Hypothetical · three rounds · current snapshots
Independent projection
medium confidenceRodrigues 55%
Moderate conviction. The point estimate is the center of a band, not a prophecy.
90% interval on Xiaonan: 32%–59%. Never a lock.
- Most likely
- Decision 77%
- Expected time
- 13:24
- P(over 2.5)
- 80%
- Grappling share
- 19%
Briefing
Gregory Rodrigues is the model’s side at 55% because of age / athletic window, with Yan Xiaonan live if the fight is forced into volume kickboxer.
Yan Xiaonan (volume kickboxer, pressure boxer, point fighter) against Gregory Rodrigues (power puncher, pressure boxer, opportunistic) is a UFC women's strawweight matchup in —. The independent model puts Rodrigues around 55% — a medium confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is age / athletic window: Xiaonan 37 vs Rodrigues 34. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.
Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 19%. Xiaonan lands 5.1 significant strikes per minute at 46% accuracy with a 0.6 takedown average; Rodrigues is at 5.2 / 51% / 1.6. Takedown defense sits at 74% versus 61%. Reach is 63" against 75" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.
Xiaonan's primary path: Keep this at kicking range for the first 6–8 minutes. Xiaonan's length and volume only matter if Rodrigues cannot crash the pocket. Failure mode: Getting drawn into Rodrigues's preferred range and losing the minute-winning. Rodrigues's primary path: One clean counter or lead hook as Xiaonan enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself. Failure mode: Getting drawn into Xiaonan's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.
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.
Xiaonan — paths
- Keep this at kicking range for the first 6–8 minutes. Xiaonan's length and volume only matter if Rodrigues cannot crash the pocket.
- Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.
Failure modes
- Getting drawn into Rodrigues's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.
Rodrigues — paths
- One clean counter or lead hook as Xiaonan enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself.
- Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.
Failure modes
- Getting drawn into Xiaonan's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.
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
- Age / athletic windowRodrigues −0.07
Xiaonan 37 vs Rodrigues 34. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.
- Striking skill (distance & pocket)Rodrigues −0.07
Xiaonan striking rating 1710 vs Rodrigues 1740. Weighted by estimated standing time (81%).
- Finishing threat vs durabilityRodrigues −0.07
Who is more likely to be hurt, and who has actually finished people of this quality.
- Recency and opponent-adjusted formXiaonan +0.04
Last-5 opponent-adjusted form: Xiaonan +0.21 vs Rodrigues +0.02. Single-fight noise is deliberately underweighted.
- Grappling / controlRodrigues −0.02
Takedown threat Xiaonan 0.29 vs Rodrigues 0.72 per 15. Estimated grappling share 19%.
Attribute radar
Xiaonan · Rodrigues
Side-by-side
Xiaonan: volume kickboxer · pressure boxer · point fighter — Rodrigues: power puncher · pressure boxer · opportunistic
| Xiaonan | Rodrigues | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 19-5 | 16-6 |
| Age (fight night) | 37 | 34 |
| Height | 5'5" | 6'2" |
| Reach | 63" | 75" |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| SLpM | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| SApM | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Str. acc. | 46% | 51% |
| Str. def. | 60% | 49% |
| KD / 15 | 0.35 | 0.92 |
| TD avg | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| TD acc. | 36% | 38% |
| TD def. | 74% | 61% |
| Sub avg | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Control / 15 | 2.0m | 1.8m |
| Late-round diff | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| Layoff | 133d | 126d |
| Data | deep | deep |
Xiaonan range mix
- Distance77%
- Clinch14%
- Ground9%
- Head62%
- Body22%
- Leg28%
Rodrigues range mix
- Distance72%
- Clinch12%
- Ground16%
- Head64%
- Body20%
- Leg16%
DraftKings / Fanatics props
Method, rounds, distance, and inside-the-distance markets the books actually post. Model probability is independent. Edge is model minus DraftKings no-vig. Fanatics is a second print — it will not always be up, especially on PFL and ONE.
Method of victory
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Xiaonan KO/TKO
Model
6.0%
Fair
+1567
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Xiaonan submission
Model
2.0%
Fair
+3233
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Xiaonan decision
Model
37.0%
Fair
+170
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues KO/TKO
Model
10.8%
Fair
+822
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues submission
Model
4.3%
Fair
+2226
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues decision
Model
39.9%
Fair
+151
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Model split: KO/TKO 17% · submission 6% · decision 77%
- Career KO rates (shrunk by the book, not the model): Xiaonan 37% · Rodrigues 69%
- Standing share 81%. Book prices come from moneyline × career mix; CORNER splits the same win probability by knockdown rate, sub attempts, and durability.
Over/under 1.5 rounds
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Over 1.5 rounds
Model
87.2%
Fair
-681
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Under 1.5 rounds
Model
12.8%
Fair
+681
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Finish mass 23% · decision 77%
- Grappling share 19% tends to stretch clock; knockdown rate compresses it
- Over 1.5: model needs the fight to clear the 1.5-round mark (P 87%)
Over/under 2.5 rounds
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Over 2.5 rounds
Model
80.2%
Fair
-405
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Under 2.5 rounds
Model
19.8%
Fair
+405
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Finish mass 23% · decision 77%
- Grappling share 19% tends to stretch clock; knockdown rate compresses it
- Over 2.5: model needs the fight to clear the 2.5-round mark (P 80%)
Fight goes the distance
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Goes the distance
Model
76.8%
Fair
-332
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Does not go the distance
Model
23.2%
Fair
+332
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Decision mass Xiaonan 37% + Rodrigues 40%
- Finish mass 23% from KO/SUB on either side
- 3×5. Expected time 13.4 min
Inside the distance
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Xiaonan inside the distance
Model
8.0%
Fair
+1150
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Xiaonan not inside the distance
Model
92.0%
Fair
-1150
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues inside the distance
Model
15.2%
Fair
+560
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Rodrigues not inside the distance
Model
84.9%
Fair
-560
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- KO 6% + SUB 2%
- Xiaonan 0.35 KD / 15 · 37% of wins by KO/TKO
- Xiaonan 0.3 sub attempts / 15 · 0% of wins by submission
Round of finish
Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted
Fight ends in round 1
Model
12.8%
Fair
+681
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Fight ends in round 2
Model
7.0%
Fair
+1329
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
Fight ends in round 3
Model
3.4%
Fair
+2885
DraftKings
Not posted
Fanatics
Not posted
- Finish-by-round split from the duration curve, not a separate engine
- Total finish mass 23% distributed across 3 rounds
- Decision is a different market (goes the distance). Round field is vig-removed against that residual.