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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Benardo Sopaj
Benardo Sopaj
11-3 · ALB
VS
Ricky Turcios
Ricky Turcios
12-4 · USA
January 18, 2025 · Inglewood, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Benardo Sopaj def. Ricky Turcios by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sopaj18/350/000:48
Turcios25/440/300:53
R2
Sopaj25/481/200:15
Turcios30/520/300:44
R3
Sopaj38/561/111:27
Turcios23/481/300:19
Total
Sopaj81/1392/312:30
Turcios78/1441/901:56

Scorecards

Sopaj vs Turcios

RdBrian TylerFelicia OhRon McCarthyCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2729-2830-2729.7-27.3

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 13 Sopaj · 0 Turcios

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sopaj-Turcios.

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
SopajWin probabilityTurcios
56.4%43.6%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
22%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sopaj56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%39%20%
Submission15%26%10%
Decision20%35%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 81
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.6)act 2
Turcios44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%22%7%
Submission7%16%7%
Decision27%62%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 78
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R216%
R38%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Sopaj
43.3%+128
Turcios
-12855.5%
Most takedownstie 23.1%
Sopaj
59.8%-349
Turcios
+34917.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sopaj
Expected: 34.9
35
Over 35
38.9%
+153
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.7%
-153
04488
Turcios
Expected: 41.8
42
Over 42
39.0%
+153
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.8%
-153
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Sopaj
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
51.1%
-105
Under 1.5
48.9%
+105
035
Turcios
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.4%
+174
Under 0.5
63.6%
-174
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 10.0 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
Sopaj56.4%72.7%−16.3-322
Turcios43.6%27.3%+16.3+249
By method
Sopaj by KO/TKO17.7%19.7%−2.0+321
Sopaj by submission12.2%9.8%+2.4+747
Sopaj by decision26.6%40.7%−14.1+104
Turcios by KO/TKO13.6%7.5%+6.1+1012
Turcios by submission9.4%6.8%+2.6+1117
Turcios by decision20.5%15.4%+5.1+439
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.3%74.2%−2.9-387
Over 2.5 rds55.5%62.7%−7.2-202
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision47.1%59.0%−11.9-170

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
60.1Striking61.8
Turcios +1.6
54.2Grappling42.0
Sopaj +12.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SopajTurcios
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1519
1509
Divisional
1519
1496
Striking offense
1506
1493
Striking defense
1509
1502
Grappling offense
1493
1501
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
24 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
66"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.06
Strikes landed / min
3.86
52%
Strike accuracy
38%
4.56
Strikes absorbed / min
3.13
53%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.06
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
75%
Takedown accuracy
36%
50%
Takedown defense
45%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
322
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Benardo Sopaj
  • LVinicius OliveiraKO/TKO R3
    Close +11011mo before
Ricky Turcios
  • LRaul Rosas Jr.SUB R2
    Close +2207mo before
  • WKevin NatividadS-DEC R3
    Close -1812y 2mo before
  • LAiemann ZahabiU-DEC R3
    Close -2242y 6mo before
  • WBrady HiestandS-DEC R3
    Close -1563y 5mo before
Sopaj — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 2
Turcios — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (60%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Sopaj
Turcios
1
UFC fights
4
14.7 min · 14.7 avg
Octagon time
52.4 min · 13.1 avg
10y 2m
Career length
13y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sopaj
Turcios
19W–3L · 86.4%
Overall
30W–7L · 81.1%
0W–0L
Wins
14W–4L · 77.8%
19W–3L · 86.4%
Losses
16W–3L · 84.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sopaj
Turcios
49W–12L · 80.3%
Overall
44W–21L · 67.7%
36W–10L · 78.3%
Wins
35W–19L · 64.8%
13W–2L · 86.7%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Sopaj
Turcios
2.65
Landed / min
5.57
38.2%
Accuracy
28.9%
56.3%
Defense
54.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.29
54.0%
Time at distance
43.9%
Grappling & control
Sopaj
Turcios
3.06
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.4%
50.0%
Takedown defense
45.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.57
73.4%
Control share
34.4%
Strike target map
Sopaj
  • Head93%(42)div 62%
  • Body2%(1)div 21%
  • Legs4%(2)div 17%
Turcios
  • Head82%(165)div 62%
  • Body10%(21)div 21%
  • Legs8%(16)div 17%

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

Benardo Sopaj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ricky Turcios
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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