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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Claudio Silva
Claudio Silva
13-1 · BRA
VS
Cole Williams
Cole Williams
11-1 · USA
August 3, 2019 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Claudio Silva def. Cole Williams by SUB (Neck Crank), R1 2:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:35
Silva32/371/101:24
Williams2/60/000:00
Total
Silva32/371/101:24
Williams2/60/000:00

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
SilvaWin probabilityWilliams
67.2%32.8%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
20%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%26%
Submission16%24%
Decision34%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 32
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 1
Williams33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%41%
Submission4%12%
Decision16%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 2
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R212%
R39%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Silva
58.0%-144
Williams
+14440.3%
Most takedownstie 26.6%
Silva
30.6%+140
Williams
-14042.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
41.9%
+134
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.2%
-134
04386
Williams
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.7%
+134
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.0%
-134
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.1%
+152
Exactly 1
21.6%
push
Under 1
47.3%
-152
035
Williams
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.5%
-105
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
38.6%
+105
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 10.2 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
Silva67.2%81.6%−14.4-550
Williams32.8%18.4%+14.4+425

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
SilvaWilliams
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1530
1577
Divisional
1530
1486
Striking offense
1482
1512
Striking defense
1500
1518
Grappling offense
1561
1499
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
36 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.27
Strikes landed / min
46%
Strike accuracy
2.25
Strikes absorbed / min
45%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
31%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+4
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Claudio Silva
  • WDanny RobertsSUB R3
    Close -1505mo before
  • WNordine TalebSUB R1
    Close +3251y 2mo before
  • WLeon EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close +1954y 9mo before
  • WBrad ScottU-DEC R3
    Close +2205y 5mo before
Cole Williams
No prior UFC fights.
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1
Williams — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (27%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Williams
4
UFC fights
0
47.1 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
18y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Williams
47W–10L · 82.5%
Overall
47W–10L · 82.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Williams
138W–122L · 53.1%
Overall
89W–58L · 60.5%
130W–116L · 52.8%
Wins
78W–55L · 58.6%
8W–6L · 57.1%
Losses
11W–3L · 78.6%
Distance striking
Silva
Williams
3.54
Landed / min
42.6%
Accuracy
52.7%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
39.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Silva
Williams
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
31.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
1.91
Sub attempts / 15 min
77.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head58%(62)div 63%
  • Body20%(21)div 20%
  • Legs22%(24)div 16%
Williams
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • 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.

Claudio Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cole Williams

No UFC fights on record.

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