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UFC 78: Validation
Marcus Aurelio
Marcus Aurelio
14-5 · BRA
VS
Luke Caudillo
Luke Caudillo
15-10 · USA
November 17, 2007 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Marcus Aurelio def. Luke Caudillo by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:29
Aurelio20/271/402:23
Caudillo6/130/100:15
Total
Aurelio20/271/402:23
Caudillo6/130/100:15

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
AurelioWin probabilityCaudillo
68.2%31.8%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
13%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 11.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Aurelio68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%15%
Submission12%18%
Decision45%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 20
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.2)act 1
Caudillo32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%32%
Submission1%3%
Decision21%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 6
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R210%
R36%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Aurelio
53.1%-115
Caudillo
+11546.0%
Most takedownstie 16.4%
Aurelio
76.8%-1118
Caudillo
+11186.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aurelio
Expected: 61.1
61
Over 61
42.1%
+135
Exactly 61
1.1%
push
Under 61
56.8%
-135
077153
Caudillo
Expected: 56.6
56.5
Over 56.5
42.7%
+134
Under 56.5
57.3%
-134
071142
Takedowns — over/under
Aurelio
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
50.1%
-100
Under 1.5
49.9%
+100
035
Caudillo
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.3%
Exactly 0
78.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.9 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
Aurelio68.2%78.5%−10.3-411
Caudillo31.8%21.5%+10.3+353

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
60.4Striking45.8
Aurelio +14.6
25.0Grappling0.0
Aurelio +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AurelioCaudillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1480
1511
Divisional
1481
1483
Striking offense
1496
1500
Striking defense
1500
1542
Grappling offense
1488
1553
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
34 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.67
Strikes landed / min
1.87
30%
Strike accuracy
22%
2.93
Strikes absorbed / min
4.67
76%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
158
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marcus Aurelio
  • LClay GuidaS-DEC R3
    Close -1053mo before
Luke Caudillo
  • LNate MohrU-DEC R3
    Close +1455mo before
Aurelio — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (21%)Decision(100%) 4
Caudillo — win / loss by method
Record: 15-10-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 8 losses
W
0% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(89%) 8
4 (27%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Aurelio
Caudillo
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
24y 1m
Career length
23y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Aurelio
Caudillo
21W–8L · 72.4%
Overall
7W–4L · 63.6%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
21W–8L · 72.4%
Losses
7W–4L · 63.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aurelio
Caudillo
189W–65L · 74.4%
Overall
115W–69L · 62.5%
129W–54L · 70.5%
Wins
52W–46L · 53.1%
60W–11L · 84.5%
Losses
63W–23L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Aurelio
Caudillo
3.50
Landed / min
1.87
29.6%
Accuracy
21.8%
78.9%
Defense
63.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.00
76.1%
Time at distance
96.3%
Grappling & control
Aurelio
Caudillo
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Aurelio
  • Head98%(39)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs3%(1)div 14%
Caudillo
  • Head68%(19)div 67%
  • Body18%(5)div 19%
  • Legs14%(4)div 14%

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

Marcus Aurelio
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Luke Caudillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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