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UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa
12-0 · GBR
VS
Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabate
19-8-1 · FRA
February 16, 2013 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Jimi Manuwa def. Cyrille Diabate by KO/TKO (Leg Injury), R1 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Manuwa18/363/302:23
Diabate9/140/000:19
Total
Manuwa18/363/302:23
Diabate9/140/000:19

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
ManuwaWin probabilityDiabate
63.2%36.8%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
30%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Manuwa63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%58%
Submission17%27%
Decision10%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 3
Diabate37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%33%
Submission13%36%
Decision12%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 9
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R212%
R318%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Manuwa
45.0%+118
Diabate
-11852.9%
Most takedownstie 60.4%
Manuwa
24.7%-165
Diabate
+16514.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Manuwa
Expected: 24.6
24.5
Over 24.5
42.6%
+135
Under 24.5
57.4%
-135
03162
Diabate
Expected: 26.8
27
Over 27
40.8%
+139
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.8%
-139
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Manuwa
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.8%
+260
Under 0.5
72.2%
-260
035
Diabate
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.7%
Exactly 0
81.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 7.6 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
Manuwa63.2%65.5%−2.3-200
Diabate36.8%34.5%+2.3+185

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
72.7Striking86.8
Diabate +14.1
39.6Grappling54.7
Diabate +15.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ManuwaDiabate
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1546
1552
Divisional
1548
1507
Striking offense
1512
1503
Striking defense
1517
1501
Grappling offense
1508
1497
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
32 yrs
Age
39 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'6"
79"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.30
Strikes landed / min
4.86
69%
Strike accuracy
73%
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
1.59
36%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.49
Takedown accuracy
83%
75%
Takedown defense
67%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jimi Manuwa
  • WKyle KingsburyKO/TKO R2
    Close -2455mo before
Cyrille Diabate
  • WChad GriggsSUB R1
    Close -1253mo before
  • WTom DeBlassM-DEC R3
    Close +17710mo before
  • LAnthony PeroshSUB R2
    Close -3551y 3mo before
  • WSteve CantwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y before
  • LAlexander GustafssonSUB R2
    Close +1352y 4mo before
Manuwa — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (91%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Diabate — win / loss by method
Record: 19-8-1

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
5 (33%)Submission(33%) 2
3 (20%)Decision(50%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Manuwa
Diabate
1
UFC fights
6
10.0 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
50.5 min · 8.4 avg
18y 0m
Career length
27y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Manuwa
Diabate
11W–4L · 73.3%
Overall
56W–14L · 80.0%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Wins
36W–7L · 83.7%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–7L · 74.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Manuwa
Diabate
51W–32L · 61.4%
Overall
211W–120L · 63.7%
51W–32L · 61.4%
Wins
147W–99L · 59.8%
0W–0L
Losses
64W–21L · 75.3%
Distance striking
Manuwa
Diabate
12.09
Landed / min
8.66
61.4%
Accuracy
68.6%
57.7%
Defense
75.2%
1.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.89
29.0%
Time at distance
40.1%
Grappling & control
Manuwa
Diabate
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.49
Takedown accuracy
83.3%
75.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
13.9%
Control share
33.4%
Strike target map
Manuwa
  • Head60%(32)div 64%
  • Body26%(14)div 18%
  • Legs13%(7)div 17%
Diabate
  • Head63%(155)div 64%
  • Body24%(58)div 18%
  • Legs13%(32)div 17%

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

Jimi Manuwa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cyrille Diabate
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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