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UFC 149: Faber vs Barao
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
28-1 · BRA
VS
Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber
26-5 · USA
July 21, 2012 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Renan Barao def. Urijah Faber by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barao12/420/000:00
Faber7/270/000:00
R2
Barao22/650/000:00
Faber12/320/000:08
R3
Barao16/670/000:00
Faber19/460/300:00
R4
Barao21/660/000:00
Faber8/320/300:00
R5
Barao14/500/000:00
Faber14/410/000:00
Total
Barao85/2900/000:00
Faber60/1780/600:08

Scorecards

Barao vs Faber

RdChris LeeJeff BlatnickSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-99-109.8-9.2
R410-99-1010-99.8-9.2
R510-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total50-4549-4649-4649.5-45.5

Media (7 cards) · avg 49.745.3 · 7 Barao · 0 Faber

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Barao-Faber.

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
BaraoWin probabilityFaber
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
5%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 19.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barao60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%36%
Submission3%5%
Decision35%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes85 (49110)act 85
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Faber40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%49%
Submission2%6%
Decision18%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (4194)act 60
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~157 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R212%
R315%
R49%
R56%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Barao
57.3%-136
Faber
+13642.0%
Most takedownstie 48.3%
Barao
24.2%+114
Faber
-11427.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barao
Expected: 84.9
85
Over 85
42.0%
+136
Exactly 85
0.8%
push
Under 85
57.2%
-136
0107213
Faber
Expected: 72.0
72
Over 72
42.1%
+135
Exactly 72
0.9%
push
Under 72
57.0%
-135
091181
Takedowns — over/under
Barao
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.9%
+223
Under 0.5
69.1%
-223
035
Faber
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 19.6 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
Barao59.8%60.6%−0.8-160
Faber40.2%39.4%+0.8+150

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
73.5Striking67.4
Barao +6.0
68.7Grappling40.3
Barao +28.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BaraoFaber
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1619
Pound-for-pound
1579
1619
Divisional
1579
1510
Striking offense
1483
1503
Striking defense
1512
1510
Grappling offense
1540
1527
Grappling defense
1538
Physical
25 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.48
Strikes landed / min
2.91
39%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.28
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
66%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.29
75%
Takedown accuracy
24%
100%
Takedown defense
69%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
33%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renan Barao
  • WScott JorgensenU-DEC R3
    Close -2156mo before
  • WBrad PickettSUB R1
    Close -1259mo before
  • WCole EscovedoU-DEC R3
    Close -3451y 2mo before
Urijah Faber
  • WBrian BowlesSUB R2
    Close -1748mo before
  • LDominick CruzU-DEC R5
    Close +1701y 1mo before
  • WEddie WinelandU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 4mo before
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 28-1-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1
Faber — win / loss by method
Record: 26-5-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
35% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
60% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
24win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
11 (46%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (13%)Decision(50%) 2
1 (4%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Barao
Faber
3
UFC fights
3
34.1 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
46.5 min · 15.5 avg
21y 3m
Career length
22y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barao
Faber
50W–15L · 76.9%
Overall
45W–8L · 84.9%
50W–15L · 76.9%
Wins
28W–7L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–1L · 94.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barao
Faber
108W–41L · 72.5%
Overall
309W–96L · 76.3%
108W–41L · 72.5%
Wins
251W–87L · 74.3%
0W–0L
Losses
58W–9L · 86.6%
Distance striking
Barao
Faber
7.94
Landed / min
2.45
38.2%
Accuracy
32.5%
66.0%
Defense
71.5%
0.44
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
65.2%
Time at distance
67.5%
Grappling & control
Barao
Faber
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.29
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
23.5%
100.0%
Takedown defense
68.8%
0.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.32
96.7%
Control share
67.2%
Strike target map
Barao
  • Head63%(117)div 57%
  • Body19%(36)div 25%
  • Legs18%(34)div 18%
Faber
  • Head73%(98)div 57%
  • Body20%(27)div 25%
  • Legs7%(10)div 18%

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Urijah Faber
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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