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UFC 73: Stacked
Jorge Gurgel
Jorge Gurgel
10-2 · USA
VS
Diego Saraiva
Diego Saraiva
10-7-1 · USA
July 7, 2007 · Sacramento, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Jorge Gurgel def. Diego Saraiva by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gurgel25/710/002:07
Saraiva13/420/000:01
R2
Gurgel26/900/000:36
Saraiva25/820/100:02
R3
Gurgel16/690/002:29
Saraiva11/420/100:00
Total
Gurgel67/2300/005:12
Saraiva49/1660/200:03

Scorecards

Gurgel vs Saraiva

RdAlejandro RochinNelson HamiltonRichard BertrandCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---9-10
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729-28

Media (2 cards) · avg 2928 · 2 Gurgel · 0 Saraiva

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gurgel-Saraiva.

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
GurgelWin probabilitySaraiva
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
8%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gurgel50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%17%
Submission4%8%
Decision38%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 67
Takedowns1.2 (0.02.9)act 0
Saraiva50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%27%
Submission4%8%
Decision33%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 49
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~117 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R211%
R35%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Gurgel
54.2%-121
Saraiva
+12144.8%
Most takedownstie 21.0%
Gurgel
62.9%-390
Saraiva
+39016.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gurgel
Expected: 61.5
61.5
Over 61.5
42.5%
+136
Under 61.5
57.5%
-136
077154
Saraiva
Expected: 55.6
55.5
Over 55.5
42.6%
+135
Under 55.5
57.4%
-135
070139
Takedowns — over/under
Gurgel
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
46.7%
-321
Exactly 1
38.7%
push
Under 1
14.5%
+321
035
Saraiva
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
42.7%
+134
Under 0.5
57.3%
-134
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 12.3 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
Gurgel50.2%65.8%−15.6-220
Saraiva49.8%34.2%+15.6+180

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
58.9Striking56.9
Gurgel +1.9
12.5Grappling42.7
Saraiva +30.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GurgelSaraiva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1481
1524
Divisional
1481
1482
Striking offense
1480
1503
Striking defense
1501
1531
Grappling offense
1554
1551
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.13
Strikes landed / min
0.93
25%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.30
Strikes absorbed / min
2.93
67%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
8%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jorge Gurgel
  • WDanny AbbadiS-DEC R3
    Close -5509mo before
  • LMark HominickU-DEC R3
    Close +1201y before
Diego Saraiva
  • LDustin HazelettU-DEC R3
    Close -2205mo before
Gurgel — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
90% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Saraiva — win / loss by method
Record: 10-7-1

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
8 (80%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Gurgel
Saraiva
2
UFC fights
1
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
24y 4m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gurgel
Saraiva
11W–6L · 64.7%
Overall
7W–3L · 70.0%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Wins
0W–0L
10W–5L · 66.7%
Losses
7W–3L · 70.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gurgel
Saraiva
45W–18L · 71.4%
Overall
55W–52L · 51.4%
41W–17L · 70.7%
Wins
34W–36L · 48.6%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
21W–16L · 56.8%
Distance striking
Gurgel
Saraiva
3.27
Landed / min
2.17
23.6%
Accuracy
38.5%
70.0%
Defense
61.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
81.5%
Time at distance
30.7%
Grappling & control
Gurgel
Saraiva
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
8.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.2%
Control share
57.6%
Strike target map
Gurgel
  • Head67%(63)div 65%
  • Body7%(7)div 21%
  • Legs26%(24)div 15%
Saraiva
  • Head86%(12)div 65%
  • Body7%(1)div 21%
  • Legs7%(1)div 15%

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

Jorge Gurgel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Diego Saraiva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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