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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Uriah Hall
Uriah Hall
16-9 · JAM
VS
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
15-5 · USA
April 24, 2021 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Uriah Hall def. Chris Weidman by KO/TKO (to Leg Injury), R1 0:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:17
Hall0/00/000:00
Weidman1/20/000:00
Total
Hall0/00/000:00
Weidman1/20/000:00

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
HallWin probabilityWeidman
31.0%69.0%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
15%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.8 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 Hall, blue toward Weidman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Hall31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%33%26%
Submission2%8%5%
Decision19%59%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.0)act 0
Weidman69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%17%12%
Submission13%18%13%
Decision44%65%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 1
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R213%
R38%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Hall
45.5%+117
Weidman
-11753.3%
Most takedownstie 50.0%
Hall
12.0%+319
Weidman
-31938.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hall
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
39.2%
+152
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.5%
-152
04896
Weidman
Expected: 42.6
42.5
Over 42.5
39.9%
+151
Under 42.5
60.1%
-151
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Hall
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
16.9%
+492
Under 0.5
83.1%
-492
035
Weidman
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.0%
+201
Exactly 1
12.9%
push
Under 1
58.2%
-201
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 11.8 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
Hall31.0%43.3%−12.3+119
Weidman69.0%56.7%+12.3-148
By method
Hall by KO/TKO6.8%26.1%−19.3+210
Hall by submission4.7%4.8%−0.1+1601
Hall by decision19.5%16.2%+3.3+400
Weidman by KO/TKO15.1%12.5%+2.6+550
Weidman by submission10.4%13.5%−3.1+500
Weidman by decision43.5%27.0%+16.5+200
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds83.8%64.5%+19.3-225
Over 2.5 rds70.9%51.0%+19.9-120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision63.0%49.0%+14.0-110

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
65.0Striking61.7
Hall +3.3
42.8Grappling70.7
Weidman +27.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HallWeidman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1573
Pound-for-pound
1618
1571
Divisional
1624
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
36 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.34
Strikes landed / min
3.03
51%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.54
Strikes absorbed / min
3.15
54%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.67
Takedowns / 15 min
3.93
39%
Takedown accuracy
47%
70%
Takedown defense
65%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
69%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
78%
Finish rate
64%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
259
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Uriah Hall
  • WAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R4
    Close -2306mo before
  • WAntonio Carlos JuniorS-DEC R3
    Close +2301y 7mo before
  • WBevon LewisKO/TKO R3
    Close +1502y 4mo before
  • LPaulo CostaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2452y 10mo before
  • WKrzysztof JotkoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1703y 7mo before
Chris Weidman
  • WOmari AkhmedovU-DEC R3
    Close -1419mo before
  • LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1701y 6mo before
  • LJacare SouzaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1602y 6mo before
  • WKelvin GastelumSUB R3
    Close +1353y 9mo before
  • LGegard MousasiKO/TKO R2
    Close -1054y 1mo before
Hall — 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
12 wins, 4 losses
W
75% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
19% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
9win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(50%) 1
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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, 5 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(100%) 5
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hall
Weidman
16
UFC fights
16
155.8 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
164.1 min · 10.3 avg
20y 9m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hall
Weidman
279W–66L · 80.9%
Overall
311W–64L · 82.9%
154W–39L · 79.8%
Wins
209W–49L · 81.0%
125W–27L · 82.2%
Losses
102W–15L · 87.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hall
Weidman
69W–37L · 65.1%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
61W–35L · 63.5%
Wins
12W–3L · 80.0%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hall
Weidman
4.20
Landed / min
3.61
46.9%
Accuracy
35.9%
58.9%
Defense
60.5%
0.77
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
60.7%
Time at distance
52.6%
Grappling & control
Hall
Weidman
0.67
Takedowns / 15 min
3.93
38.9%
Takedown accuracy
47.3%
69.8%
Takedown defense
65.2%
0.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.91
22.2%
Control share
84.9%
Strike target map
Hall
  • Head57%(297)div 64%
  • Body18%(93)div 19%
  • Legs25%(131)div 17%
Weidman
  • Head75%(375)div 64%
  • Body15%(76)div 19%
  • Legs9%(46)div 17%

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

Uriah Hall
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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