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UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha
13-2 · DEU
VS
Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva
10-3-2 · BRA
October 5, 2019 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
137.0lbMissed +1.0
Weigh-in
136.0lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Taha12/430/110:00
Silva9/220/401:13
R2
Taha8/200/000:00
Silva11/231/304:17
R3 · 3:00
Taha18/250/000:39
Silva0/51/401:30
Total
Taha38/880/110:39
Silva20/502/1107:00

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
TahaWin probabilitySilva
44.3%55.7%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
12%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Taha, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Taha44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%36%
Submission4%10%
Decision24%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 38
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Silva56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%19%
Submission8%14%
Decision37%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 20
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 2
Combined totals~95 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R212%
R33%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Taha
47.7%+107
Silva
-10751.1%
Most takedownstie 41.9%
Taha
23.4%+149
Silva
-14934.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Taha
Expected: 46.8
47
Over 47
41.5%
+137
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
57.1%
-137
059118
Silva
Expected: 48.6
48.5
Over 48.5
42.6%
+135
Under 48.5
57.4%
-135
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Taha
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.7%
+206
Under 0.5
67.3%
-206
035
Silva
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.2%
+207
Exactly 1
16.3%
push
Under 1
56.5%
-207
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 11.0 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
Taha44.3%65.8%−21.5-220
Silva55.7%34.2%+21.5+180

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
TahaSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
1500
1503
Striking defense
1500
1498
Grappling offense
1500
1495
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'4"
69"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
60%
Strike accuracy
2.92
Strikes absorbed / min
35%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
45%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khalid Taha
  • WBoston SalmonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1556mo before
  • LNad NarimaniU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 2mo before
Bruno Silva
No prior UFC fights.
Taha — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-2

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, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win3loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Taha
Silva
2
UFC fights
0
15.4 min · 7.7 avg
Octagon time
13y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Taha
Silva
16W–3L · 84.2%
Overall
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Taha
Silva
64W–39L · 62.1%
Overall
48W–23L · 67.6%
40W–27L · 59.7%
Wins
45W–22L · 67.2%
24W–12L · 66.7%
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Taha
Silva
5.94
Landed / min
53.5%
Accuracy
56.3%
Defense
0.97
Knockdowns / 15 min
25.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Taha
Silva
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
5.7%
Control share
Strike target map
Taha
  • Head78%(29)div 63%
  • Body8%(3)div 21%
  • Legs14%(5)div 16%
Silva
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Khalid Taha
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bruno Silva

No UFC fights on record.

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