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UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Drew McFedries
Drew McFedries
4-1 · USA
VS
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara
10-4 · ITA
November 18, 2006 · Sacramento, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
202.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Drew McFedries def. Alessio Sakara by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:07
McFedries30/571/110:33
Sakara32/580/200:11
Total
McFedries30/571/110:33
Sakara32/580/200:11

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
McFedriesWin probabilitySakara
55.6%44.4%
KO / TKO
68%
Submission
17%
Decision
16%
Expected fight time: 6.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McFedries56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%72%
Submission8%15%
Decision7%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 30
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Sakara44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%62%
Submission9%19%
Decision8%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 32
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~50 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R152%
R229%
R34%
Distance15%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
McFedries
48.6%+102
Sakara
-10249.3%
Most takedownstie 42.1%
McFedries
13.5%+328
Sakara
-32844.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
McFedries
Expected: 25.1
25
Over 25
41.5%
+135
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
55.9%
-135
03263
Sakara
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
42.0%
+138
Under 25.5
58.0%
-138
03264
Takedowns — over/under
McFedries
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.7%
Exactly 0
78.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sakara
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.8%
+165
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
49.3%
-165
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 6.3 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
McFedries55.6%17.4%+38.2+455
Sakara44.4%82.6%−38.2-605

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
McFedriesSakara
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1511
1508
Divisional
1510
1500
Striking offense
1506
1500
Striking defense
1526
1500
Grappling offense
1509
1500
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
5.20
Strike accuracy
51%
Strikes absorbed / min
0.71
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
6.00
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
33%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Drew McFedries
No prior UFC fights.
Alessio Sakara
  • LDean ListerSUB R1
    Close +2156mo before
  • WElvis SinosicU-DEC R3
    Close -3929mo before
McFedries — win / loss by method
Record: 4-1-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Sakara — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0, 1 NC

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
McFedries
Sakara
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
22.5 min · 7.5 avg
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

McFedries
Sakara
Overall
12W–12L · 50.0%
Wins
5W–8L · 38.5%
Losses
7W–4L · 63.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McFedries
Sakara
6W–2L · 75.0%
Overall
24W–17L · 58.5%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Wins
7W–9L · 43.8%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–8L · 68.0%
1 of Sakara's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
McFedries
Sakara
Landed / min
8.89
Accuracy
49.2%
Defense
65.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.67
Time at distance
15.5%
Grappling & control
McFedries
Sakara
Takedowns / 15 min
6.00
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
98.8%
Strike target map
McFedries
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Sakara
  • Head91%(106)div 68%
  • Body9%(10)div 14%
  • Legs1%(1)div 18%

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

Drew McFedries

No UFC fights on record.

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

Alessio Sakara
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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