The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
Joe Pyfer
Joe Pyfer
12-3 · USA
VS
June 29, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Joe Pyfer def. Marc-Andre Barriault by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:25
Pyfer8/100/010:01
Barriault0/50/000:00
Total
Pyfer8/100/010:01
Barriault0/50/000:00

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
PyferWin probabilityBarriault
65.9%34.1%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
20%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Pyfer, blue toward Barriault. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pyfer66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%36%32%
Submission15%23%13%
Decision27%41%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2064)act 8
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Barriault34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%32%14%
Submission4%13%4%
Decision19%55%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1858)act 0
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R221%
R36%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Pyfer
52.8%-114
Barriault
+11446.2%
Most takedownstie 45.6%
Pyfer
33.3%-158
Barriault
+15821.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pyfer
Expected: 47.3
47.5
Over 47.5
39.6%
+153
Under 47.5
60.4%
-153
060119
Barriault
Expected: 42.5
42.5
Over 42.5
39.7%
+152
Under 42.5
60.3%
-152
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Pyfer
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
40.1%
+150
Under 0.5
59.9%
-150
035
Barriault
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.9%
+246
Under 0.5
71.1%
-246
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 9.9 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
Pyfer65.9%73.2%−7.3-330
Barriault34.1%26.8%+7.3+256
By method
Pyfer by KO/TKO22.7%32.3%−9.6+158
Pyfer by submission12.9%13.0%−0.1+540
Pyfer by decision30.2%26.6%+3.6+213
Barriault by KO/TKO11.8%14.2%−2.4+484
Barriault by submission6.7%3.6%+3.1+2236
Barriault by decision15.7%10.4%+5.3+699
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.6%60.7%+11.9-182
Over 2.5 rds52.2%45.3%+6.9+107
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.9%39.3%+6.6+138

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
58.8Striking65.3
Barriault +6.5
42.8Grappling32.5
Pyfer +10.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PyferBarriault
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1527
1552
Divisional
1512
1507
Striking offense
1514
1507
Striking defense
1486
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
6.19
38%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
5.67
51%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
0.22
30%
Takedown accuracy
25%
50%
Takedown defense
67%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
42%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joe Pyfer
  • LJack HermanssonU-DEC R5
    Close -2625mo before
  • WAbdul Razak AlhassanSUB R2
    Close -3959mo before
  • WGerald MeerschaertKO/TKO R1
    Close -2041y 3mo before
  • WAlen AmedovskiKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -5321y 9mo before
Marc-Andre Barriault
  • LChris CurtisS-DEC R3
    Close +1515mo before
  • WEryk AndersU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 1mo before
  • WJulian MarquezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1551y 4mo before
  • LAnthony HernandezSUB R3
    Close +1731y 9mo before
  • WJordan WrightSUB R1
    Close -1982y 2mo before
Pyfer — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Barriault — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0, 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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
31% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
5win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Pyfer
Barriault
4
UFC fights
12
39.3 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
138.7 min · 11.6 avg
8y 2m
Career length
12y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pyfer
Barriault
78W–31L · 71.6%
Overall
160W–47L · 77.3%
55W–23L · 70.5%
Wins
61W–16L · 79.2%
23W–8L · 74.2%
Losses
99W–31L · 76.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pyfer
Barriault
58W–42L · 58.0%
Overall
58W–29L · 66.7%
41W–38L · 51.9%
Wins
56W–28L · 66.7%
17W–4L · 81.0%
Losses
2W–1L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Pyfer
Barriault
4.05
Landed / min
7.13
37.0%
Accuracy
41.0%
51.9%
Defense
58.4%
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
84.8%
Time at distance
57.2%
Grappling & control
Pyfer
Barriault
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
0.22
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
67.2%
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.11
41.0%
Control share
30.1%
Strike target map
Pyfer
  • Head61%(89)div 63%
  • Body29%(43)div 20%
  • Legs10%(14)div 17%
Barriault
  • Head72%(620)div 63%
  • Body19%(163)div 20%
  • Legs9%(75)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.

Marc-Andre Barriault
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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