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UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
Gabriel Gonzaga
Gabriel Gonzaga
6-1 · BRA
VS
Carmelo Marrero
Carmelo Marrero
6-0 · USA
December 30, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
244.0lb
Weigh-in
220.0lb
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Carmelo Marrero by SUB (Armbar), R1 3:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:22
Gonzaga4/101/102:57
Marrero1/20/100:00
Total
Gonzaga4/101/102:57
Marrero1/20/100:00

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 probabilityMarrero
71.6%28.4%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
29%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 7.8 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 Marrero. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gonzaga72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%42%
Submission22%30%
Decision20%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1228)act 4
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 1
Marrero28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%23%
Submission8%29%
Decision13%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1128)act 1
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R212%
R35%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Gonzaga
49.2%-102
Marrero
+10248.4%
Most takedownstie 33.3%
Gonzaga
47.2%-242
Marrero
+24219.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 21.7
21.5
Over 21.5
43.2%
+131
Under 21.5
56.8%
-131
02855
Marrero
Expected: 21.6
21.5
Over 21.5
42.6%
+134
Under 21.5
57.4%
-134
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Gonzaga
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.3%
+114
Exactly 1
22.2%
push
Under 1
41.5%
-114
035
Marrero
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
33.7%
+196
Under 0.5
66.3%
-196
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 7.8 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
Gonzaga71.6%72.3%−0.7-276
Marrero28.4%27.7%+0.7+256

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
71.0Striking67.6
Gonzaga +3.4
79.9Grappling75.0
Gonzaga +4.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GonzagaMarrero
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1534
1540
Divisional
1534
Striking offense
Striking defense
1554
Grappling offense
1557
1548
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
27 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.95
Strikes landed / min
1.07
45%
Strike accuracy
52%
1.30
Strikes absorbed / min
1.20
67%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.74
Takedowns / 15 min
6.00
38%
Takedown accuracy
60%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Gonzaga
  • WFabiano SchernerKO/TKO R2
    Close -3307mo before
  • WKevin JordanKO/TKO R3
    Close -3501y 1mo before
Carmelo Marrero
  • WCheick KongoS-DEC R3
    Close +4503mo before
Gonzaga — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
67% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)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
Marrero — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gonzaga
Marrero
2
UFC fights
1
20.1 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
23y 4m
Career length
21y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gonzaga
Marrero
13W–5L · 72.2%
Overall
9W–2L · 81.8%
13W–5L · 72.2%
Wins
9W–2L · 81.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gonzaga
Marrero
8W–7L · 53.3%
Overall
6W–7L · 46.2%
6W–7L · 46.2%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gonzaga
Marrero
1.72
Landed / min
0.00
35.8%
Accuracy
0.0%
66.7%
Defense
63.9%
1.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
55.0%
Time at distance
19.0%
Grappling & control
Gonzaga
Marrero
3.74
Takedowns / 15 min
6.00
38.5%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
91.0%
Control share
76.8%
Strike target map
Gonzaga
  • Head62%(24)div 65%
  • Body10%(4)div 17%
  • Legs28%(11)div 18%
Marrero
  • Head38%(6)div 65%
  • Body63%(10)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%

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.

Carmelo Marrero
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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