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UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili
25-3 · CHN
VS
Tatiana Suarez
Tatiana Suarez
10-0 · USA
February 8, 2025 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Strawweight · 5 rounds
115.0lb
Weigh-in
114.5lb
Zhang Weili def. Tatiana Suarez by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Weili1/20/001:09
Suarez0/21/103:08
R2
Weili10/170/002:19
Suarez0/20/401:27
R3
Weili19/420/000:06
Suarez8/210/500:44
R4
Weili7/71/104:27
Suarez3/50/000:00
R5
Weili16/190/202:53
Suarez1/60/500:37
Total
Weili53/871/3010:54
Suarez12/361/1505:56

Scorecards

Weili vs Suarez

RdDavid LethabyMark CollettMichael BellCommunity
R19-109-109-109.2-9.8
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
R410-910-910-910-8.8
R510-910-810-910-8.8
Total49-4649-4549-4649.2-45.2

Media (20 cards) · avg 4946 · 20 Weili · 0 Suarez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Weili-Suarez.

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
WeiliWin probabilitySuarez
49.4%50.6%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
34%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 15.3 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Weili49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%34%19%
Submission13%28%5%
Decision19%38%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 53
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Suarez51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%10%
Submission20%40%26%
Decision20%38%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 12
Takedowns2.0 (0.05.2)act 1
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R215%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Weili
49.4%+100
Suarez
-10049.5%
Most takedownstie 17.8%
Weili
18.3%+349
Suarez
-34963.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Weili
Expected: 43.8
44
Over 44
39.0%
+154
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.9%
-154
055110
Suarez
Expected: 43.6
43.5
Over 43.5
39.9%
+151
Under 43.5
60.1%
-151
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Weili
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.3%
+126
Under 0.5
55.7%
-126
035
Suarez
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.5%
+101
Exactly 2
18.7%
push
Under 2
40.8%
-101
047

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 15.3 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
Weili49.4%44.5%+4.9+115
Suarez50.6%55.5%−4.9-137
By method
Weili by KO/TKO13.9%19.0%−5.1+344
Weili by submission16.6%4.9%+11.7+1607
Weili by decision19.0%20.4%−1.4+314
Suarez by KO/TKO14.2%9.6%+4.6+782
Suarez by submission17.0%25.5%−8.5+231
Suarez by decision19.4%20.5%−1.1+312
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.1%74.7%+1.4-400
Over 2.5 rds60.8%62.4%−1.6-200
Over 3.5 rds49.5%43.1%+6.4-130
Over 4.5 rds42.9%46.7%−3.8+101
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision38.4%42.3%−3.9+122

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
76.5Striking80.3
Suarez +3.8
53.8Grappling86.5
Suarez +32.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WeiliSuarez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1653
Pound-for-pound
1617
1654
Divisional
1603
1518
Striking offense
1492
1512
Striking defense
1535
1527
Grappling offense
1545
1525
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
35 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'5"
63"
Reach
66"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.66
Strikes landed / min
4.27
53%
Strike accuracy
64%
3.15
Strikes absorbed / min
1.38
54%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.51
Takedowns / 15 min
6.20
46%
Takedown accuracy
61%
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
82%
UFC win rate
100%
+4
Win/loss streak
+7
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
44%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
553
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Zhang Weili
  • WYan XiaonanU-DEC R5
    Close -53210mo before
  • WAmanda LemosU-DEC R5
    Close -3101y 6mo before
  • WCarla EsparzaSUB R2
    Close -4002y 3mo before
  • WJoanna JedrzejczykKO/TKO R2
    Close -1602y 8mo before
  • LRose NamajunasS-DEC R5
    Close -1223y 3mo before
Tatiana Suarez
  • WJessica AndradeSUB R2
    Close -3751y 6mo before
  • WMontana De La RosaSUB R2
    Close -8011y 11mo before
  • WNina NunesU-DEC R3
    Close -6505y 8mo before
  • WCarla EsparzaKO/TKO R3
    Close -4206y 5mo before
  • WAlexa GrassoSUB R1
    Close -5506y 9mo before
Weili — win / loss by method
Record: 25-3-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (6%)Decision(100%) 1
Suarez — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
20% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Weili
Suarez
11
UFC fights
7
149.2 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
65.4 min · 9.3 avg
12y 9m
Career length
12y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Weili
Suarez
159W–44L · 78.3%
Overall
83W–30L · 73.5%
140W–36L · 79.5%
Wins
83W–30L · 73.5%
19W–8L · 70.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Weili
Suarez
92W–52L · 63.9%
Overall
4W–4L · 50.0%
92W–52L · 63.9%
Wins
4W–4L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Weili
Suarez
5.90
Landed / min
5.46
43.2%
Accuracy
40.1%
57.8%
Defense
60.6%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
56.5%
Time at distance
21.6%
Grappling & control
Weili
Suarez
2.51
Takedowns / 15 min
6.20
46.3%
Takedown accuracy
61.4%
50.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.92
76.8%
Control share
96.9%
Strike target map
Weili
  • Head60%(507)div 61%
  • Body15%(130)div 23%
  • Legs25%(207)div 16%
Suarez
  • Head56%(157)div 61%
  • Body28%(77)div 23%
  • Legs16%(45)div 16%

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

Zhang Weili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tatiana Suarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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