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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Sean Woodson
Sean Woodson
12-1-1 · USA
VS
Fernando Padilla
Fernando Padilla
16-5 · MEX
December 14, 2024 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Sean Woodson def. Fernando Padilla by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:58
Woodson38/710/011:03
Padilla22/690/000:09
Total
Woodson38/710/011:03
Padilla22/690/000:09

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
WoodsonWin probabilityPadilla
56.3%43.7%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
15%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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 Woodson, blue toward Padilla. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Woodson56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%13%
Submission4%7%4%
Decision36%64%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (2376)act 38
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Padilla44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%39%13%
Submission12%26%11%
Decision15%35%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1963)act 22
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R217%
R311%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Woodson
55.7%-128
Padilla
+12843.4%
Most takedownstie 48.6%
Woodson
24.7%+108
Padilla
-10826.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Woodson
Expected: 56.0
56
Over 56
39.4%
+152
Exactly 56
0.9%
push
Under 56
59.8%
-152
071141
Padilla
Expected: 46.2
46
Over 46
39.5%
+151
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.5%
-151
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Woodson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+219
Under 0.5
68.6%
-219
035
Padilla
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.1%
+202
Under 0.5
66.9%
-202
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 10.8 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
Woodson56.3%58.8%−2.5-160
Padilla43.7%41.2%+2.5+132
By method
Woodson by KO/TKO19.0%13.2%+5.8+523
Woodson by submission8.4%3.6%+4.8+2177
Woodson by decision28.9%39.6%−10.7+108
Padilla by KO/TKO14.7%13.0%+1.7+535
Padilla by submission6.5%11.3%−4.8+632
Padilla by decision22.4%19.3%+3.1+328
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.4%77.0%+2.4-474
Over 2.5 rds61.9%67.2%−5.3-262
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.3%63.0%−11.7-203

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
71.2Striking66.4
Woodson +4.8
57.7Grappling34.6
Woodson +23.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WoodsonPadilla
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1539
1609
Divisional
1539
1520
Striking offense
1511
1503
Striking defense
1501
1492
Grappling offense
1501
1516
Grappling defense
1517
Physical
32 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.89
Strikes landed / min
6.48
46%
Strike accuracy
42%
4.38
Strikes absorbed / min
5.25
58%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
63%
Takedown accuracy
0%
86%
Takedown defense
100%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
67%
17%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
266
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Woodson
  • WAlex CaceresU-DEC R3
    Close -2987mo before
  • WCharles JourdainS-DEC R3
    Close +17211mo before
  • WDennis BuzukjaU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1831y 4mo before
  • DLuis SaldanaS-DEC R3
    Close -3822y 4mo before
  • WCollin AnglinKO/TKO R1
    Close -3373y 1mo before
Fernando Padilla
  • WLuis PajueloSUB R1
    Close -1799mo before
  • LKyle NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -2581y 3mo before
  • WJulian ErosaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 8mo before
Woodson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-1

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (83%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (50%)Decision() 0
Padilla — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 5 losses
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Woodson
Padilla
8
UFC fights
3
107.2 min · 13.4 avg
Octagon time
19.4 min · 6.5 avg
9y 10m
Career length
11y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Woodson
Padilla
96W–40L · 70.6%
Overall
50W–16L · 75.8%
73W–32L · 69.5%
Wins
36W–11L · 76.6%
23W–8L · 74.2%
Losses
14W–5L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Woodson
Padilla
21W–13L · 61.8%
Overall
127W–57L · 69.0%
21W–13L · 61.8%
Wins
100W–52L · 65.8%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
Distance striking
Woodson
Padilla
7.84
Landed / min
5.67
45.0%
Accuracy
39.1%
60.4%
Defense
53.1%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.54
69.7%
Time at distance
91.7%
Grappling & control
Woodson
Padilla
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
62.5%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
86.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.77
29.4%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Woodson
  • Head70%(441)div 63%
  • Body16%(102)div 20%
  • Legs14%(89)div 16%
Padilla
  • Head66%(83)div 63%
  • Body20%(25)div 20%
  • Legs14%(18)div 16%

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

Sean Woodson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Fernando Padilla
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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