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UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz
Renan Barao
Renan Barao
26-1 · BRA
VS
Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett
20-5 · GBR
November 5, 2011 · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Renan Barao def. Brad Pickett by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:09
Barao37/980/110:45
Pickett10/560/000:00
Total
Barao37/980/110:45
Pickett10/560/000:00

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
BaraoWin probabilityPickett
76.9%23.1%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
9%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barao77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%32%
Submission7%9%
Decision46%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes71 (4193)act 37
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Pickett23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%37%
Submission2%8%
Decision12%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 10
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R216%
R311%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Barao
71.4%-257
Pickett
+25727.8%
Most takedownstie 46.3%
Barao
39.4%-275
Pickett
+27514.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barao
Expected: 71.1
71
Over 71
42.1%
+135
Exactly 71
1.0%
push
Under 71
56.9%
-135
089178
Pickett
Expected: 43.4
43.5
Over 43.5
42.3%
+136
Under 43.5
57.7%
-136
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Barao
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.1%
+191
Exactly 1
15.5%
push
Under 1
55.4%
-191
035
Pickett
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.3%
+370
Under 0.5
78.7%
-370
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 11.7 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
Barao76.9%54.4%+22.5-125
Pickett23.1%45.6%−22.5+115

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
BaraoPickett
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1592
Pound-for-pound
1538
1592
Divisional
1538
1502
Striking offense
1500
1501
Striking defense
1500
1505
Grappling offense
1500
1510
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
52%
Strike accuracy
1.93
Strikes absorbed / min
55%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
86%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renan Barao
  • WCole EscovedoU-DEC R3
    Close -3455mo before
Brad Pickett
No prior UFC fights.
Barao — win / loss by method
Record: 26-1-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (48%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (28%)Decision(100%) 1
Pickett — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
20win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (30%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
9 (45%)Submission(40%) 2
5 (25%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Barao
Pickett
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
21y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Barao
Pickett
17W–6L · 73.9%
Overall
17W–6L · 73.9%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barao
Pickett
108W–41L · 72.5%
Overall
164W–95L · 63.3%
108W–41L · 72.5%
Wins
100W–61L · 62.1%
0W–0L
Losses
64W–34L · 65.3%
Distance striking
Barao
Pickett
6.88
Landed / min
50.6%
Accuracy
55.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
40.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Barao
Pickett
6.00
Takedowns / 15 min
85.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
97.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Barao
  • Head43%(20)div 55%
  • Body37%(17)div 26%
  • Legs20%(9)div 18%
Pickett
  • Head0%(0)div 55%
  • Body0%(0)div 26%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Renan Barao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brad Pickett

No UFC fights on record.

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