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UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson
Igor Pokrajac
Igor Pokrajac
25-9 · HRV
VS
Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran
14-8 · USA
December 14, 2012 · Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pokrajac11/220/000:51
Beltran35/460/103:49
R2
Pokrajac17/360/100:43
Beltran18/530/102:49
R3
Pokrajac20/360/100:22
Beltran12/400/102:47
Total
Pokrajac48/940/201:56
Beltran65/1390/309:25

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
PokrajacWin probabilityBeltran
27.9%72.1%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
14%
Decision
26%
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 Pokrajac, blue toward Beltran. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pokrajac28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%51%
Submission7%24%
Decision7%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 48
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Beltran72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO46%64%
Submission7%10%
Decision19%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 65
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R217%
R310%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Pokrajac
44.9%+119
Beltran
-11953.5%
Most takedownstie 57.3%
Pokrajac
11.7%+265
Beltran
-26531.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pokrajac
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.6%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.3%
-135
03978
Beltran
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
41.8%
+135
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.3%
-135
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Pokrajac
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.6%
Exactly 0
84.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Beltran
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.0%
+194
Under 0.5
66.0%
-194
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
Pokrajac27.9%70.0%−42.1-270
Beltran72.1%30.0%+42.1+220

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
54.9Striking55.9
Beltran +1.0
44.6Grappling31.8
Pokrajac +12.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PokrajacBeltran
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1510
Striking offense
1516
1494
Striking defense
1481
1504
Grappling offense
1492
1480
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.27
Strikes landed / min
4.74
45%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.48
Strikes absorbed / min
5.39
43%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
44%
Takedown accuracy
20%
54%
Takedown defense
71%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
38%
-1
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
75%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
83
Days since last fight
156
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Igor Pokrajac
  • LVinny MagalhaesSUB R2
    Close -1553mo before
  • WFabio MaldonadoU-DEC R3
    Close +1307mo before
  • WKrzysztof SoszynskiKO/TKO R1
    Close +2351y before
  • WTodd BrownKO/TKO R1
    Close -2351y 9mo before
  • LStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close +2202y before
Joey Beltran
  • LJames Te HunaU-DEC R3
    Close +3405mo before
  • LLavar JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -17011mo before
  • LStipe MiocicU-DEC R3
    Close +2551y 2mo before
  • WAaron RosaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1151y 6mo before
  • LPat BarryU-DEC R3
    Close +1641y 11mo before
Pokrajac — win / loss by method
Record: 25-9-0

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
13 wins, 4 losses
W
52% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
32% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
16% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (52%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
7 (33%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(20%) 1
Beltran — win / loss by method
Record: 14-8-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
79% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 6 losses
W
14% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Pokrajac
Beltran
8
UFC fights
8
72.7 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
97.3 min · 12.2 avg
23y 6m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pokrajac
Beltran
128W–43L · 74.9%
Overall
71W–18L · 79.8%
73W–23L · 76.0%
Wins
29W–6L · 82.9%
55W–20L · 73.3%
Losses
42W–12L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pokrajac
Beltran
129W–57L · 69.4%
Overall
78W–36L · 68.4%
69W–43L · 61.6%
Wins
56W–32L · 63.6%
60W–14L · 81.1%
Losses
22W–4L · 84.6%
Distance striking
Pokrajac
Beltran
5.23
Landed / min
5.64
35.0%
Accuracy
30.1%
51.6%
Defense
53.8%
0.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
23.7%
Time at distance
56.8%
Grappling & control
Pokrajac
Beltran
1.44
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
43.8%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
53.6%
Takedown defense
70.6%
0.21
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
29.7%
Control share
55.5%
Strike target map
Pokrajac
  • Head84%(139)div 64%
  • Body8%(13)div 18%
  • Legs8%(13)div 18%
Beltran
  • Head72%(330)div 64%
  • Body14%(65)div 18%
  • Legs14%(66)div 18%

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

Igor Pokrajac
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joey Beltran
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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