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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
17-3 · USA
VS
April 20, 2013 · San Jose, California, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Joseph Benavidez def. Darren Uyenoyama by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Benavidez20/572/211:21
Uyenoyama9/190/000:02
R2 · 4:50
Benavidez37/960/010:29
Uyenoyama2/140/200:25
Total
Benavidez57/1532/221:50
Uyenoyama11/330/200:27

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 probabilityUyenoyama
79.5%20.5%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
29%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.0 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 Uyenoyama. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Benavidez79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%35%
Submission22%29%
Decision29%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 57
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 2
Uyenoyama21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%32%
Submission6%31%
Decision8%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 11
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R212%
R314%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Benavidez
69.7%-242
Uyenoyama
+24228.8%
Most takedownstie 41.2%
Benavidez
20.3%+190
Uyenoyama
-19038.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
41.3%
+138
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
57.0%
-138
051102
Uyenoyama
Expected: 25.5
25.5
Over 25.5
42.5%
+136
Under 25.5
57.5%
-136
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Benavidez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.8%
+224
Under 0.5
69.2%
-224
035
Uyenoyama
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
48.6%
+106
Under 0.5
51.4%
-106
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 9.0 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
Benavidez79.5%83.1%−3.6-570
Uyenoyama20.5%16.9%+3.6+480

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
61.0Striking64.2
Uyenoyama +3.2
38.4Grappling71.0
Uyenoyama +32.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenavidezUyenoyama
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1541
1553
Divisional
1525
1495
Striking offense
1474
1516
Striking defense
1513
1500
Grappling offense
1555
1519
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
28 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'6"
65"
Reach
65"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.10
Strikes landed / min
0.93
31%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.58
Strikes absorbed / min
1.06
57%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.27
17%
Takedown accuracy
67%
63%
Takedown defense
57%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
197
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joseph Benavidez
  • WIan McCallU-DEC R3
    Close -2103mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonS-DEC R5
    Close -2457mo before
  • WYasuhiro UrushitaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -8701y 2mo before
  • WEddie WinelandU-DEC R3
    Close -2951y 8mo before
  • WIan LovelandU-DEC R3
    Close -4502y 1mo before
Darren Uyenoyama
  • WPhil HarrisSUB R2
    Close -3006mo before
  • WNorifumi YamamotoU-DEC R3
    Close +3481y 5mo before
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2
Uyenoyama — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Benavidez
Uyenoyama
5
UFC fights
2
75.2 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
23.6 min · 11.8 avg
20y 2m
Career length
24y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benavidez
Uyenoyama
70W–23L · 75.3%
Overall
39W–13L · 75.0%
62W–21L · 74.7%
Wins
39W–13L · 75.0%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benavidez
Uyenoyama
154W–33L · 82.4%
Overall
51W–34L · 60.0%
126W–31L · 80.3%
Wins
19W–11L · 63.3%
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
32W–23L · 58.2%
Distance striking
Benavidez
Uyenoyama
3.56
Landed / min
1.54
28.4%
Accuracy
26.7%
61.6%
Defense
80.3%
0.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
72.6%
Time at distance
32.9%
Grappling & control
Benavidez
Uyenoyama
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.27
16.7%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
62.5%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.90
70.6%
Control share
53.6%
Strike target map
Benavidez
  • Head47%(110)div 54%
  • Body30%(71)div 26%
  • Legs22%(52)div 19%
Uyenoyama
  • Head50%(11)div 54%
  • Body27%(6)div 26%
  • Legs23%(5)div 19%

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.

Darren Uyenoyama
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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