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UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
VS
Mike Massenzio
Mike Massenzio
13-5 · USA
January 14, 2012 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Rousimar Palhares def. Mike Massenzio by SUB (Heel Hook), R1 1:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:03
Palhares4/80/100:01
Massenzio0/60/000:02
Total
Palhares4/80/100:01
Massenzio0/60/000:02

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
PalharesWin probabilityMassenzio
47.2%52.8%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
32%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Palhares47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%19%
Submission19%40%
Decision19%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1229)act 4
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 0
Massenzio53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%29%
Submission14%26%
Decision24%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1228)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~44 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R215%
R35%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Palhares
50.9%-109
Massenzio
+10946.6%
Most takedownstie 28.4%
Palhares
58.2%-435
Massenzio
+43513.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 22.7
22.5
Over 22.5
43.0%
+133
Under 22.5
57.0%
-133
02957
Massenzio
Expected: 21.6
21.5
Over 21.5
42.8%
+134
Under 21.5
57.2%
-134
02855
Takedowns — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
46.9%
+113
Under 1.5
53.1%
-113
035
Massenzio
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+263
Under 0.5
72.5%
-263
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 9.2 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
Palhares47.2%81.7%−34.5-500
Massenzio52.8%18.3%+34.5+435

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
69.5Striking58.1
Palhares +11.4
57.0Grappling44.6
Palhares +12.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PalharesMassenzio
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1506
1576
Divisional
1520
1471
Striking offense
1492
1514
Striking defense
1501
1529
Grappling offense
1520
1517
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'2"
71"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.81
Strikes landed / min
2.16
52%
Strike accuracy
47%
1.78
Strikes absorbed / min
3.71
61%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
38%
Takedown accuracy
24%
0%
Takedown defense
0%
2.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
40%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rousimar Palhares
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -2455mo before
  • WDavid BranchSUB R2
    Close -16010mo before
  • LNate MarquardtKO/TKO R1
    Close +2151y 4mo before
  • WTomasz DrwalSUB R1
    Close -2201y 10mo before
  • WLucio LinharesSUB R2
    Close -3652y 1mo before
Mike Massenzio
  • WSteve CantwellU-DEC R3
    Close +1453mo before
  • LKrzysztof SoszynskiU-DEC R3
    Close +2657mo before
  • LBrian StannSUB R3
    Close -2201y 5mo before
  • LCB DollawayKO/TKO R1
    3y 1mo before
  • WDrew McFedriesSUB R1
    Close +1963y 4mo before
Palhares — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (86%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 2
Massenzio — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
40% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Palhares
Massenzio
8
UFC fights
5
66.9 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
47.6 min · 9.5 avg
22y 3m
Career length
21y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Palhares
Massenzio
193W–52L · 78.8%
Overall
54W–22L · 71.1%
143W–36L · 79.9%
Wins
14W–7L · 66.7%
50W–16L · 75.8%
Losses
40W–15L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Palhares
Massenzio
50W–18L · 73.5%
Overall
59W–31L · 65.6%
46W–17L · 73.0%
Wins
52W–29L · 64.2%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Palhares
Massenzio
2.59
Landed / min
5.07
49.1%
Accuracy
46.0%
64.4%
Defense
74.1%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
45.1%
Time at distance
38.5%
Grappling & control
Palhares
Massenzio
2.91
Takedowns / 15 min
2.83
38.2%
Takedown accuracy
23.7%
0.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
2.69
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.57
72.7%
Control share
53.0%
Strike target map
Palhares
  • Head77%(93)div 63%
  • Body9%(11)div 20%
  • Legs14%(17)div 17%
Massenzio
  • Head83%(86)div 63%
  • Body10%(10)div 20%
  • Legs7%(7)div 17%

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

Rousimar Palhares
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.