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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Renato Moicano
Renato Moicano
19-5-1 · BRA
VS
September 28, 2024 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Renato Moicano def. Benoit Saint Denis by KO/TKO (Doctor's Stoppage), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Moicano35/401/104:37
Saint Denis4/50/000:00
R2
Moicano15/320/200:16
Saint Denis21/550/000:05
Total
Moicano50/721/304:53
Saint Denis25/600/000:05

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
MoicanoWin probabilitySaint Denis
45.3%54.7%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
33%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 14.0 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 Moicano, blue toward Saint Denis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Moicano45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%21%6%
Submission14%32%18%
Decision21%47%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2373)act 50
Takedowns1.2 (0.04.0)act 1
Saint Denis55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%47%41%
Submission18%34%17%
Decision11%19%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (2788)act 25
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~119 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R218%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Moicano
43.4%+129
Saint Denis
-12955.8%
Most takedownstie 32.3%
Moicano
36.4%-116
Saint Denis
+11631.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moicano
Expected: 54.1
54
Over 54
39.4%
+151
Exactly 54
0.9%
push
Under 54
59.7%
-151
068136
Saint Denis
Expected: 65.1
65
Over 65
39.5%
+152
Exactly 65
0.7%
push
Under 65
59.8%
-152
082163
Takedowns — over/under
Moicano
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
35.4%
+143
Exactly 1
13.9%
push
Under 1
50.7%
-143
035
Saint Denis
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
31.7%
+176
Exactly 1
12.6%
push
Under 1
55.7%
-176
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 14.0 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
Moicano45.3%29.8%+15.5+221
Saint Denis54.7%70.2%−15.5-279
By method
Moicano by KO/TKO16.0%5.8%+10.2+1313
Moicano by submission14.8%18.4%−3.6+347
Moicano by decision14.5%7.3%+7.2+1023
Saint Denis by KO/TKO19.3%41.1%−21.8+100
Saint Denis by submission17.9%17.2%+0.7+380
Saint Denis by decision17.5%10.1%+7.4+714
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds73.1%57.2%+15.9-157
Over 2.5 rds54.8%38.8%+16.0+141
Over 3.5 rds43.3%27.8%+15.5+235
Over 4.5 rds36.6%22.0%+14.6+324
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision32.0%18.8%+13.2+400

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
69.9Striking65.4
Moicano +4.5
57.7Grappling78.6
Saint Denis +20.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoicanoSaint Denis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1624
Pound-for-pound
1584
1610
Divisional
1593
1499
Striking offense
1529
1486
Striking defense
1481
1517
Grappling offense
1531
1542
Grappling defense
1489
Physical
35 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.38
Strikes landed / min
5.70
48%
Strike accuracy
55%
3.68
Strikes absorbed / min
4.98
61%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.89
Takedowns / 15 min
4.76
45%
Takedown accuracy
37%
73%
Takedown defense
69%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
71%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
64%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renato Moicano
  • WJalin TurnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +2206mo before
  • WDrew DoberU-DEC R3
    Close -1978mo before
  • WBrad RiddellSUB R1
    Close -1281y 11mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close +1542y 7mo before
  • WAlexander HernandezSUB R2
    Close -1582y 8mo before
Benoit Saint Denis
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R2
    Close -2167mo before
  • WMatt FrevolaKO/TKO R1
    Close -23811mo before
  • WThiago MoisesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1951y 1mo before
  • WIsmael BonfimSUB R1
    Close +2251y 3mo before
  • WGabriel MirandaKO/TKO R2
    Close -3072y 1mo before
Moicano — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-1

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, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
6 (55%)Submission(20%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Saint Denis — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0, 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Moicano
Saint Denis
16
UFC fights
7
150.7 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
50.4 min · 7.2 avg
16y 4m
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moicano
Saint Denis
284W–90L · 75.9%
Overall
126W–37L · 77.3%
194W–67L · 74.3%
Wins
75W–22L · 77.3%
90W–23L · 79.6%
Losses
51W–15L · 77.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moicano
Saint Denis
104W–37L · 73.8%
Overall
86W–45L · 65.6%
104W–37L · 73.8%
Wins
86W–45L · 65.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Moicano
Saint Denis
5.66
Landed / min
8.68
46.0%
Accuracy
49.6%
64.2%
Defense
46.4%
0.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.19
66.2%
Time at distance
38.0%
Grappling & control
Moicano
Saint Denis
1.89
Takedowns / 15 min
4.76
45.2%
Takedown accuracy
37.2%
72.7%
Takedown defense
69.2%
0.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.49
64.7%
Control share
86.9%
Strike target map
Moicano
  • Head72%(474)div 63%
  • Body10%(64)div 21%
  • Legs18%(122)div 16%
Saint Denis
  • Head55%(159)div 63%
  • Body30%(85)div 21%
  • Legs15%(43)div 16%

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

Renato Moicano
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Benoit Saint Denis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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