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UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
17-1 · USA
VS
Marcelo Aguiar
Marcelo Aguiar
2-2-1 · BRA
June 9, 2000 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Matt Hughes def. Marcelo Aguiar by KO/TKO (Facial Cut), R1 4:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:34
Hughes18/312/304:09
Aguiar2/20/000:00
Total
Hughes18/312/304:09
Aguiar2/20/000:00

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
HughesWin probabilityAguiar
76.2%23.8%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
51%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hughes76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%18%
Submission36%47%
Decision27%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 18
Takedowns1.7 (0.23.7)act 2
Aguiar24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%8%
Submission15%63%
Decision7%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 2
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R156%
R24%
R36%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Hughes
65.3%-198
Aguiar
+19832.9%
Most takedownstie 3.6%
Hughes
95.8%-16111
Aguiar
+161110.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.2%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.9%
-138
04488
Aguiar
Expected: 24.1
24
Over 24
41.5%
+134
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
55.8%
-134
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Hughes
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
61.1%
-157
Under 1.5
38.9%
+157
036
Aguiar
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
7.1%
Exactly 0
92.9%
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 7.5 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HughesAguiar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1494
1521
Divisional
1494
Striking offense
Striking defense
1555
Grappling offense
1500
1554
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.13
Strikes landed / min
66%
Strike accuracy
0.47
Strikes absorbed / min
72%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
56%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
259
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Hughes
  • WValeri IgnatovU-DEC R3
    9mo before
Marcelo Aguiar
No prior UFC fights.
Hughes — 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, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (19%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (19%)Decision(0%) 0
Aguiar — win / loss by method
Record: 2-2-1

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Hughes
Aguiar
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
28y 7m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Hughes
Aguiar
0W–1L · 0.0%
Overall
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hughes
Aguiar
66W–18L · 78.6%
Overall
14W–0L · 100.0%
59W–18L · 76.6%
Wins
0W–0L
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
14W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Hughes
Aguiar
0.99
Landed / min
48.1%
Accuracy
77.3%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
87.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Hughes
Aguiar
5.00
Takedowns / 15 min
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Hughes
  • Head62%(48)
  • Body38%(29)
  • Legs0%(0)
Aguiar
  • Head0%(0)
  • Body0%(0)
  • Legs0%(0)
  • No strike data on record.

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

Matt Hughes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marcelo Aguiar

No UFC fights on record.

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