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UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
29-1 · BRA
VS
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald
15-1 · USA
February 16, 2013 · London, England, United Kingdom
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Renan Barao def. Michael McDonald by SUB (Arm Triangle), R4 3:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barao10/262/302:32
McDonald10/260/000:00
R2
Barao10/301/100:06
McDonald6/270/000:00
R3
Barao11/311/300:27
McDonald4/230/000:00
R4 · 3:57
Barao5/250/300:55
McDonald6/160/100:00
Total
Barao36/1124/1004:00
McDonald26/920/100:00

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
BaraoWin probabilityMcDonald
43.2%56.8%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
15%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 18.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barao43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%
Submission9%21%
Decision24%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (4194)act 36
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 4
McDonald57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%45%
Submission6%11%
Decision25%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes85 (48110)act 26
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~157 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R29%
R314%
R48%
R55%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Barao
42.1%+136
McDonald
-13657.2%
Most takedownstie 42.9%
Barao
41.2%-260
McDonald
+26015.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barao
Expected: 72.0
72
Over 72
42.0%
+136
Exactly 72
0.9%
push
Under 72
57.1%
-136
090180
McDonald
Expected: 84.6
84.5
Over 84.5
42.6%
+135
Under 84.5
57.4%
-135
0106212
Takedowns — over/under
Barao
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
33.6%
+157
Exactly 1
13.6%
push
Under 1
52.8%
-157
035
McDonald
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+325
Under 0.5
76.4%
-325
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 18.1 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
Barao43.2%73.2%−30.0-295
McDonald56.8%26.8%+30.0+265

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
70.2Striking63.4
Barao +6.8
60.8Grappling75.4
McDonald +14.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaraoMcDonald
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1633
Pound-for-pound
1593
1633
Divisional
1593
1507
Striking offense
1513
1507
Striking defense
1502
1504
Grappling offense
1502
1539
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
26 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.60
Strikes landed / min
3.24
35%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.91
Strikes absorbed / min
3.01
66%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.52
Takedowns / 15 min
2.63
75%
Takedown accuracy
86%
100%
Takedown defense
75%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+4
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renan Barao
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -1607mo before
  • WScott JorgensenU-DEC R3
    Close -2151y before
  • WBrad PickettSUB R1
    Close -1251y 3mo before
  • WCole EscovedoU-DEC R3
    Close -3451y 9mo before
Michael McDonald
  • WMiguel TorresKO/TKO R1
    Close -10510mo before
  • WAlex SotoKO/TKO R1
    Close -4101y 3mo before
  • WChris CariasoS-DEC R3
    Close -3801y 9mo before
  • WEdwin FigueroaU-DEC R3
    Close -4601y 11mo before
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 29-1-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
34% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
3 (75%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1
McDonald — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Barao
McDonald
4
UFC fights
4
59.1 min · 14.8 avg
Octagon time
34.2 min · 8.6 avg
21y 3m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barao
McDonald
76W–20L · 79.2%
Overall
64W–6L · 91.4%
76W–20L · 79.2%
Wins
64W–6L · 91.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barao
McDonald
108W–41L · 72.5%
Overall
64W–25L · 71.9%
108W–41L · 72.5%
Wins
53W–21L · 71.6%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–4L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Barao
McDonald
5.57
Landed / min
4.29
34.6%
Accuracy
40.4%
66.2%
Defense
53.4%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.31
78.4%
Time at distance
63.4%
Grappling & control
Barao
McDonald
1.52
Takedowns / 15 min
2.63
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
85.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.31
95.6%
Control share
53.0%
Strike target map
Barao
  • Head63%(172)div 59%
  • Body17%(46)div 23%
  • Legs20%(54)div 18%
McDonald
  • Head70%(78)div 59%
  • Body15%(17)div 23%
  • Legs14%(16)div 18%

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael McDonald
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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