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UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama
Fabio Maldonado
Fabio Maldonado
17-3 · BRA
VS
James McSweeney
James McSweeney
4-5 · GBR
October 16, 2010 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Fabio Maldonado def. James McSweeney by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 0:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Maldonado12/300/100:21
McSweeney37/670/101:09
R2
Maldonado50/650/013:00
McSweeney11/250/000:00
R3 · 0:48
Maldonado27/280/000:02
McSweeney1/70/000:00
Total
Maldonado89/1230/113:23
McSweeney49/990/101:09

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
MaldonadoWin probabilityMcSweeney
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
18%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Maldonado61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%48%
Submission11%17%
Decision21%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 89
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
McSweeney39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%45%
Submission8%20%
Decision13%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 49
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R215%
R313%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Maldonado
56.3%-134
McSweeney
+13442.1%
Most takedownstie 60.7%
Maldonado
19.5%+102
McSweeney
-10219.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Maldonado
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
42.5%
+135
Under 36.5
57.5%
-135
04692
McSweeney
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.0%
+138
Under 31.5
58.0%
-138
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Maldonado
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.0%
+334
Under 0.5
77.0%
-334
035
McSweeney
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.5%
+326
Under 0.5
76.5%
-326
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 8.9 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
Maldonado61.0%67.9%−6.9-240
McSweeney39.0%32.1%+6.9+200

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
MaldonadoMcSweeney
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1488
1537
Divisional
1485
1500
Striking offense
1505
1533
Striking defense
1523
1480
Grappling offense
1478
1500
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.58
Strike accuracy
60%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.96
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fabio Maldonado
No prior UFC fights.
James McSweeney
  • LTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close +1654mo before
  • WDarrill SchoonoverKO/TKO R3
    Close -11510mo before
Maldonado — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
76% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (18%)Decision(33%) 1
McSweeney — win / loss by method
Record: 4-5-0

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, 3 losses
W
100% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Maldonado
McSweeney
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
17.9 min · 8.9 avg
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Maldonado
McSweeney
Overall
19W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
10W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Maldonado
McSweeney
71W–40L · 64.0%
Overall
28W–14L · 66.7%
58W–35L · 62.4%
Wins
11W–9L · 55.0%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Losses
17W–5L · 77.3%
Distance striking
Maldonado
McSweeney
Landed / min
4.52
Accuracy
51.1%
Defense
82.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
28.5%
Grappling & control
Maldonado
McSweeney
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.68
Control share
62.1%
Strike target map
Maldonado
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
McSweeney
  • Head66%(42)div 65%
  • Body23%(15)div 16%
  • Legs11%(7)div 18%

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

Fabio Maldonado

No UFC fights on record.

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

James McSweeney
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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