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Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
40-16-1 · USA
VS
October 1, 2011 · Washington, DC, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Yves Edwards def. Rafaello Oliveira by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 2:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Edwards14/510/000:00
Oliveira10/740/200:39
R2 · 2:44
Edwards28/570/020:34
Oliveira12/430/100:04
Total
Edwards42/1080/020:34
Oliveira22/1170/300:43

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
EdwardsWin probabilityOliveira
43.2%56.8%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
11%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Edwards43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%31%
Submission6%14%
Decision24%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 42
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Oliveira57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%
Submission5%9%
Decision41%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 22
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R213%
R34%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Edwards
60.2%-157
Oliveira
+15738.3%
Most takedownstie 49.7%
Edwards
17.4%+189
Oliveira
-18932.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
41.5%
+137
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.9%
-137
050100
Oliveira
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.1%
+137
Under 31.5
57.9%
-137
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Edwards
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.8%
+321
Under 0.5
76.2%
-321
035
Oliveira
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.3%
+161
Under 0.5
61.7%
-161
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 11.6 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
Edwards43.2%59.8%−16.6-155
Oliveira56.8%40.2%+16.6+145

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
72.7Striking60.2
Edwards +12.5
61.7Grappling50.9
Edwards +10.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EdwardsOliveira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1493
1572
Divisional
1494
1500
Striking offense
1479
1544
Striking defense
1513
1513
Grappling offense
1493
1498
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
35 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.33
Strikes landed / min
2.13
47%
Strike accuracy
33%
1.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.77
68%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
2.81
57%
Takedown accuracy
43%
73%
Takedown defense
11%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
25%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
25%
63%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Yves Edwards
  • LSam StoutKO/TKO R1
    Close +1674mo before
  • WCody McKenzieSUB R2
    Close -3108mo before
  • WJohn GundersonU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 1mo before
  • LJoe StevensonKO/TKO R2
    Close -2005y 3mo before
  • LMark HominickSUB R2
    Close -5505y 7mo before
Rafaello Oliveira
  • LGleison TibauSUB R2
    Close +3804mo before
  • LAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 6mo before
  • WJohn GundersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1951y 9mo before
  • LNik LentzU-DEC R3
    Close -2652y before
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 40-16-1

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
15 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 8 losses
W
23% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
2 (25%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
32win11loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (38%)KO/TKO(18%) 2
14 (44%)Submission(27%) 3
6 (19%)Decision(55%) 6
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (36%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (7%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Edwards
Oliveira
13
UFC fights
4
132.5 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
53.5 min · 13.4 avg
28y 9m
Career length
21y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Edwards
Oliveira
151W–42L · 78.2%
Overall
80W–22L · 78.4%
85W–19L · 81.7%
Wins
29W–9L · 76.3%
66W–23L · 74.2%
Losses
51W–13L · 79.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Edwards
Oliveira
384W–141L · 73.1%
Overall
132W–74L · 64.1%
298W–117L · 71.8%
Wins
115W–74L · 60.8%
86W–24L · 78.2%
Losses
17W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Edwards
Oliveira
3.65
Landed / min
3.07
38.9%
Accuracy
28.6%
78.1%
Defense
73.2%
0.57
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.2%
Time at distance
46.8%
Grappling & control
Edwards
Oliveira
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
2.81
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
43.5%
73.1%
Takedown defense
11.1%
1.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.12
47.2%
Control share
73.8%
Strike target map
Edwards
  • Head56%(172)div 65%
  • Body21%(66)div 18%
  • Legs23%(71)div 17%
Oliveira
  • Head65%(74)div 65%
  • Body12%(14)div 18%
  • Legs23%(26)div 17%

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

Yves Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafaello Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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