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UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
Daniel Sarafian
Daniel Sarafian
7-3 · BRA
VS
Eddie Mendez
Eddie Mendez
7-1-1 · USA
June 8, 2013 · Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Daniel Sarafian def. Eddie Mendez by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 2:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:20
Sarafian8/91/101:06
Mendez4/120/000:22
Total
Sarafian8/91/101:06
Mendez4/120/000:22

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
SarafianWin probabilityMendez
67.6%32.4%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
22%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sarafian68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%22%
Submission18%27%
Decision35%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 8
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.3)act 1
Mendez32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%34%
Submission4%11%
Decision17%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 4
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~106 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R210%
R38%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Sarafian
44.6%+122
Mendez
-12254.4%
Most takedownstie 17.2%
Sarafian
71.5%-635
Mendez
+63511.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sarafian
Expected: 50.1
50
Over 50
42.0%
+135
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.7%
-135
063126
Mendez
Expected: 55.6
55.5
Over 55.5
42.7%
+134
Under 55.5
57.3%
-134
070140
Takedowns — over/under
Sarafian
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
52.1%
-109
Under 1.5
47.9%
+109
035
Mendez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.6%
+207
Under 0.5
67.4%
-207
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 10.3 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
Sarafian67.6%80.0%−12.4-440
Mendez32.4%20.0%+12.4+390

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SarafianMendez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1498
Pound-for-pound
1517
1498
Divisional
1517
1484
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1548
Grappling offense
1500
1549
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Striking (UFC career)
2.53
Strikes landed / min
39%
Strike accuracy
4.13
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Sarafian
  • LCB DollawayS-DEC R3
    Close -1405mo before
Eddie Mendez
No prior UFC fights.
Sarafian — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (86%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1
Mendez — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-1, 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sarafian
Mendez
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
20y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Sarafian
Mendez
12W–4L · 75.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sarafian
Mendez
76W–39L · 66.1%
Overall
38W–21L · 64.4%
49W–30L · 62.0%
Wins
35W–21L · 62.5%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Sarafian
Mendez
3.39
Landed / min
36.8%
Accuracy
64.5%
Defense
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
68.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Sarafian
Mendez
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
44.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Sarafian
  • Head68%(26)div 64%
  • Body32%(12)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Mendez
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Daniel Sarafian
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eddie Mendez

No UFC fights on record.

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