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UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
TJ Brown
TJ Brown
16-9 · USA
VS
Erik Silva
Erik Silva
9-1 · VEN
December 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
TJ Brown def. Erik Silva by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 3:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brown10/141/603:01
Silva9/112/201:35
R2
Brown7/140/003:14
Silva10/151/101:00
R3 · 3:41
Brown7/101/103:28
Silva2/30/100:00
Total
Brown24/382/709:43
Silva21/293/402:35

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
BrownWin probabilitySilva
39.8%60.2%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
21%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.1 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 Brown, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brown40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%35%13%
Submission10%24%17%
Decision16%41%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 24
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 2
Silva60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%41%15%
Submission11%19%21%
Decision24%40%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 21
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 3
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R215%
R38%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Brown
51.7%-110
Silva
+11046.9%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Brown
35.4%-107
Silva
+10733.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brown
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
38.8%
+154
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.9%
-154
04487
Silva
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
39.2%
+151
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.3%
-151
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Brown
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.2%
+155
Exactly 1
17.9%
push
Under 1
49.9%
-155
035
Silva
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.8%
+170
Exactly 1
19.4%
push
Under 1
50.8%
-170
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 9.1 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
Brown39.8%50.5%−10.7-112
Silva60.2%49.5%+10.7-107
By method
Brown by KO/TKO15.3%13.2%+2.1+508
Brown by submission8.4%17.2%−8.8+367
Brown by decision16.1%19.9%−3.8+302
Silva by KO/TKO23.2%14.7%+8.5+443
Silva by submission12.7%20.6%−7.9+289
Silva by decision24.3%14.5%+9.8+453
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds63.7%60.1%+3.6-179
Over 2.5 rds48.4%45.0%+3.4+109
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision40.4%38.4%+2.0+144

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrownSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1525
1484
Divisional
1525
1510
Striking offense
1500
1491
Striking defense
1500
1503
Grappling offense
1500
1491
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.74
Strikes landed / min
43%
Strike accuracy
3.18
Strikes absorbed / min
51%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
59%
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
TJ Brown
  • LShayilan NuerdanbiekeU-DEC R3
    Close -2186mo before
  • WCharles RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -22411mo before
  • WKai Kamaka IIIS-DEC R3
    Close +1281y 7mo before
  • LDanny ChavezU-DEC R3
    Close -1672y 4mo before
  • LJordan GriffinSUB R2
    Close +1152y 9mo before
Erik Silva
No prior UFC fights.
Brown — win / loss by method
Record: 16-9-0

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, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
56% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
14win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
9 (64%)Submission(33%) 2
1 (7%)Decision(17%) 1
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (44%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Brown
Silva
5
UFC fights
0
68.6 min · 13.7 avg
Octagon time
12y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Brown
Silva
86W–29L · 74.8%
Overall
22W–9L · 71.0%
Wins
64W–20L · 76.2%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brown
Silva
90W–100L · 47.4%
Overall
54W–26L · 67.5%
48W–68L · 41.4%
Wins
54W–26L · 67.5%
42W–32L · 56.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Brown
Silva
7.00
Landed / min
38.9%
Accuracy
55.3%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
43.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Brown
Silva
3.50
Takedowns / 15 min
59.3%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
1.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
52.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Brown
  • Head70%(181)div 64%
  • Body22%(56)div 20%
  • Legs8%(20)div 16%
Silva
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

TJ Brown
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Erik Silva

No UFC fights on record.

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