Zeferino vs Ponet Result & Stats: Zeferino wins by SUB R2 · Professional Fighters League - PFL 5, Wed, Jun 16, 2021

PFLProfessional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season

Joao ZeferinoWIN

“The Brazilian Samurai” · 21-9-0

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 2 · 2:16

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Jason Ponet

“THE AMAZONIAN SAMOURAI” · 26-20-1

Wednesday, June 16, 2021Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, United States

Joao Zeferino defeated Jason Ponet by Submission in round 2 (2:16) in the Welterweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season, held Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

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The result

Joao ZeferinoWIN

def. Jason Ponet

Submission

Round 2 · 2:16

Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Joao ZeferinoJason Ponet

68%Power Index✓ Called it32%

80%Market · 11 sportsbooks✓ Called it20%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

Joao Zeferino

-546

85% implied win probability · Open: -353

Jason Ponet

+372

21% implied win probability · Open: +263

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Jason Ponet dropped Joao Zeferino once.

Tale of the tape

25-9-0

Record

20-13-1

Age

5'11" · 180 cm

Height

5'11" · 180 cm

Win Streak

1693

Power Index

1565

4-1

Last 5

3-2

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Joao ZeferinoJason Ponet

Knockdowns

46 / 61

Total strikes

19 / 26

2 / 4

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

Betting Odds

Joao Zeferino

-546

85% implied win probability

Open: -353

Jason Ponet

+372

21% implied win probability

Open: +263

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

How it ends

Closing prices

Total rounds 1.5

Over

-138

Under

+110

Moneyline by sportsbook

Sportsbook	Joao Zeferino	Jason Ponet
BetAnything	-485	+385
BetOnline	-700	+450
Bookmaker	-559	+383
Bovada	-550	+375
Cloudbet	-541	+381
DraftKings	-560	+350
MyBookie	-520	+385
Pinnacle	-538	+381
sportsbetio	-556	+294
sports-interaction	-545	+360
unibet	-500	+350

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Jason Ponet lands 5.00 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Joao Zeferino

No background on record

Camp · Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

Jason Ponet

No background on record

Camp · AKA Thailand

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

72%

Head

58%

20%

Body

27%

Leg

15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Joao Zeferinolast 8 fights

22%75%

Jason Ponetlast 4 fights

58%37%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Joao Zeferino· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC Jason Ponet· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

0.835.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joao Zeferino · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fightersJason Ponet · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.603.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joao Zeferino · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersJason Ponet · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.500.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joao Zeferino · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersJason Ponet · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

50%69%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joao Zeferino · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersJason Ponet · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.000.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Joao Zeferino · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersJason Ponet · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

0.83

Strikes landed / min

5.00

2.60

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.30

0.50 / 8.3

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

50%

Takedown defence

69%

3:14

Control time / fight

3:16

1.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Joao Zeferino2 UFC fights · 25 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

64%16/51

8%2/5

8%2/6

Clinch

0%0/1

12%3/3

0%0/0

Ground

8%2/2

0%0/0

Jason Ponet2 fights · by range and by target

Range

58%Distance · 99

37%Clinch · 63

5%Ground · 8

Target

58%Head · 80

27%Body · 38

15%Leg · 21

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Joao Zeferino24 of 34 ended early · 71%10 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

12 early stoppages have no logged time

Jason Ponet22 of 34 ended early · 65%12 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

13 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Joao Zeferino4-1

W
Gleison Tibau
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Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Bojan Velickovic
Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2019 Regular Season· Jul 10, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · Welterweight
W
Yuri Villefort
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season· Aug 15, 2018
Submission · R3 · 1:10 · Welterweight
W
Paul Bradley
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season· Jul 4, 2018
Knockout · R1 · 1:58 · Welterweight
L
Herman Terrado
Professional Fighters League - PFL: Daytona· Jun 29, 2017
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Full record · 34 fights

W
Jason High
WSOF 33: Branch vs. Magalhaes· Oct 7, 2016
TKO · R3 · 0:51 · Catchweight
L
Jon Fitch
WSOF 30: Branch vs. Starks· Apr 2, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Brian Foster
WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament· Nov 20, 2015
TKO · R2 · 4:51 · Lightweight
W
Jorge Patino
WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament· Nov 20, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:24 · Lightweight
W
Brian Foster
WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament· Nov 20, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:46 · Lightweight
W
Juliano Santos
Imortal FC 1· Jun 13, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:29 · Lightweight
W
Jeovane Santana
Octtagon Fight Night 1· Dec 13, 2014
Submission · R1 · 1:35 · Welterweight
W
Gilmar Dutra Lima
Nitrix Fight Evolution 4· Nov 21, 2014
Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Welterweight
W
Jackson Miranda
Fighten 1· May 11, 2014
Submission · R1 · 3:25 · Catchweight
W
Edson Mosca
São José Super Fight· Mar 29, 2014
TKO
L
Elias Silverio
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader· Sep 4, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Rafael Natal
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold· May 18, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Wellington Monalisa
NCF 14· Mar 9, 2013
Submission · R1 · 2:46 · Middleweight
W
Thiago Rela
Sao Paulo Regional· Dec 8, 2012
Submission
W
Givago Francisco
Nitrix Champion Fight· Aug 18, 2012
Decision
W
Deyvison Santos
Santa Catarina Regional· Jul 15, 2012
Submission
W
Vagner Tiburcio
São José Super Fight· Jun 9, 2012
Decision
W
TBA
Santa Catarina Regional· Nov 26, 2011
TKO
W
Sean Salmon
NAFC: Unleashed· Nov 18, 2011
Submission · R1 · 0:25 · Catchweight
L
Eddie Larrea
Konquer the Kage· Jul 25, 2009
TKO
W
Joshua Thorpe
Alabama Regional· Mar 21, 2009
Submission
W
Eric Thompson
Louisiana Regional· Mar 14, 2009
Submission
W
Colby McMahon
Atlas Fights· Feb 21, 2009
Submission
W
TBA
Brazil Regional· Dec 12, 2007
Submission
W
Marcelo Silva
Curitiba Top Fight· Jun 24, 2007
Submission
L
Kaue Dudus
Santa Catarina Regional· Mar 10, 2007
Decision
L
Leandro Rangel
Santa Catarina Regional· Nov 4, 2006
TKO
L
TBA
Santa Catarina Regional· Jul 16, 2006
TKO
W
TBA
Santa Catarina Regional· Nov 26, 2005
Decision

Jason Ponet3-2

L
Ray Cooper III
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season· Apr 28, 2021
Submission · R1 · 1:23 · Welterweight
W
Ahmad Labban
UAE Warriors 7· Jul 5, 2019
Split Decision · Lightweight
W
Rafael de Vilhena
Oyapock FC 1· Jun 8, 2019
Submission · R2 · 4:12
W
B.J. Bland
Hex Fight Series 15· Jul 21, 2018
TKO · Lightweight
L
Joilton Santos
ACA 85: ACB 85, Rimini· Apr 21, 2018
Decision · Welterweight

Full record · 35 fights

W
Tommy Hayden
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TKO · R1 · 3:35 · Lightweight
L
Chris Fishgold
Cage Warriors 78· Sep 10, 2016
Submission · R1 · 1:04 · Lightweight
W
Lewis Monarch
ICE FC 16· Jun 18, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
L
Piotr Hallmann
Slava Republic 1· Apr 30, 2016
Split Decision · Lightweight
L
Juho Valamaa
FNF 10· Oct 10, 2015
Submission · R1 · 2:40 · Welterweight
W
Thierno Dieng
WWFC: Cage Encounter 4· Sep 19, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
D
Davy Gallon
100% Fight· Jan 31, 2015
Decision
W
Dylan Fussel
Full Metal Dojo 2· Aug 23, 2014
TKO · R1 · 3:12
W
Yanis Cheurfa
Strike Fight 1· Jun 27, 2014
Submission
W
Mounir Ahnich
Spain Regional· Jun 7, 2014
TKO
W
Felipe Nsue
Spain Regional· Jun 7, 2014
Decision
W
Mikel Cortes
Spain Regional· Jun 7, 2014
Decision
W
David Baron
100% Fight· Feb 15, 2014
Decision
W
TBA
100% Fight· Apr 13, 2013
Submission
L
Elijah Bokelli
100% Fight· Apr 13, 2013
Submission
L
Shamil Ismailov
Knock Out Championship· Apr 6, 2013
Submission
NC
Damien Lapilus
100% Fight· Dec 29, 2012
NC · R1 · 4:43
W
Dmitri Ivanov
MMA Raju· Oct 13, 2012
TKO
W
TBA
France Regional· May 19, 2012
Decision
L
Besam Yousef
The Zone Pro League· May 7, 2011
Submission
W
Sofiane Benchohra
Knock Out Championship· Apr 11, 2011
Submission
W
TBA
100% Fight· Jan 15, 2011
Decision
W
TBA
France Regional· Dec 18, 2010
TKO
L
Gael Grimaud
France Regional· Jun 18, 2010
Submission
W
Patrick Moltado
Knock Out Championship· Apr 3, 2010
Submission
L
Magomed Shikshabekov
M-1 Challenge 13· Mar 28, 2009
Submission · R1 · 1:34 · Welterweight
L
Catalin Ersen
Furious Fighting Championship 2· Feb 21, 2009
Submission · R2 · 3:48 · Welterweight
L
Jose Beltran Martinez
M-1 Challenge 10· Nov 26, 2008
Submission · R1 · 3:32 · Welterweight
W
Sergey Verdesh
M-1 Challenge 7· Sep 27, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
TBA
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Submission

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