2013 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
137.0lbMissed +1.0
Yaotzin Meza def. John Albert by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Meza3/31/103:15
Albert3/90/001:23
R2 · 2:49
Meza1/40/102:24
Albert1/30/000:00
Total
Meza4/71/205:39
Albert4/120/001:23

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
MezaWin probabilityAlbert
42.9%57.1%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
45%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Meza43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission18%41%
Decision20%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 4
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 1
Albert57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%18%
Submission27%48%
Decision19%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 4
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R212%
R312%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Meza
52.3%-114
Albert
+11445.7%
Most takedownstie 36.4%
Meza
40.4%-174
Albert
+17423.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Meza
Expected: 28.0
28
Over 28
41.3%
+136
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.4%
-136
03570
Albert
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.4%
+136
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.1%
-136
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Meza
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.7%
+153
Exactly 1
19.8%
push
Under 1
48.5%
-153
035
Albert
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.1%
+177
Under 0.5
63.9%
-177
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 9.2 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
Meza42.9%32.7%+10.2+200
Albert57.1%67.3%−10.2-220

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
21.7Striking59.8
Albert +38.1
0.0Grappling38.9
Albert +38.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MezaAlbert
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1480
1522
Divisional
1481
1493
Striking offense
1505
1493
Striking defense
1497
1500
Grappling offense
1509
1500
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.04
Strikes landed / min
4.44
13%
Strike accuracy
51%
5.22
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
23%
Strike defense
35%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.3
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
25%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
25%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
225
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yaotzin Meza
  • LChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close +13007mo before
John Albert
  • LScott JorgensenSUB R1
    Close +2408mo before
  • LErik PerezSUB R1
    Close -1851y 2mo before
  • LIvan MenjivarSUB R1
    Close +2201y 5mo before
  • WDustin PagueKO/TKO R1
    Close +2051y 8mo before
Meza — win / loss by method
Record: 20-8-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
20win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (30%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
6 (30%)Submission(43%) 3
8 (40%)Decision(29%) 2
Albert — win / loss by method
Record: 6-4-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Meza
Albert
1
UFC fights
4
1.9 min · 1.9 avg
Octagon time
14.2 min · 3.5 avg
20y 3m
Career length
19y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Meza
Albert
12W–1L · 92.3%
Overall
56W–22L · 71.8%
0W–0L
Wins
10W–4L · 71.4%
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
46W–18L · 71.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Meza
Albert
158W–103L · 60.5%
Overall
8W–8L · 50.0%
120W–81L · 59.7%
Wins
4W–5L · 44.4%
38W–22L · 63.3%
Losses
4W–3L · 57.1%
Distance striking
Meza
Albert
1.06
Landed / min
12.93
13.3%
Accuracy
38.3%
27.3%
Defense
53.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.06
98.3%
Time at distance
16.9%
Grappling & control
Meza
Albert
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.35
0.0%
Control share
18.8%
Strike target map
Meza
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body50%(1)div 22%
  • Legs50%(1)div 17%
Albert
  • Head70%(44)div 61%
  • Body24%(15)div 22%
  • Legs6%(4)div 17%

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

Yaotzin Meza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Albert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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