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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
Claudio Silva
Claudio Silva
11-1 · BRA
VS
Nordine Taleb
Nordine Taleb
14-4 · CAN
May 27, 2018 · Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Claudio Silva def. Nordine Taleb by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:31
Silva18/391/301:48
Taleb6/121/200:11
Total
Silva18/391/301:48
Taleb6/121/200:11

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 probabilityTaleb
55.6%44.4%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
10%
Decision
69%
Expected fight time: 12.2 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 Taleb. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Silva56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%16%
Submission9%16%
Decision38%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1946)act 18
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 1
Taleb44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%27%
Submission1%3%
Decision31%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2149)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R28%
R37%
Distance69%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Silva
46.1%+114
Taleb
-11452.4%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Silva
41.0%-194
Taleb
+19421.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 35.0
35
Over 35
41.5%
+136
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.6%
-136
04488
Taleb
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
42.4%
+136
Under 37.5
57.6%
-136
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.5%
+156
Exactly 1
19.5%
push
Under 1
49.1%
-156
035
Taleb
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.8%
+205
Under 0.5
67.2%
-205
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 12.2 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
Silva55.6%22.7%+32.9+325
Taleb44.4%77.3%−32.9-400

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
60.2Striking77.4
Taleb +17.2
32.6Grappling57.3
Taleb +24.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaTaleb
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1580
1543
Divisional
1569
1483
Striking offense
1504
1501
Striking defense
1531
1503
Grappling offense
1493
1501
Grappling defense
1538
Physical
35 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
71"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.33
Strikes landed / min
3.30
45%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.47
Strikes absorbed / min
1.96
46%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.45
25%
Takedown accuracy
79%
Takedown defense
72%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
1296
Days since last fight
162
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Claudio Silva
  • WLeon EdwardsS-DEC R3
    Close +1953y 7mo before
  • WBrad ScottU-DEC R3
    Close +2204y 3mo before
Nordine Taleb
  • WDanny RobertsKO/TKO R1
    Close -1555mo before
  • WOliver EnkampU-DEC R3
    Close -3351y before
  • LSantiago PonzinibbioU-DEC R3
    Close +2651y 3mo before
  • WErick SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1852y 3mo before
  • LWarlley AlvesSUB R2
    Close +2802y 10mo before
Silva — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)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
Taleb — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Taleb
2
UFC fights
8
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
91.7 min · 11.5 avg
18y 9m
Career length
18y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Taleb
17W–3L · 85.0%
Overall
96W–20L · 82.8%
17W–3L · 85.0%
Wins
65W–17L · 79.3%
0W–0L
Losses
31W–3L · 91.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Taleb
138W–122L · 53.1%
Overall
56W–30L · 65.1%
130W–116L · 52.8%
Wins
37W–24L · 60.7%
8W–6L · 57.1%
Losses
19W–6L · 76.0%
Distance striking
Silva
Taleb
3.60
Landed / min
4.07
43.4%
Accuracy
48.9%
50.4%
Defense
72.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
45.4%
Time at distance
55.7%
Grappling & control
Silva
Taleb
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.45
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
78.9%
Takedown defense
72.2%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
82.0%
Control share
78.8%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head59%(41)div 63%
  • Body19%(13)div 20%
  • Legs23%(16)div 16%
Taleb
  • Head57%(173)div 63%
  • Body21%(64)div 20%
  • Legs22%(66)div 16%

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.

Nordine Taleb
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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