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UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
Tatsuro Taira
Tatsuro Taira
15-0 · JPN
VS
Alex Perez
Alex Perez
25-8 · USA
June 15, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Tatsuro Taira def. Alex Perez by KO/TKO (to Leg injury to Perez), R2 2:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taira17/430/000:00
Perez23/431/100:24
R2 · 2:59
Taira14/232/200:48
Perez18/340/000:00
Total
Taira31/662/200:48
Perez41/771/100:24

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
TairaWin probabilityPerez
71.2%28.8%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
25%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 15.7 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 Taira, blue toward Perez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taira71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%31%11%
Submission19%27%37%
Decision30%42%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 31
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.9)act 2
Perez29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%32%16%
Submission6%19%7%
Decision14%49%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 41
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 1
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R214%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Taira
59.0%-147
Perez
+14740.0%
Most takedownstie 23.9%
Taira
52.9%-228
Perez
+22823.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taira
Expected: 59.3
59.5
Over 59.5
39.6%
+153
Under 59.5
60.4%
-153
075149
Perez
Expected: 44.1
44
Over 44
39.3%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.6%
-152
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Taira
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
49.9%
+100
Under 1.5
50.1%
-100
036
Perez
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.8%
+203
Exactly 1
15.7%
push
Under 1
56.5%
-203
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 15.7 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
Taira71.2%67.7%+3.5-248
Perez28.8%32.3%−3.5+195
By method
Taira by KO/TKO22.5%10.5%+12.0+683
Taira by submission17.7%36.7%−19.0+125
Taira by decision31.1%16.9%+14.2+388
Perez by KO/TKO9.1%15.6%−6.5+427
Perez by submission7.2%6.7%+0.5+1127
Perez by decision12.5%13.6%−1.1+505
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.9%68.6%+7.3-276
Over 2.5 rds61.4%55.3%+6.1-145
Over 3.5 rds52.5%45.0%+7.5+107
Over 4.5 rds47.2%35.1%+12.1+165
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision43.6%32.7%+10.9+187

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
76.9Striking70.1
Taira +6.8
74.1Grappling63.0
Taira +11.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TairaPerez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1609
Pound-for-pound
1581
1597
Divisional
1559
1509
Striking offense
1508
1509
Striking defense
1505
1522
Grappling offense
1508
1516
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
24 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.51
Strikes landed / min
4.08
71%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.15
Strikes absorbed / min
3.12
47%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.12
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
41%
Takedown accuracy
44%
71%
Takedown defense
81%
2.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
64%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
49
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tatsuro Taira
  • WCarlos HernandezKO/TKO R2
    Close -6096mo before
  • WEdgar ChairezU-DEC R3
    Close -90011mo before
  • WJesus AguilarSUB R1
    Close -14311y 4mo before
  • WCJ VergaraSUB R2
    opp missedClose -2701y 8mo before
  • WCarlos CandelarioU-DEC R3
    Close -3242y 1mo before
Alex Perez
  • WMatheus NicolauKO/TKO R2
    Close +15049d before
  • LMuhammad MokaevU-DEC R3
    Close +3093mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaSUB R1
    Close +1641y 11mo before
  • LDeiveson FigueiredoSUB R1
    Close +2253y 7mo before
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1354y before
Taira — win / loss by method
Record: 15-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 25-8-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 5 losses
W
28% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (28%)Submission(75%) 3
10 (56%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Taira
Perez
5
UFC fights
11
49.6 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
77.4 min · 7.0 avg
8y 0m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Taira
Perez
45W–11L · 80.4%
Overall
172W–33L · 83.9%
45W–11L · 80.4%
Wins
93W–22L · 80.9%
0W–0L
Losses
79W–11L · 87.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taira
Perez
110W–61L · 64.3%
Overall
136W–93L · 59.4%
110W–61L · 64.3%
Wins
105W–75L · 58.3%
0W–0L
Losses
31W–18L · 63.3%
Distance striking
Taira
Perez
5.00
Landed / min
5.17
63.0%
Accuracy
39.8%
50.5%
Defense
65.5%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.78
25.4%
Time at distance
55.1%
Grappling & control
Taira
Perez
2.12
Takedowns / 15 min
2.13
41.2%
Takedown accuracy
44.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
81.5%
2.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.78
84.2%
Control share
76.2%
Strike target map
Taira
  • Head75%(130)div 62%
  • Body7%(13)div 22%
  • Legs18%(31)div 16%
Perez
  • Head61%(194)div 62%
  • Body14%(43)div 22%
  • Legs25%(79)div 16%

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

Tatsuro Taira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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