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UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Mark Godbeer
Mark Godbeer
12-3 · GBR
VS
Walt Harris
Walt Harris
10-6 · USA
November 4, 2017 · New York City, New York, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Mark Godbeer def. Walt Harris by DQ, R1 4:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:29
Godbeer3/150/000:00
Harris21/381/103:11
Total
Godbeer3/150/000:00
Harris21/381/103:11

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
GodbeerWin probabilityHarris
22.5%77.5%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
10%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Godbeer23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%42%
Submission4%17%
Decision9%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 3
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Harris77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%58%
Submission6%8%
Decision26%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 21
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R216%
R36%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Godbeer
53.1%-118
Harris
+11845.1%
Most takedownstie 63.2%
Godbeer
16.0%+129
Harris
-12920.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Godbeer
Expected: 31.3
31.5
Over 31.5
42.1%
+137
Under 31.5
57.9%
-137
04079
Harris
Expected: 28.7
28.5
Over 28.5
43.0%
+133
Under 28.5
57.0%
-133
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Godbeer
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.1%
Exactly 0
80.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Harris
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.7%
+321
Under 0.5
76.3%
-321
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 8.3 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
Godbeer22.5%23.7%−1.2+310
Harris77.5%76.3%+1.2-370

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
80.6Striking63.7
Godbeer +17.0
9.3Grappling24.2
Harris +15.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GodbeerHarris
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1499
1525
Divisional
1499
1504
Striking offense
1512
1504
Striking defense
1504
1487
Grappling offense
1480
1498
Grappling defense
1517
Physical
33 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'5"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.62
Strikes landed / min
2.87
54%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.13
Strikes absorbed / min
2.96
63%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
33%
Takedown defense
75%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
38%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
28
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Godbeer
  • WDaniel SpitzU-DEC R3
    Close -1458mo before
  • LJustin LedetSUB R1
    Close +13011mo before
Walt Harris
  • LFabricio WerdumSUB R1
    Close +17528d before
  • WCyril AskerKO/TKO R1
    Close -3605mo before
  • WChase ShermanKO/TKO R2
    Close -15510mo before
  • LShamil AbdurakhimovS-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 1mo before
  • WCody EastKO/TKO R1
    Close +1601y 6mo before
Godbeer — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Harris — win / loss by method
Record: 10-6-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Godbeer
Harris
2
UFC fights
8
17.3 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
55.0 min · 6.9 avg
17y 0m
Career length
15y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Godbeer
Harris
12W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
110W–22L · 83.3%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
29W–5L · 85.3%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
81W–17L · 82.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Godbeer
Harris
68W–32L · 68.0%
Overall
44W–29L · 60.3%
46W–24L · 65.7%
Wins
38W–28L · 57.6%
22W–8L · 73.3%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Godbeer
Harris
6.57
Landed / min
2.59
51.6%
Accuracy
32.8%
66.2%
Defense
64.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.36
69.7%
Time at distance
79.3%
Grappling & control
Godbeer
Harris
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
33.3%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.27
37.4%
Control share
12.0%
Strike target map
Godbeer
  • Head54%(52)div 66%
  • Body30%(29)div 19%
  • Legs16%(16)div 15%
Harris
  • Head66%(104)div 66%
  • Body24%(38)div 19%
  • Legs10%(16)div 15%

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

Mark Godbeer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Walt Harris
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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