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UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
13-6 · BRA
VS
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell
32-8 · USA
January 19, 2013 · Sao Paulo, Brazil
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
255.0lb
Weigh-in
258.0lb
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ben Rothwell by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gonzaga13/213/802:17
Rothwell10/210/000:22
R2 · 1:01
Gonzaga4/70/000:00
Rothwell2/60/000:15
Total
Gonzaga17/283/802:17
Rothwell12/270/000:37

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
GonzagaWin probabilityRothwell
54.7%45.3%
KO / TKO
70%
Submission
5%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gonzaga55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%70%
Submission4%8%
Decision12%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 17
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 3
Rothwell45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%70%
Submission1%2%
Decision13%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 12
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R229%
R34%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Gonzaga
45.5%+116
Rothwell
-11652.8%
Most takedownstie 44.6%
Gonzaga
43.0%-348
Rothwell
+34812.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
41.5%
+136
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.3%
-136
03876
Rothwell
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.6%
+135
Under 32.5
57.4%
-135
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
48.7%
+105
Under 0.5
51.3%
-105
035
Rothwell
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.1%
Exactly 0
80.9%
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 7.4 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
Gonzaga54.7%52.3%+2.4-115
Rothwell45.3%47.7%−2.4+105

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
64.2Striking51.8
Gonzaga +12.4
82.8Grappling47.7
Gonzaga +35.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GonzagaRothwell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1552
1553
Divisional
1552
1512
Striking offense
1496
1516
Striking defense
1490
1541
Grappling offense
1495
1559
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.36
Strikes landed / min
1.99
45%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
4.07
59%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.87
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
56%
Takedown accuracy
33%
79%
Takedown defense
30%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
273
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • WEdnaldo OliveiraSUB R1
    Close -1401y before
  • LBrendan SchaubU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 3mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close +2302y 10mo before
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -4333y 5mo before
  • LShane CarwinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1433y 10mo before
Ben Rothwell
  • WBrendan SchaubKO/TKO R1
    Close +1959mo before
  • LMark HuntU-DEC R3
    Close -3551y 4mo before
  • WGilbert YvelU-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 7mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R2
    Close +2533y 3mo before
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

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
7 wins, 5 losses
W
54% of wins
L
83% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Rothwell — win / loss by method
Record: 32-8-0

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
25 wins, 4 losses
W
78% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
30win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
24 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (7%)Decision(33%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Gonzaga
Rothwell
13
UFC fights
4
78.3 min · 6.0 avg
Octagon time
37.1 min · 9.3 avg
23y 4m
Career length
25y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gonzaga
Rothwell
149W–30L · 83.2%
Overall
56W–23L · 70.9%
99W–17L · 85.3%
Wins
44W–16L · 73.3%
50W–13L · 79.4%
Losses
12W–7L · 63.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gonzaga
Rothwell
14W–9L · 60.9%
Overall
509W–183L · 73.6%
12W–9L · 57.1%
Wins
472W–168L · 73.8%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
37W–15L · 71.2%
Distance striking
Gonzaga
Rothwell
2.34
Landed / min
2.21
34.4%
Accuracy
26.0%
72.3%
Defense
57.1%
0.96
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.40
51.3%
Time at distance
24.4%
Grappling & control
Gonzaga
Rothwell
2.87
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
78.6%
Takedown defense
30.0%
1.72
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.81
61.4%
Control share
53.7%
Strike target map
Gonzaga
  • Head61%(113)div 67%
  • Body15%(27)div 17%
  • Legs24%(45)div 16%
Rothwell
  • Head81%(60)div 67%
  • Body19%(14)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Rothwell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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