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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Joe Pyfer
Joe Pyfer
15-3 · USA
VS
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
24-5 · NGA
March 28, 2026 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Joe Pyfer def. Israel Adesanya by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pyfer9/231/401:01
Adesanya24/420/000:00
R2 · 4:18
Pyfer27/471/401:43
Adesanya18/330/200:00
Total
Pyfer36/702/802:44
Adesanya42/750/200:00

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
PyferWin probabilityAdesanya
62.4%37.6%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
8%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 20.8 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 Pyfer, blue toward Adesanya. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pyfer62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%20%
Submission8%13%
Decision41%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes77 (33105)act 36
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 2
Adesanya38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%20%
Submission0%2%
Decision30%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (34111)act 42
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~159 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R28%
R36%
R44%
R53%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Pyfer
47.7%+108
Adesanya
-10851.7%
Most takedownstie 49.5%
Pyfer
38.8%-332
Adesanya
+33211.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pyfer
Expected: 77.3
77.5
Over 77.5
39.6%
+152
Under 77.5
60.4%
-152
097194
Adesanya
Expected: 81.4
81.5
Over 81.5
39.7%
+152
Under 81.5
60.3%
-152
0102204
Takedowns — over/under
Pyfer
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
29.7%
+194
Exactly 1
12.9%
push
Under 1
57.5%
-194
035
Adesanya
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
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 20.8 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
Pyfer62.4%46.7%+15.7+102
Adesanya37.6%53.3%−15.7-130

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
63.6Striking68.7
Adesanya +5.1
42.1Grappling28.3
Pyfer +13.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PyferAdesanya
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1600
Pound-for-pound
1643
1598
Divisional
1652
1521
Striking offense
1535
1523
Striking defense
1522
1501
Grappling offense
1453
1511
Grappling defense
1540
Physical
29 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'4"
75"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.48
Strikes landed / min
4.02
42%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
54%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.05
25%
Takedown accuracy
11%
50%
Takedown defense
77%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
72%
+3
Win/loss streak
-3
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
83%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
420
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Pyfer
  • WAbus MagomedovSUB R2
    Close -2056mo before
  • WKelvin GastelumU-DEC R3
    Close -39010mo before
  • WMarc-Andre BarriaultKO/TKO R1
    Close -3301y 9mo before
  • LJack HermanssonU-DEC R5
    Close -2622y 2mo before
  • WAbdul Razak AlhassanSUB R2
    Close -3952y 6mo before
Israel Adesanya
  • LNassourdine ImavovKO/TKO R2
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • LDricus Du PlessisSUB R4
    Close +1001y 7mo before
  • LSean StricklandU-DEC R5
    Close -5502y 7mo before
  • WAlex PereiraKO/TKO R2
    Close -1503y before
  • LAlex PereiraKO/TKO R5
    Close -2473y 4mo before
Pyfer — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Adesanya — win / loss by method
Record: 24-5-0

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
16 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
8 (62%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pyfer
Adesanya
7
UFC fights
18
62.4 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
316.5 min · 17.6 avg
8y 2m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pyfer
Adesanya
140W–53L · 72.5%
Overall
312W–68L · 82.1%
117W–45L · 72.2%
Wins
216W–48L · 81.8%
23W–8L · 74.2%
Losses
96W–20L · 82.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pyfer
Adesanya
58W–42L · 58.0%
Overall
139W–55L · 71.6%
41W–38L · 51.9%
Wins
139W–55L · 71.6%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pyfer
Adesanya
3.89
Landed / min
4.55
40.5%
Accuracy
46.7%
55.9%
Defense
58.3%
1.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.62
80.6%
Time at distance
81.2%
Grappling & control
Pyfer
Adesanya
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.05
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
11.1%
50.0%
Takedown defense
76.5%
0.96
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.14
44.5%
Control share
20.6%
Strike target map
Pyfer
  • Head66%(143)div 63%
  • Body26%(56)div 20%
  • Legs8%(18)div 17%
Adesanya
  • Head49%(623)div 63%
  • Body21%(266)div 20%
  • Legs30%(382)div 17%

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

Joe Pyfer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Israel Adesanya
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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