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UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
12-6 · BRA
VS
Ednaldo Oliveira
Ednaldo Oliveira
13-0-1 · BRA
January 14, 2012 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
250.0lb
Weigh-in
229.0lb
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ednaldo Oliveira by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:22
Gonzaga2/72/201:19
Oliveira0/140/000:00
Total
Gonzaga2/72/201:19
Oliveira0/140/000:00

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
GonzagaWin probabilityOliveira
43.6%56.4%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
18%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gonzaga44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%50%
Submission10%24%
Decision12%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 2
Takedowns1.7 (0.23.8)act 2
Oliveira56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%43%
Submission7%13%
Decision25%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 0
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R217%
R36%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Gonzaga
49.5%-101
Oliveira
+10148.9%
Most takedownstie 6.6%
Gonzaga
91.7%-5326
Oliveira
+53261.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 34.7
34.5
Over 34.5
42.9%
+133
Under 34.5
57.1%
-133
04487
Oliveira
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
42.5%
+135
Under 34.5
57.5%
-135
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
60.9%
-156
Under 1.5
39.1%
+156
036
Oliveira
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.8%
Exactly 0
89.2%
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 8.5 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
Gonzaga43.6%57.3%−13.7-140
Oliveira56.4%42.7%+13.7+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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GonzagaOliveira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1543
1537
Divisional
1543
1522
Striking offense
1500
1504
Striking defense
1500
1533
Grappling offense
1500
1552
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'5"
76"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.44
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
2.90
Strikes absorbed / min
58%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
52%
Takedown accuracy
79%
Takedown defense
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
448
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • LBrendan SchaubU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 3mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close +2301y 10mo before
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -4332y 5mo before
  • LShane CarwinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1432y 10mo before
  • WJosh HendricksKO/TKO R1
    Close -3603y 2mo before
Ednaldo Oliveira
No prior UFC fights.
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0

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
7 wins, 5 losses
W
58% of wins
L
83% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-1, 1 NC

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (15%)Submission() 0
3 (23%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gonzaga
Oliveira
12
UFC fights
0
74.9 min · 6.2 avg
Octagon time
23y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Gonzaga
Oliveira
136W–30L · 81.9%
Overall
86W–17L · 83.5%
Wins
50W–13L · 79.4%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gonzaga
Oliveira
14W–9L · 60.9%
Overall
84W–43L · 66.1%
12W–9L · 57.1%
Wins
84W–43L · 66.1%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gonzaga
Oliveira
2.44
Landed / min
34.8%
Accuracy
71.2%
Defense
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
50.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Gonzaga
Oliveira
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
52.0%
Takedown accuracy
78.6%
Takedown defense
1.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
59.8%
Control share
Strike target map
Gonzaga
  • Head62%(113)div 67%
  • Body14%(25)div 17%
  • Legs25%(45)div 16%
Oliveira
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ednaldo Oliveira

No UFC fights on record.

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