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UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
Andrew Craig
Andrew Craig
7-0 · USA
VS
Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
14-3-1 · BRA
July 11, 2012 · San Jose, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Andrew Craig def. Rafael Natal by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 4:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Craig10/410/000:00
Natal29/420/100:00
R2 · 4:52
Craig13/310/110:49
Natal44/672/421:30
Total
Craig23/720/110:49
Natal73/1092/521:30

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
CraigWin probabilityNatal
52.0%48.0%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
10%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Craig52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%30%
Submission3%6%
Decision33%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 23
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Natal48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%28%
Submission7%15%
Decision27%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 73
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 2
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R217%
R35%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Craig
46.2%+113
Natal
-11352.3%
Most takedownstie 44.9%
Craig
12.6%+338
Natal
-33842.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.8%
+134
Under 36.5
57.2%
-134
04692
Natal
Expected: 39.1
39
Over 39
41.9%
+135
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.4%
-135
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.2%
+421
Under 0.5
80.8%
-421
035
Natal
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.7%
+166
Exactly 1
15.9%
push
Under 1
52.5%
-166
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 11.5 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
Craig52.0%57.3%−5.3-140
Natal48.0%42.7%+5.3+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
59.7Striking62.3
Natal +2.6
43.6Grappling60.3
Natal +16.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CraigNatal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1544
1539
Divisional
1544
1499
Striking offense
1481
1501
Striking defense
1516
1500
Grappling offense
1527
1499
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
2.00
46%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.02
43%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
50%
Takedown accuracy
38%
57%
Takedown defense
74%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
131
Days since last fight
158
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Andrew Craig
  • WKyle NokeU-DEC R3
    Close +2354mo before
Rafael Natal
  • WMichael KuiperU-DEC R3
    Close -1525mo before
  • WPaul BradleyU-DEC R3
    Close +13011mo before
  • DJesse BongfeldtM-DEC R3
    !Close -1651y 7mo before
  • LRich AttonitoU-DEC R3
    Close -1951y 10mo before
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
29% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0
Natal — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-1

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
Natal
1
UFC fights
4
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 2m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
Natal
19W–5L · 79.2%
Overall
37W–5L · 88.1%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Wins
29W–2L · 93.5%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
Natal
38W–12L · 76.0%
Overall
65W–22L · 74.7%
38W–12L · 76.0%
Wins
58W–22L · 72.5%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Craig
Natal
3.27
Landed / min
3.27
36.4%
Accuracy
33.2%
48.2%
Defense
74.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.0%
Time at distance
45.9%
Grappling & control
Craig
Natal
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.25
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
38.2%
57.1%
Takedown defense
73.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
53.1%
Control share
48.8%
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head83%(30)div 64%
  • Body11%(4)div 20%
  • Legs6%(2)div 17%
Natal
  • Head55%(66)div 64%
  • Body14%(17)div 20%
  • Legs31%(37)div 17%

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

Andrew Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafael Natal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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