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Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum
18-9 · USA
VS
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez
17-4 · USA
June 22, 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gastelum44/930/000:05
Rodriguez46/910/000:00
R2
Gastelum37/862/200:25
Rodriguez53/1130/000:00
R3
Gastelum31/592/202:17
Rodriguez28/610/000:00
Total
Gastelum112/2384/402:47
Rodriguez127/2650/000:00

Scorecards

Gastelum vs Rodriguez

RdBen CartlidgeClemens WernerMark CollettCommunity
R110-910-910-99.6-9.4
R29-1010-910-99.4-9.6
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729-28

Media (10 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 10 Gastelum · 0 Rodriguez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gastelum-Rodriguez.

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
GastelumWin probabilityRodriguez
61.3%38.7%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
6%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.5 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 Gastelum, blue toward Rodriguez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gastelum61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%18%
Submission4%6%7%
Decision43%70%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (2684)act 112
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 4
Rodriguez39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%29%9%
Submission2%6%6%
Decision25%65%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (2685)act 127
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~125 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R213%
R38%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Gastelum
48.8%+103
Rodriguez
-10350.4%
Most takedownstie 55.4%
Gastelum
29.3%-192
Rodriguez
+19215.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gastelum
Expected: 61.8
62
Over 62
39.2%
+153
Exactly 62
0.8%
push
Under 62
60.0%
-153
078155
Rodriguez
Expected: 62.7
62.5
Over 62.5
39.9%
+150
Under 62.5
60.1%
-150
079157
Takedowns — over/under
Gastelum
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.3%
+200
Under 0.5
66.7%
-200
035
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.8%
Exactly 0
80.2%
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 12.5 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
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Gastelum61.3%64.2%−2.9-205
Rodriguez38.7%35.8%+2.9+167
By method
Gastelum by KO/TKO15.9%17.9%−2.0+363
Gastelum by submission3.8%7.1%−3.3+1070
Gastelum by decision41.7%39.4%+2.3+111
Rodriguez by KO/TKO10.0%8.8%+1.2+841
Rodriguez by submission2.4%5.5%−3.1+1408
Rodriguez by decision26.3%21.2%+5.1+292
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds89.5%77.3%+12.2-474
Over 2.5 rds76.3%67.2%+9.1-258
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision68.0%63.3%+4.7-209

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
65.1Striking71.2
Rodriguez +6.1
36.4Grappling29.2
Gastelum +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GastelumRodriguez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1573
Pound-for-pound
1590
1557
Divisional
1530
1509
Striking offense
1531
1525
Striking defense
1484
1470
Grappling offense
1465
1528
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
32 yrs
Age
37 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'1"
71"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.55
Strikes landed / min
7.31
42%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
5.14
58%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.14
31%
Takedown accuracy
20%
59%
Takedown defense
64%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
42%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
406
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kelvin Gastelum
  • LSean BradySUB R3
    Close -1027mo before
  • WChris CurtisU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 2mo before
  • LJared CannonierU-DEC R5
    Close +1232y 10mo before
  • LRobert WhittakerU-DEC R5
    Close +2113y 2mo before
  • WIan HeinischU-DEC R3
    Close -2023y 4mo before
Daniel Rodriguez
  • LIan Machado GarryKO/TKO R1
    Close +2371y 1mo before
  • LNeil MagnySUB R3
    Close -1041y 8mo before
  • WLi JingliangS-DEC R3
    Close -1681y 9mo before
  • WKevin LeeU-DEC R3
    Close +1242y 10mo before
  • WPreston ParsonsKO/TKO R1
    Close -3402y 11mo before
Gastelum — win / loss by method
Record: 18-9-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
39% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win9loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(33%) 3
7 (58%)Decision(67%) 6
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
47% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (57%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gastelum
Rodriguez
22
UFC fights
10
298.1 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
106.3 min · 10.6 avg
17y 4m
Career length
11y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gastelum
Rodriguez
384W–97L · 79.8%
Overall
163W–49L · 76.9%
238W–69L · 77.5%
Wins
108W–37L · 74.5%
146W–28L · 83.9%
Losses
55W–12L · 82.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gastelum
Rodriguez
6W–7L · 46.2%
Overall
90W–66L · 57.7%
6W–7L · 46.2%
Wins
81W–63L · 56.3%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Gastelum
Rodriguez
4.55
Landed / min
8.51
39.4%
Accuracy
49.9%
61.2%
Defense
56.5%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.56
64.9%
Time at distance
82.7%
Grappling & control
Gastelum
Rodriguez
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.14
30.6%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
59.0%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.14
47.0%
Control share
20.0%
Strike target map
Gastelum
  • Head66%(700)div 63%
  • Body18%(188)div 20%
  • Legs16%(170)div 17%
Rodriguez
  • Head69%(535)div 63%
  • Body14%(108)div 20%
  • Legs17%(134)div 17%

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

Kelvin Gastelum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daniel Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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