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UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
John Moraga
John Moraga
12-1 · USA
VS
Chris Cariaso
Chris Cariaso
14-3 · USA
December 29, 2012 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
John Moraga def. Chris Cariaso by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R3 1:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Moraga11/311/100:17
Cariaso19/520/000:02
R2
Moraga11/321/101:03
Cariaso17/591/100:24
R3 · 1:11
Moraga4/110/000:07
Cariaso3/110/100:10
Total
Moraga26/742/201:27
Cariaso39/1221/200:36

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
MoragaWin probabilityCariaso
59.5%40.5%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
15%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Moraga60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%19%
Submission11%19%
Decision37%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 26
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 2
Cariaso40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission4%9%
Decision31%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 39
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R210%
R36%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Moraga
43.4%+128
Cariaso
-12855.3%
Most takedownstie 45.4%
Moraga
42.2%-342
Cariaso
+34212.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moraga
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
42.2%
+137
Under 37.5
57.8%
-137
04794
Cariaso
Expected: 42.5
42.5
Over 42.5
42.5%
+135
Under 42.5
57.5%
-135
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Moraga
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.0%
+176
Exactly 1
17.1%
push
Under 1
52.9%
-176
035
Cariaso
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.2%
Exactly 0
80.8%
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 12.2 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
Moraga59.5%57.3%+2.2-140
Cariaso40.5%42.7%−2.2+130

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
78.9Striking74.0
Moraga +5.0
25.0Grappling42.2
Cariaso +17.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoragaCariaso
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1569
1545
Divisional
1542
1492
Striking offense
1497
1500
Striking defense
1524
1555
Grappling offense
1488
1557
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'3"
66"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
9.03
Strikes landed / min
3.60
54%
Strike accuracy
51%
4.25
Strikes absorbed / min
2.28
63%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.20
Takedown accuracy
33%
100%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
171
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Moraga
  • WUlysses GomezKO/TKO R1
    Close +1105mo before
Chris Cariaso
  • WJosh FergusonU-DEC R3
    Close -3556mo before
  • WTakeya MizugakiU-DEC R3
    Close +26010mo before
  • WVaughan LeeS-DEC R3
    Close -2051y 2mo before
  • LMichael McDonaldS-DEC R3
    Close +3401y 7mo before
  • WWill CampuzanoU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 11mo before
Moraga — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 1
Cariaso — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (60%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Moraga
Cariaso
1
UFC fights
5
3.8 min · 3.8 avg
Octagon time
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 9m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moraga
Cariaso
9W–2L · 81.8%
Overall
54W–20L · 73.0%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Wins
42W–19L · 68.9%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moraga
Cariaso
25W–15L · 62.5%
Overall
62W–22L · 73.8%
15W–10L · 60.0%
Wins
29W–20L · 59.2%
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
33W–2L · 94.3%
Distance striking
Moraga
Cariaso
9.13
Landed / min
4.80
47.1%
Accuracy
43.0%
67.5%
Defense
67.0%
3.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
69.8%
Time at distance
48.7%
Grappling & control
Moraga
Cariaso
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.20
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
47.7%
Control share
42.0%
Strike target map
Moraga
  • Head35%(12)div 56%
  • Body38%(13)div 27%
  • Legs26%(9)div 16%
Cariaso
  • Head61%(164)div 56%
  • Body29%(77)div 27%
  • Legs11%(29)div 16%

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

John Moraga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Cariaso
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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