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UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
9-0 · BRA
VS
Terry Etim
Terry Etim
15-3 · GBR
January 14, 2012 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Edson Barboza def. Terry Etim by KO/TKO (Kick), R3 2:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barboza18/450/000:00
Etim9/371/300:05
R2
Barboza23/610/000:00
Etim11/491/200:11
R3 · 2:02
Barboza6/230/010:01
Etim6/190/100:00
Total
Barboza47/1290/010:01
Etim26/1052/600:16

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
BarbozaWin probabilityEtim
36.0%64.0%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
26%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barboza36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%45%
Submission3%9%
Decision17%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 47
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Etim64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%29%
Submission22%35%
Decision23%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 26
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 2
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R23%
R330%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Barboza
44.5%+122
Etim
-12254.4%
Most takedownstie 70.1%
Barboza
8.9%+235
Etim
-23521.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 49.9
50
Over 50
41.7%
+136
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.9%
-136
063125
Etim
Expected: 55.5
55.5
Over 55.5
42.5%
+135
Under 55.5
57.5%
-135
070139
Takedowns — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.7%
Exactly 0
89.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Etim
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.6%
Exactly 0
77.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.6 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
Barboza36.0%73.8%−37.8-305
Etim64.0%26.2%+37.8+275

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
63.5Striking66.8
Etim +3.4
57.4Grappling47.2
Barboza +10.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarbozaEtim
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1570
1568
Divisional
1570
1504
Striking offense
1506
1522
Striking defense
1544
1493
Grappling offense
1505
1523
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
25 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.56
Strikes landed / min
2.41
35%
Strike accuracy
40%
3.56
Strikes absorbed / min
2.21
66%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.19
80%
Takedown accuracy
25%
92%
Takedown defense
40%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edson Barboza
  • WRoss PearsonS-DEC R3
    Close -2705mo before
  • WAnthony NjokuaniU-DEC R3
    Close -26010mo before
  • WMike LulloKO/TKO R3
    Close -4451y 2mo before
Terry Etim
  • WEdward FaalolotoSUB R1
    Close -6602mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosSUB R2
    Close -1351y 9mo before
  • WShannon GugertySUB R2
    Close -3852y 2mo before
  • WJustin BuchholzSUB R2
    Close -4002y 7mo before
  • WBrian CobbKO/TKO R2
    Close -2382y 11mo before
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Etim — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (67%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO() 0
8 (89%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Barboza
Etim
3
UFC fights
9
40.4 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
78.8 min · 8.8 avg
17y 3m
Career length
21y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barboza
Etim
33W–9L · 78.6%
Overall
123W–34L · 78.3%
33W–9L · 78.6%
Wins
60W–15L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
63W–19L · 76.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barboza
Etim
43W–32L · 57.3%
Overall
23W–33L · 41.1%
43W–32L · 57.3%
Wins
23W–33L · 41.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Barboza
Etim
4.20
Landed / min
4.72
34.4%
Accuracy
38.2%
66.1%
Defense
80.7%
1.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
80.1%
Time at distance
44.4%
Grappling & control
Barboza
Etim
1.48
Takedowns / 15 min
0.19
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
91.7%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.90
82.6%
Control share
13.5%
Strike target map
Barboza
  • Head49%(71)div 65%
  • Body24%(35)div 18%
  • Legs26%(38)div 17%
Etim
  • Head47%(90)div 65%
  • Body9%(18)div 18%
  • Legs43%(82)div 17%

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Terry Etim
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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