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Lucas Rocha
Lucas Rocha
17-1 · BRA
October 12, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Carpenter23/401/103:38
Rocha9/240/000:00
R2 · 2:12
Carpenter11/201/201:00
Rocha8/170/000:00
Total
Carpenter34/602/304:38
Rocha17/410/000:00

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
CarpenterWin probabilityRocha
48.2%51.8%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
21%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Carpenter48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%22%14%
Submission12%24%14%
Decision26%54%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1240)act 34
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.3)act 2
Rocha52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%37%18%
Submission10%18%6%
Decision23%45%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 17
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.7)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~3.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R215%
R311%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Carpenter
46.3%+113
Rocha
-11352.2%
Most takedownstie 18.0%
Carpenter
40.1%+104
Rocha
-10441.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Carpenter
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
39.9%
+151
Under 29.5
60.1%
-151
03774
Rocha
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
39.4%
+154
Under 32.5
60.6%
-154
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Carpenter
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.8%
+101
Under 1.5
50.2%
-101
035
Rocha
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
51.2%
-105
Under 1.5
48.8%
+105
036

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 10.5 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
Carpenter48.2%67.3%−19.1-242
Rocha51.8%32.7%+19.1+190
By method
Carpenter by KO/TKO14.3%13.7%+0.6+509
Carpenter by submission10.3%13.7%−3.4+508
Carpenter by decision23.6%37.3%−13.7+123
Rocha by KO/TKO15.4%17.5%−2.1+375
Rocha by submission11.0%6.3%+4.7+1228
Rocha by decision25.3%11.5%+13.8+623
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.7%71.7%+3.0-323
Over 2.5 rds60.0%57.2%+2.8-155
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.0%51.7%−2.7-123

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
CarpenterRocha
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1549
1539
Divisional
1549
1486
Striking offense
1482
1505
Striking defense
1500
1559
Grappling offense
1561
1547
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
28 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'3"
66"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.93
Strikes landed / min
60%
Strike accuracy
0.31
Strikes absorbed / min
86%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
14.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
602
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Clayton Carpenter
  • WJuancamilo RonderosSUB R1
    Close -3361y 8mo before
Lucas Rocha
No prior UFC fights.
Carpenter — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Rocha — win / loss by method
Record: 17-1-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (59%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (24%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (18%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Carpenter
Rocha
1
UFC fights
0
3.2 min · 3.2 avg
Octagon time
6y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Carpenter
Rocha
4W–1L · 80.0%
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Carpenter
Rocha
18W–11L · 62.1%
Overall
97W–46L · 67.8%
18W–11L · 62.1%
Wins
86W–42L · 67.2%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–4L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Carpenter
Rocha
5.63
Landed / min
60.0%
Accuracy
75.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
16.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Carpenter
Rocha
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
13.99
Sub attempts / 15 min
49.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Carpenter
  • Head67%(2)div 62%
  • Body33%(1)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Rocha
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Clayton Carpenter
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lucas Rocha

No UFC fights on record.

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