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UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
15-7 · USA
VS
Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva
23-10 · BRA
March 30, 2024 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Chris Weidman def. Bruno Silva by U-DEC, R3 2:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Weidman20/301/203:09
Silva4/80/000:00
R2
Weidman45/640/200:00
Silva19/630/000:00
R3 · 2:18
Weidman10/170/010:06
Silva7/170/000:00
Total
Weidman75/1111/413:15
Silva30/880/000:00

Scorecards

Weidman vs Silva

RdChris LeeEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9
R210-910-910-99.7-9.4
R310-910-910-99.5-9.3
Total30-2730-2730-2729.1-27.7

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Weidman-Silva.

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
WeidmanWin probabilitySilva
67.7%32.3%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
19%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Weidman, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Weidman68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%34%7%
Submission17%24%14%
Decision28%42%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 75
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.0)act 1
Silva32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%66%44%
Submission3%8%5%
Decision8%26%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 30
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R225%
R38%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Weidman
54.1%-121
Silva
+12144.7%
Most takedownstie 23.4%
Weidman
70.2%-1086
Silva
+10866.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
39.0%
+154
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.9%
-154
054107
Silva
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
39.0%
+153
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.7%
-153
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.1%
+123
Exactly 2
17.3%
push
Under 2
45.5%
-123
036
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.7%
Exactly 0
84.3%
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 9.2 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
Weidman67.7%37.3%+30.4+155
Silva32.3%62.7%−30.4-194
By method
Weidman by KO/TKO30.0%6.7%+23.3+1156
Weidman by submission12.8%13.6%−0.8+517
Weidman by decision24.9%16.1%+8.8+421
Silva by KO/TKO14.3%44.1%−29.8-111
Silva by submission6.1%5.4%+0.7+1465
Silva by decision11.9%14.2%−2.3+488
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.0%36.9%+33.1-135
Over 2.5 rds45.1%36.3%+8.8+158
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.8%31.7%+5.1+196

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
60.4Striking58.1
Weidman +2.3
66.3Grappling38.5
Weidman +27.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WeidmanSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1583
Pound-for-pound
1530
1589
Divisional
1529
1511
Striking offense
1520
1499
Striking defense
1482
1544
Grappling offense
1500
1546
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
39 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
78"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.98
Strikes landed / min
4.43
43%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.27
Strikes absorbed / min
5.33
51%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.59
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
43%
Takedown accuracy
28%
65%
Takedown defense
73%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
61%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
20%
Last-5 win rate
20%
64%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Weidman
  • LBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close +1707mo before
  • LUriah HallKO/TKO R1
    Close -1482y 11mo before
  • WOmari AkhmedovU-DEC R3
    Close -1413y 8mo before
  • LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1704y 5mo before
  • LJacare SouzaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1605y 5mo before
Bruno Silva
  • LShara MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close +2705mo before
  • LBrendan AllenSUB R1
    Close +1769mo before
  • WBrad TavaresKO/TKO R1
    Close +13611mo before
  • LGerald MeerschaertSUB R3
    Close -3181y 8mo before
  • LAlex PereiraU-DEC R3
    Close +1732y 1mo before
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0

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, 6 losses
W
40% of wins
L
86% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
11win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(86%) 6
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 23-10-0

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
20 wins, 0 losses
W
87% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 7 losses
W
0% of wins
L
70% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
20% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
19win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (84%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(83%) 5
3 (16%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Weidman
Silva
18
UFC fights
8
179.4 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
68.7 min · 8.6 avg
17y 5m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Weidman
Silva
346W–81L · 81.0%
Overall
134W–39L · 77.5%
209W–49L · 81.0%
Wins
59W–18L · 76.6%
137W–32L · 81.1%
Losses
75W–21L · 78.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Weidman
Silva
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
232W–97L · 70.5%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
187W–79L · 70.3%
0W–0L
Losses
45W–18L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Weidman
Silva
3.48
Landed / min
5.94
36.2%
Accuracy
45.9%
58.0%
Defense
48.3%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
55.8%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Weidman
Silva
3.59
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
43.4%
Takedown accuracy
27.8%
65.2%
Takedown defense
73.3%
0.84
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
85.2%
Control share
41.5%
Strike target map
Weidman
  • Head76%(405)div 63%
  • Body15%(81)div 20%
  • Legs9%(49)div 17%
Silva
  • Head74%(224)div 63%
  • Body16%(50)div 20%
  • Legs10%(30)div 17%

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bruno Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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