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Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
8-2 · USA
VS
Reese Andy
Reese Andy
7-1 · USA
July 19, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Brandon Vera def. Reese Andy by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Vera12/271/101:28
Andy13/161/301:26
R2
Vera13/231/201:05
Andy10/190/100:32
R3
Vera13/240/100:35
Andy7/180/101:42
Total
Vera38/742/403:08
Andy30/531/503:40

Scorecards

Vera vs Andy

RdAdalaide ByrdCecil PeoplesGlenn TrowbridgeCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2729-2830-27

Media (3 cards) · avg 3027 · 3 Vera · 0 Andy

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Vera-Andy.

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
VeraWin probabilityAndy
56.1%43.9%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
17%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Vera56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%65%
Submission9%16%
Decision11%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 38
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 2
Andy44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%44%
Submission8%19%
Decision16%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 30
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 1
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R216%
R315%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Vera
61.7%-167
Andy
+16737.0%
Most takedownstie 29.4%
Vera
40.9%-137
Andy
+13729.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Vera
Expected: 46.4
46.5
Over 46.5
42.3%
+136
Under 46.5
57.7%
-136
058116
Andy
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Vera
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
70.0%
-233
Under 0.5
30.0%
+233
035
Andy
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
56.0%
-127
Under 0.5
44.0%
+127
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 8.2 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
Vera56.1%80.5%−24.4-461
Andy43.9%19.5%+24.4+401

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
VeraAndy
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1517
1515
Divisional
1517
1515
Striking offense
1482
1510
Striking defense
1500
1512
Grappling offense
1561
1500
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'0"
78"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.94
Strikes landed / min
67%
Strike accuracy
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
51%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
42
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Vera
  • LFabricio WerdumKO/TKO R1
    Close -18342d before
  • LTim SylviaU-DEC R3
    Close -1439mo before
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R1
    Close -3651y 8mo before
  • WAssuerio SilvaSUB R1
    Close -2402y 2mo before
  • WJustin EilersKO/TKO R1
    Close -2002y 5mo before
Reese Andy
No prior UFC fights.
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Andy — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Vera
Andy
6
UFC fights
0
33.3 min · 5.5 avg
Octagon time
24y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Vera
Andy
67W–17L · 79.8%
Overall
34W–11L · 75.6%
Wins
33W–6L · 84.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Vera
Andy
10W–6L · 62.5%
Overall
44W–20L · 68.8%
10W–6L · 62.5%
Wins
42W–18L · 70.0%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–2L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Vera
Andy
6.03
Landed / min
47.1%
Accuracy
71.9%
Defense
1.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
24.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Vera
Andy
0.45
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.45
Sub attempts / 15 min
38.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Vera
  • Head34%(45)div 66%
  • Body27%(36)div 16%
  • Legs38%(50)div 18%
Andy
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 16%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Reese Andy

No UFC fights on record.

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