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UFC 149: Faber vs Barao
Chris Clements
Chris Clements
11-4 · CAN
VS
Matthew Riddle
Matthew Riddle
6-3 · USA
July 21, 2012 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.8lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Clements14/330/000:05
Riddle17/352/301:30
R2
Clements12/190/000:18
Riddle9/161/303:38
R3 · 2:02
Clements12/240/000:21
Riddle2/122/300:22
Total
Clements38/760/000:44
Riddle28/635/905:30

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
ClementsWin probabilityRiddle
15.7%84.3%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
9%
Decision
71%
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 Clements, blue toward Riddle. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Clements16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%40%
Submission2%9%
Decision8%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 38
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Riddle84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%16%
Submission8%9%
Decision63%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 28
Takedowns3.2 (0.06.6)act 5
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~3.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R28%
R34%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Clements
41.9%+135
Riddle
-13556.6%
Most takedownstie 14.8%
Clements
2.5%+3289
Riddle
-328982.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Clements
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
42.2%
+137
Under 32.5
57.8%
-137
04181
Riddle
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
41.6%
+136
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.6%
-136
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Clements
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.0%
Exactly 0
90.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Riddle
Expected: 3.2
3
Over 3
42.0%
+103
Exactly 3
14.8%
push
Under 3
43.2%
-103
0510

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
Clements15.7%40.1%−24.4+140
Riddle84.3%59.9%+24.4-165

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
72.7Striking65.1
Clements +7.6
13.9Grappling73.1
Riddle +59.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ClementsRiddle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1503
Striking offense
1467
1504
Striking defense
1506
1496
Grappling offense
1521
1498
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
36 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
70"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.53
Strikes landed / min
3.26
55%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
2.84
39%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.36
0%
Takedown accuracy
55%
50%
Takedown defense
86%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
17%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Clements
  • WKeith WisniewskiS-DEC R3
    Close -1453mo before
Matthew Riddle
  • WHenry MartinezS-DEC R3
    Close -3656mo before
  • LLance BenoistU-DEC R3
    Close -21010mo before
  • LSean PiersonU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 7mo before
  • WDaMarques JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose -2202y before
  • WGreg SotoDQ R3
    Close -2302y 4mo before
Clements — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
91% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (100%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Riddle — win / loss by method
Record: 6-3-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(67%) 2
1 (17%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Clements
Riddle
1
UFC fights
9
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
124.9 min · 13.9 avg
21y 1m
Career length
18y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Clements
Riddle
28W–13L · 68.3%
Overall
71W–19L · 78.9%
28W–13L · 68.3%
Wins
52W–15L · 77.6%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–4L · 82.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Clements
Riddle
144W–62L · 69.9%
Overall
82W–38L · 68.3%
Wins
62W–24L · 72.1%
Losses
Distance striking
Clements
Riddle
6.94
Landed / min
3.55
49.5%
Accuracy
24.0%
48.6%
Defense
61.2%
2.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
47.1%
Time at distance
28.0%
Grappling & control
Clements
Riddle
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.36
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
54.9%
50.0%
Takedown defense
85.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
21.1%
Control share
77.0%
Strike target map
Clements
  • Head56%(38)div 62%
  • Body21%(14)div 22%
  • Legs24%(16)div 16%
Riddle
  • Head48%(194)div 62%
  • Body32%(131)div 22%
  • Legs20%(82)div 16%

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

Chris Clements
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matthew Riddle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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