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Karlos Vemola
Karlos Vemola
8-2 · CZE
VS
Mike Massenzio
Mike Massenzio
13-6 · USA
May 5, 2012 · East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Karlos Vemola def. Mike Massenzio by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vemola8/271/300:24
Massenzio11/251/302:35
R2 · 1:07
Vemola8/121/100:41
Massenzio0/20/000:02
Total
Vemola16/392/401:05
Massenzio11/271/302:37

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
VemolaWin probabilityMassenzio
59.9%40.1%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
39%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vemola60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%
Submission24%39%
Decision20%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 16
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 2
Massenzio40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission15%38%
Decision20%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 11
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 1
Combined totals~44 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R218%
R36%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Vemola
55.4%-131
Massenzio
+13142.2%
Most takedownstie 35.7%
Vemola
25.9%+148
Massenzio
-14838.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vemola
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
42.8%
+133
Under 23.5
57.2%
-133
03060
Massenzio
Expected: 20.4
20.5
Over 20.5
42.1%
+137
Under 20.5
57.9%
-137
02651
Takedowns — over/under
Vemola
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.5%
+160
Under 0.5
61.5%
-160
035
Massenzio
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.4%
+155
Exactly 1
17.6%
push
Under 1
50.1%
-155
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 8.9 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
Vemola59.9%45.7%+14.2+110
Massenzio40.1%54.3%−14.2-130

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
47.8Striking57.4
Massenzio +9.6
28.4Grappling57.8
Massenzio +29.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VemolaMassenzio
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1507
Pound-for-pound
1493
1523
Divisional
1506
1484
Striking offense
1484
1505
Striking defense
1500
1526
Grappling offense
1509
1521
Grappling defense
1476
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.24
Strikes landed / min
2.11
39%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.37
Strikes absorbed / min
3.72
30%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.89
Takedowns / 15 min
2.77
22%
Takedown accuracy
24%
10%
Takedown defense
50%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
20%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
265
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Karlos Vemola
  • LRonny MarkesU-DEC R3
    Close -2209mo before
  • WSeth PetruzelliKO/TKO R1
    Close -1151y 6mo before
  • LJon MadsenU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 10mo before
Mike Massenzio
  • LRousimar PalharesSUB R1
    Close +4354mo before
  • WSteve CantwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1457mo before
  • LKrzysztof SoszynskiU-DEC R3
    Close +26511mo before
  • LBrian StannSUB R3
    Close -2201y 9mo before
  • LCB DollawayKO/TKO R1
    3y 4mo before
Vemola — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Massenzio — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

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, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Vemola
Massenzio
3
UFC fights
6
33.8 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
48.7 min · 8.1 avg
18y 5m
Career length
21y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Vemola
Massenzio
28W–6L · 82.4%
Overall
67W–26L · 72.0%
12W–5L · 70.6%
Wins
14W–7L · 66.7%
16W–1L · 94.1%
Losses
53W–19L · 73.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vemola
Massenzio
11W–5L · 68.8%
Overall
59W–31L · 65.6%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Wins
52W–29L · 64.2%
0W–0L
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Vemola
Massenzio
4.03
Landed / min
4.82
25.4%
Accuracy
44.7%
63.4%
Defense
73.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
11.8%
Time at distance
39.6%
Grappling & control
Vemola
Massenzio
0.89
Takedowns / 15 min
2.77
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
23.7%
10.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.89
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.54
15.3%
Control share
53.0%
Strike target map
Vemola
  • Head60%(25)div 64%
  • Body31%(13)div 19%
  • Legs10%(4)div 17%
Massenzio
  • Head83%(86)div 64%
  • Body10%(10)div 19%
  • Legs7%(7)div 17%

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

Karlos Vemola
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Massenzio
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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