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Any two fighters, current snapshots, three-round hypothetical. Not a booked fight — the engine still runs the same factors.

Hypothetical · three rounds · current snapshots

Independent projection

low confidence

Rodrigues 73%

Wide interval. Thin public data, volatile styles, or a true toss-up. Do not treat the point estimate as a price.

Chatman 27%Rodrigues 73%

90% interval on Chatman: 14%46%. Never a lock.

Most likely
Decision 69%
Expected time
12:42
P(over 2.5)
73%
Grappling share
23%

Briefing

Gregory Rodrigues is the model’s side at 73% because of striking skill (distance & pocket), with Terrance Chatman live if the fight is forced into power puncher.

Terrance Chatman (power puncher, opportunistic) against Gregory Rodrigues (power puncher, pressure boxer, opportunistic) is a UFC heavyweight matchup in —. The independent model puts Rodrigues around 73% — a low confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is striking skill (distance & pocket): Chatman striking rating 1415 vs Rodrigues 1740. Weighted by estimated standing time (77%).

Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 23%. Chatman lands 4.2 significant strikes per minute at 48% accuracy with a 1.5 takedown average; Rodrigues is at 5.2 / 51% / 1.6. Takedown defense sits at 60% versus 61%. Reach is 76" against 75" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.

Chatman's primary path: One clean counter or lead hook as Rodrigues enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself. Failure mode: The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math. Rodrigues's primary path: One clean counter or lead hook as Chatman enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself. Failure mode: The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math.

The swing variable is simple: First fighter to be dropped. Power is asymmetric here; the model’s decision lean dies if someone gets hurt early. The model does not start from a sportsbook. If DraftKings or Fanatics disagree, that disagreement is the point of the page.

Written from the independent projection. Betting lines are not inputs. Stats as of 19 Aug 2026.

Chatman — paths

  1. One clean counter or lead hook as Rodrigues enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself.

Failure modes

  • The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math.

Rodrigues — paths

  1. One clean counter or lead hook as Chatman enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself.
  2. Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.

Failure modes

  • The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math.

Swing variables

  • First fighter to be dropped. Power is asymmetric here; the model’s decision lean dies if someone gets hurt early.

What moved it from 50/50

  • Striking skill (distance & pocket)Rodrigues 0.74

    Chatman striking rating 1415 vs Rodrigues 1740. Weighted by estimated standing time (77%).

  • Power vs durabilityRodrigues 0.11

    Chatman has been hurt at a rate that matters against Rodrigues's power.

  • Recency and opponent-adjusted formRodrigues 0.07

    Last-5 opponent-adjusted form: Chatman -0.30 vs Rodrigues +0.02. Single-fight noise is deliberately underweighted.

  • Layoff / rust vs freshnessRodrigues 0.02

    Chatman 154 days out · Rodrigues 126 days out. Optimal window ~60–150 days; long layoffs get a conservative rust prior, not a career rewrite.

  • Finishing threat vs durabilityChatman +0.01

    Who is more likely to be hurt, and who has actually finished people of this quality.

Attribute radar

Chatman · Rodrigues

Side-by-side

Chatman: power puncher · opportunisticRodrigues: power puncher · pressure boxer · opportunistic

ChatmanRodrigues
Record8-316-6
Age (fight night)3434
Height6'2"6'2"
Reach76"75"
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
SLpM4.25.2
SApM3.84.1
Str. acc.48%51%
Str. def.52%49%
KD / 150.550.92
TD avg1.51.6
TD acc.36%38%
TD def.60%61%
Sub avg0.60.3
Control / 152.0m1.8m
Late-round diff0.00-0.08
Layoff154d126d
Datastandarddeep

Chatman range mix

  • Distance
    74%
  • Clinch
    14%
  • Ground
    12%
  • Head
    68%
  • Body
    22%
  • Leg
    10%

Rodrigues range mix

  • Distance
    72%
  • Clinch
    12%
  • Ground
    16%
  • Head
    64%
  • Body
    20%
  • Leg
    16%

Method of victory

  • Chatman KO/TKO
    6%
  • Chatman SUB
    3%
  • Chatman DEC
    19%
  • Rodrigues KO/TKO
    17%
  • Rodrigues SUB
    6%
  • Rodrigues DEC
    50%