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UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar
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Edwin Figueroa
Edwin Figueroa
9-1 · USA
February 2, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Francisco Rivera def. Edwin Figueroa by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rivera24/632/201:06
Figueroa15/550/010:34
R2 · 4:20
Rivera27/640/010:01
Figueroa9/421/101:33
Total
Rivera51/1272/211:07
Figueroa24/971/112:07

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
RiveraWin probabilityFigueroa
55.5%44.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
23%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rivera56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission11%19%
Decision31%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 51
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Figueroa44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%28%
Submission12%28%
Decision19%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 24
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 1
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R212%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Rivera
49.2%+100
Figueroa
-10049.4%
Most takedownstie 44.7%
Rivera
23.2%+138
Figueroa
-13832.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 38.1
38
Over 38
41.8%
+135
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.4%
-135
04896
Figueroa
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
42.0%
+134
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.3%
-134
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.9%
+213
Under 0.5
68.1%
-213
035
Figueroa
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.8%
+151
Under 0.5
60.2%
-151
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 10.1 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
Rivera55.5%73.8%−18.3-305
Figueroa44.5%26.2%+18.3+275

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
74.7Striking62.7
Rivera +12.0
37.1Grappling19.1
Rivera +18.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiveraFigueroa
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1539
1511
Divisional
1542
1502
Striking offense
1508
1506
Striking defense
1503
1492
Grappling offense
1495
1505
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
31 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.54
Strikes landed / min
3.04
49%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
68%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
69%
Takedown defense
50%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
33%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
364
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Francisco Rivera
  • WAlex SotoU-DEC R3
    Close -2359mo before
  • LReuben DuranSUB R3
    Close +1901y 8mo before
Edwin Figueroa
  • WAlex CaceresS-DEC R3
    Close -1251y before
  • WJason ReinhardtKO/TKO R2
    Close -3851y 6mo before
  • LMichael McDonaldU-DEC R3
    Close +3651y 10mo before
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0, 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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Figueroa — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rivera
Figueroa
3
UFC fights
3
31.3 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
35.8 min · 11.9 avg
18y 1m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rivera
Figueroa
13W–4L · 76.5%
Overall
37W–7L · 84.1%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
26W–6L · 81.3%
7W–3L · 70.0%
Losses
11W–1L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rivera
Figueroa
38W–10L · 79.2%
Overall
29W–34L · 46.0%
28W–9L · 75.7%
Wins
29W–34L · 46.0%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rivera
Figueroa
5.68
Landed / min
4.46
46.6%
Accuracy
43.4%
74.9%
Defense
46.4%
0.96
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
65.9%
Time at distance
43.2%
Grappling & control
Rivera
Figueroa
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
68.8%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.42
11.5%
Control share
42.4%
Strike target map
Rivera
  • Head68%(97)div 59%
  • Body13%(19)div 23%
  • Legs18%(26)div 18%
Figueroa
  • Head58%(63)div 59%
  • Body28%(30)div 23%
  • Legs15%(16)div 18%

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

Francisco Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edwin Figueroa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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