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Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
11-4 · BRA
March 21, 2010 · Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
238.0lb
Weigh-in
255.0lb
Junior Dos Santos def. Gabriel Gonzaga by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:53
Dos Santos20/350/010:09
Gonzaga9/191/100:01
Total
Dos Santos20/350/010:09
Gonzaga9/191/100:01

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
Dos SantosWin probabilityGonzaga
54.9%45.1%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
12%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Santos55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%60%
Submission4%7%
Decision18%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 20
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Gonzaga45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%52%
Submission8%18%
Decision13%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 9
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R225%
R322%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Dos Santos
67.2%-212
Gonzaga
+21231.7%
Most takedownstie 43.5%
Dos Santos
7.6%+641
Gonzaga
-64148.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 53.2
53
Over 53
42.1%
+134
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.6%
-134
067134
Gonzaga
Expected: 35.8
36
Over 36
41.2%
+139
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
57.0%
-139
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.7%
Exactly 0
87.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Gonzaga
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.3%
+147
Exactly 1
20.3%
push
Under 1
47.4%
-147
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 9.9 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
Dos Santos54.9%70.2%−15.3-250
Gonzaga45.1%29.8%+15.3+230

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
83.3Striking63.6
Dos Santos +19.7
25.0Grappling85.7
Gonzaga +60.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos SantosGonzaga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1570
1579
Divisional
1569
1530
Striking offense
1530
1529
Striking defense
1510
1493
Grappling offense
1542
1510
Grappling defense
1543
Physical
26 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.29
Strikes landed / min
2.45
47%
Strike accuracy
50%
1.89
Strikes absorbed / min
2.57
58%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.21
Takedown accuracy
55%
100%
Takedown defense
77%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
70%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
78
Days since last fight
204
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Junior Dos Santos
  • WGilbert YvelKO/TKO R1
    Close -3113mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R3
    Close -1656mo before
  • WStefan StruveKO/TKO R1
    Close -2931y 1mo before
  • WFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R1
    Close +4501y 5mo before
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -4337mo before
  • LShane CarwinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1431y before
  • WJosh HendricksKO/TKO R1
    Close -3601y 4mo before
  • WJustin McCullySUB R1
    Close -4851y 8mo before
  • LFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R2
    Close -2402y 2mo before
Dos Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
90% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
7 wins, 4 losses
W
64% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dos Santos
Gonzaga
4
UFC fights
10
16.4 min · 4.1 avg
Octagon time
56.0 min · 5.6 avg
20y 0m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Santos
Gonzaga
88W–24L · 78.6%
Overall
120W–28L · 81.1%
88W–24L · 78.6%
Wins
86W–17L · 83.5%
0W–0L
Losses
34W–11L · 75.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Santos
Gonzaga
30W–20L · 60.0%
Overall
8W–7L · 53.3%
26W–18L · 59.1%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
4W–2L · 66.7%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Dos Santos
Gonzaga
5.82
Landed / min
2.49
42.4%
Accuracy
35.4%
58.7%
Defense
67.4%
3.67
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.34
76.6%
Time at distance
36.6%
Grappling & control
Dos Santos
Gonzaga
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.21
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
100.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.87
73.9%
Control share
60.3%
Strike target map
Dos Santos
  • Head50%(51)div 66%
  • Body45%(46)div 18%
  • Legs6%(6)div 17%
Gonzaga
  • Head66%(90)div 66%
  • Body15%(20)div 18%
  • Legs20%(27)div 17%

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

Junior Dos Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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