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UFC 70: Nations Collide
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
7-1 · BRA
VS
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipovic
22-4-2 · HRV
April 21, 2007 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
243.0lb
Weigh-in
225.0lb
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Mirko Filipovic by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 4:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:51
Gonzaga19/461/113:05
Filipovic1/30/000:00
Total
Gonzaga19/461/113:05
Filipovic1/30/000:00

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
GonzagaWin probabilityFilipovic
61.2%38.8%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
10%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gonzaga61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%51%
Submission8%14%
Decision22%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 19
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 1
Filipovic39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%61%
Submission2%4%
Decision13%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R216%
R37%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Gonzaga
58.7%-149
Filipovic
+14939.3%
Most takedownstie 40.9%
Gonzaga
51.1%-639
Filipovic
+6398.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
41.3%
+137
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.5%
-137
03875
Filipovic
Expected: 24.2
24
Over 24
41.6%
+134
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
55.7%
-134
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.7%
+129
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
44.8%
-129
035
Filipovic
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.0%
Exactly 0
86.0%
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 8.4 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
Gonzaga61.2%19.4%+41.8+400
Filipovic38.8%80.6%−41.8-500

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
70.9Striking83.7
Filipovic +12.8
88.7Grappling0.0
Gonzaga +88.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GonzagaFilipovic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1582
1556
Divisional
1582
1505
Striking offense
1507
1508
Striking defense
1535
1549
Grappling offense
1472
1543
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.84
Strikes landed / min
4.40
45%
Strike accuracy
51%
1.15
Strikes absorbed / min
1.10
66%
Strike defense
88%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.84
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
43%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
3.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • WCarmelo MarreroSUB R1
    Close -2764mo before
  • WFabiano SchernerKO/TKO R2
    Close -33011mo before
  • WKevin JordanKO/TKO R3
    Close -3501y 5mo before
Mirko Filipovic
  • WEddie SanchezKO/TKO R1
    Close -14003mo before
Gonzaga — 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Filipovic — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-2

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
18 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
21win4loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
17 (81%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (5%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(50%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Gonzaga
Filipovic
3
UFC fights
1
23.4 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
4.5 min · 4.5 avg
23y 4m
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gonzaga
Filipovic
19W–5L · 79.2%
Overall
8W–0L · 100.0%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Wins
8W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gonzaga
Filipovic
8W–7L · 53.3%
Overall
370W–119L · 75.7%
6W–7L · 46.2%
Wins
312W–108L · 74.3%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
58W–11L · 84.1%
Distance striking
Gonzaga
Filipovic
1.75
Landed / min
3.67
35.7%
Accuracy
46.2%
67.2%
Defense
91.9%
1.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.30
48.9%
Time at distance
71.9%
Grappling & control
Gonzaga
Filipovic
3.84
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
3.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
93.4%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Gonzaga
  • Head65%(28)div 67%
  • Body9%(4)div 17%
  • Legs26%(11)div 17%
Filipovic
  • Head80%(16)div 67%
  • Body15%(3)div 17%
  • Legs5%(1)div 17%

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mirko Filipovic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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