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Alex Soto
Alex Soto
6-1-1 · USA
May 15, 2012 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rivera23/580/000:01
Soto17/432/600:46
R2
Rivera23/580/010:00
Soto14/640/200:00
R3
Rivera22/570/000:00
Soto10/711/200:08
Total
Rivera68/1730/010:01
Soto41/1783/1000:54

Scorecards

Rivera vs Soto

RdBrian CostelloEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.8
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.8

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.826.8 · 6 Rivera · 0 Soto

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rivera-Soto.

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
RiveraWin probabilitySoto
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
33%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rivera56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%
Submission14%26%
Decision23%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2764)act 68
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 0
Soto44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%
Submission18%41%
Decision16%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 41
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 3
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R29%
R37%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Rivera
57.1%-137
Soto
+13741.6%
Most takedownstie 29.1%
Rivera
51.2%-260
Soto
+26019.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 48.9
49
Over 49
41.6%
+137
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
57.0%
-137
062123
Soto
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
42.2%
+137
Under 41.5
57.8%
-137
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
73.3%
-274
Under 0.5
26.7%
+274
035
Soto
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
41.4%
+142
Under 0.5
58.6%
-142
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 8.6 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
Rivera55.7%68.8%−13.1-235
Soto44.3%31.2%+13.1+215

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
57.3Striking69.0
Soto +11.7
41.7Grappling0.0
Rivera +41.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiveraSoto
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1495
Pound-for-pound
1505
1495
Divisional
1505
1497
Striking offense
1503
1500
Striking defense
1492
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1493
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.84
Strikes landed / min
6.43
58%
Strike accuracy
75%
3.51
Strikes absorbed / min
12.86
41%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
3.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
346
Days since last fight
178
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Francisco Rivera
  • LReuben DuranSUB R3
    Close +19011mo before
Alex Soto
  • LMichael McDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close +3656mo before
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Soto — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-1

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rivera
Soto
1
UFC fights
1
11.9 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
0.9 min · 0.9 avg
18y 1m
Career length
17y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rivera
Soto
7W–3L · 70.0%
Overall
13W–1L · 92.9%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
7W–3L · 70.0%
Losses
13W–1L · 92.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rivera
Soto
38W–10L · 79.2%
Overall
22W–13L · 62.9%
28W–9L · 75.7%
Wins
22W–13L · 62.9%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rivera
Soto
3.22
Landed / min
7.65
45.8%
Accuracy
75.0%
59.1%
Defense
62.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
28.6%
Time at distance
84.0%
Grappling & control
Rivera
Soto
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
3.77
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
12.3%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Rivera
  • Head45%(10)div 58%
  • Body23%(5)div 25%
  • Legs32%(7)div 16%
Soto
  • Head50%(3)div 58%
  • Body17%(1)div 25%
  • Legs33%(2)div 16%

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

Francisco Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Soto
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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