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UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Kai Kara-France
Kai Kara-France
24-11 · NZL
VS
Steve Erceg
Steve Erceg
12-2 · AUS
August 17, 2024 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Kai Kara-France def. Steve Erceg by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:04
Kara-France18/510/020:08
Erceg9/290/000:00
Total
Kara-France18/510/020:08
Erceg9/290/000:00

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
Kara-FranceWin probabilityErceg
37.6%62.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
29%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 8.9 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 Kara-France, blue toward Erceg. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kara-France38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%40%
Submission7%17%
Decision16%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 18
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Erceg62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%27%
Submission22%36%
Decision23%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 9
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R215%
R38%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Kara-France
49.9%-102
Erceg
+10248.9%
Most takedownstie 29.9%
Kara-France
15.4%+355
Erceg
-35554.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kara-France
Expected: 41.9
42
Over 42
39.1%
+153
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.8%
-153
053105
Erceg
Expected: 41.0
41
Over 41
39.2%
+152
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.6%
-152
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Kara-France
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.8%
+235
Under 0.5
70.2%
-235
035
Erceg
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
41.1%
-119
Exactly 1
24.3%
push
Under 1
34.6%
+119
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 8.9 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
Kara-France37.6%29.4%+8.2+220
Erceg62.4%70.6%−8.2-298

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
70.6Striking65.6
Kara-France +5.0
42.7Grappling41.2
Kara-France +1.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Kara-FranceErceg
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1559
1558
Divisional
1559
1523
Striking offense
1504
1500
Striking defense
1501
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'4"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.57
Strikes landed / min
4.52
40%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.24
Strikes absorbed / min
4.20
65%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
1.24
33%
Takedown accuracy
26%
88%
Takedown defense
61%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
75%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
29%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
441
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kai Kara-France
  • LAmir AlbaziS-DEC R5
    Close -1001y 2mo before
  • LBrandon MorenoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1732y 1mo before
  • WAskar AskarovU-DEC R3
    Close +3212y 5mo before
  • WCody GarbrandtKO/TKO R1
    Close +1192y 8mo before
  • WRogerio BontorinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1353y 5mo before
Steve Erceg
  • LAlexandre PantojaU-DEC R5
    Close +1533mo before
  • WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R2
    Close -4746mo before
  • WAlessandro CostaU-DEC R3
    Close -2309mo before
  • WDavid DvorakU-DEC R3
    Close +2361y 2mo before
Kara-France — win / loss by method
Record: 24-11-0, 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
11 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
27% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
27% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
42% of wins
L
45% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (71%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
17win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
3 (18%)Submission(29%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(43%) 3
Erceg — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Kara-France
Erceg
11
UFC fights
4
143.6 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
60.4 min · 15.1 avg
15y 8m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kara-France
Erceg
156W–36L · 81.3%
Overall
76W–20L · 79.2%
95W–20L · 82.6%
Wins
49W–15L · 76.6%
61W–16L · 79.2%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kara-France
Erceg
158W–74L · 68.1%
Overall
47W–29L · 61.8%
94W–53L · 63.9%
Wins
44W–28L · 61.1%
64W–21L · 75.3%
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Kara-France
Erceg
5.27
Landed / min
6.06
37.6%
Accuracy
45.6%
66.2%
Defense
56.9%
0.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
74.3%
Time at distance
61.8%
Grappling & control
Kara-France
Erceg
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
1.24
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
26.3%
88.0%
Takedown defense
60.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
38.9%
Control share
42.9%
Strike target map
Kara-France
  • Head64%(418)div 62%
  • Body14%(91)div 22%
  • Legs22%(147)div 16%
Erceg
  • Head66%(180)div 62%
  • Body24%(66)div 22%
  • Legs10%(27)div 16%

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

Kai Kara-France
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Steve Erceg
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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