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Vagner Rocha
Vagner Rocha
7-2 · BRA
February 15, 2012 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Jonathan Brookins def. Vagner Rocha by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:32
Brookins18/281/100:07
Rocha7/160/000:00
Total
Brookins18/281/100:07
Rocha7/160/000:00

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
BrookinsWin probabilityRocha
71.3%28.7%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
21%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brookins71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%34%
Submission14%19%
Decision33%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 18
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 1
Rocha29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%28%
Submission7%24%
Decision14%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 7
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R220%
R39%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Brookins
62.6%-175
Rocha
+17535.7%
Most takedownstie 29.7%
Brookins
51.3%-271
Rocha
+27119.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brookins
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
41.9%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.3%
-134
04691
Rocha
Expected: 26.8
27
Over 27
40.8%
+139
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.8%
-139
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Brookins
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.1%
+127
Under 1.5
55.9%
-127
035
Rocha
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.1%
+193
Under 0.5
65.9%
-193
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 10.3 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
Brookins71.3%61.4%+9.9-165
Rocha28.7%38.6%−9.9+155

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
63.3Striking52.8
Brookins +10.5
40.5Grappling74.6
Rocha +34.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrookinsRocha
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1521
1506
Divisional
1518
1472
Striking offense
1483
1500
Striking defense
1498
1549
Grappling offense
1548
1540
Grappling defense
1554
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.83
Strikes landed / min
2.69
44%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.33
Strikes absorbed / min
4.24
59%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
12%
Takedown accuracy
33%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
151
Days since last fight
151
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jonathan Brookins
  • LErik KochU-DEC R3
    Close +1855mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 2mo before
Vagner Rocha
  • WCody McKenzieSUB R2
    Close -1855mo before
  • LDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close +3258mo before
Brookins — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(67%) 2
Rocha — 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
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Brookins
Rocha
2
UFC fights
2
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
23.8 min · 11.9 avg
20y 0m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brookins
Rocha
20W–5L · 80.0%
Overall
26W–4L · 86.7%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Wins
12W–1L · 92.3%
12W–1L · 92.3%
Losses
14W–3L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brookins
Rocha
95W–45L · 67.9%
Overall
27W–12L · 69.2%
47W–18L · 72.3%
Wins
22W–11L · 66.7%
48W–27L · 64.0%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Brookins
Rocha
1.49
Landed / min
3.36
18.0%
Accuracy
38.7%
67.7%
Defense
47.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
24.5%
Time at distance
66.3%
Grappling & control
Brookins
Rocha
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.89
12.1%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.52
91.1%
Control share
84.5%
Strike target map
Brookins
  • Head78%(43)div 61%
  • Body16%(9)div 20%
  • Legs5%(3)div 19%
Rocha
  • Head70%(45)div 61%
  • Body9%(6)div 20%
  • Legs20%(13)div 19%

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

Jonathan Brookins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Vagner Rocha
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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