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UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
21-8-1 · USA
VS
Ricardo Funch
Ricardo Funch
8-2 · USA
January 14, 2012 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Mike Pyle def. Ricardo Funch by KO/TKO (Knees), R1 1:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:22
Pyle11/240/010:03
Funch2/80/000:00
Total
Pyle11/240/010:03
Funch2/80/000:00

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
PyleWin probabilityFunch
25.6%74.4%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
38%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pyle26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%13%
Submission16%60%
Decision7%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 11
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Funch74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%30%
Submission23%31%
Decision29%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 2
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R210%
R37%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Pyle
36.5%+169
Funch
-16961.6%
Most takedownstie 50.9%
Pyle
22.4%+120
Funch
-12026.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 23.7
23.5
Over 23.5
43.0%
+133
Under 23.5
57.0%
-133
03060
Funch
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.2%
+137
Under 31.5
57.8%
-137
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Pyle
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.5%
+251
Under 0.5
71.5%
-251
035
Funch
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.8%
+204
Under 0.5
67.2%
-204
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 8.3 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
Pyle25.6%82.4%−56.8-530
Funch74.4%17.6%+56.8+455

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
65.2Striking56.7
Pyle +8.5
68.0Grappling23.0
Pyle +45.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PyleFunch
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1493
1548
Divisional
1493
1478
Striking offense
1494
1495
Striking defense
1514
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
36 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.19
Strikes landed / min
0.96
42%
Strike accuracy
68%
2.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.84
63%
Strike defense
39%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
0.69
31%
Takedown accuracy
13%
77%
Takedown defense
50%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
581
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Pyle
  • LRory MacDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close +2355mo before
  • WRicardo AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close +13010mo before
  • WJohn HathawayU-DEC R3
    Close +4201y 3mo before
  • WJesse LennoxSUB R3
    Close +1101y 7mo before
  • LJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1182y before
Ricardo Funch
  • LClaude PatrickSUB R2
    Close +2151y 7mo before
  • LJohny HendricksU-DEC R3
    Close +3132y 1mo before
Pyle — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-1

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, 3 losses
W
10% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 4 losses
W
76% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
14 (82%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (6%)Decision(20%) 1
Funch — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pyle
Funch
7
UFC fights
2
69.3 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
21.8 min · 10.9 avg
26y 8m
Career length
19y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pyle
Funch
117W–21L · 84.8%
Overall
17W–1L · 94.4%
57W–13L · 81.4%
Wins
0W–0L
60W–8L · 88.2%
Losses
17W–1L · 94.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pyle
Funch
218W–85L · 71.9%
Overall
27W–7L · 79.4%
157W–66L · 70.4%
Wins
27W–7L · 79.4%
61W–19L · 76.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pyle
Funch
2.98
Landed / min
5.83
31.5%
Accuracy
61.5%
69.6%
Defense
66.7%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
41.6%
Time at distance
6.3%
Grappling & control
Pyle
Funch
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
0.69
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
12.5%
76.9%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Control share
20.8%
Strike target map
Pyle
  • Head63%(96)div 63%
  • Body18%(27)div 22%
  • Legs19%(29)div 16%
Funch
  • Head33%(7)div 63%
  • Body33%(7)div 22%
  • Legs33%(7)div 16%

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

Mike Pyle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ricardo Funch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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