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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Thiago Santos
Thiago Santos
15-5 · BRA
VS
Jack Hermansson
Jack Hermansson
16-3 · SWE
October 28, 2017 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Thiago Santos def. Jack Hermansson by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:59
Santos28/790/010:03
Hermansson5/280/200:35
Total
Santos28/790/010:03
Hermansson5/280/200:35

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
SantosWin probabilityHermansson
37.2%62.8%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
6%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Santos37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%40%
Submission1%4%
Decision21%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 28
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Hermansson63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%36%
Submission5%8%
Decision35%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R220%
R37%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Santos
53.7%-119
Hermansson
+11945.2%
Most takedownstie 58.9%
Santos
11.7%+251
Hermansson
-25129.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Santos
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
42.4%
+136
Under 51.5
57.6%
-136
065129
Hermansson
Expected: 46.9
47
Over 47
41.7%
+136
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.9%
-136
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Santos
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.5%
Exactly 0
84.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Hermansson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.4%
+209
Under 0.5
67.6%
-209
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 11.2 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
Santos37.2%50.0%−12.8-110
Hermansson62.8%50.0%+12.8-110

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
75.7Striking88.8
Hermansson +13.1
34.7Grappling45.9
Hermansson +11.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SantosHermansson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1572
Pound-for-pound
1566
1572
Divisional
1568
1510
Striking offense
1500
1526
Striking defense
1516
1480
Grappling offense
1527
1502
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
33 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.96
Strikes landed / min
5.82
47%
Strike accuracy
57%
2.15
Strikes absorbed / min
1.71
66%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.61
29%
Takedown accuracy
38%
69%
Takedown defense
75%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
86%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Santos
  • WGerald MeerschaertKO/TKO R2
    Close -1604mo before
  • WJack MarshmanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1658mo before
  • LEric SpicelySUB R1
    Close -8001y 1mo before
  • LGegard MousasiKO/TKO R1
    Close +2451y 4mo before
  • WNate MarquardtKO/TKO R1
    Close -3601y 5mo before
Jack Hermansson
  • WBrad ScottKO/TKO R1
    Close -2753mo before
  • WAlex NicholsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1655mo before
  • LCezar FerreiraSUB R2
    Close -13011mo before
  • WScott AskhamU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 2mo before
Santos — 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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (14%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Hermansson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (15%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Santos
Hermansson
11
UFC fights
4
59.6 min · 5.4 avg
Octagon time
28.0 min · 7.0 avg
15y 8m
Career length
16y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Santos
Hermansson
186W–47L · 79.8%
Overall
37W–13L · 74.0%
127W–34L · 78.9%
Wins
27W–8L · 77.1%
59W–13L · 81.9%
Losses
10W–5L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Santos
Hermansson
13W–13L · 50.0%
Overall
133W–47L · 73.9%
10W–11L · 47.6%
Wins
122W–45L · 73.1%
3W–2L · 60.0%
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Distance striking
Santos
Hermansson
3.24
Landed / min
4.98
35.2%
Accuracy
44.7%
70.9%
Defense
71.9%
1.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
61.6%
Time at distance
54.4%
Grappling & control
Santos
Hermansson
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.61
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
69.2%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
39.7%
Control share
70.7%
Strike target map
Santos
  • Head53%(125)div 63%
  • Body19%(45)div 19%
  • Legs28%(66)div 18%
Hermansson
  • Head61%(100)div 63%
  • Body15%(24)div 19%
  • Legs24%(39)div 18%

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

Thiago Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jack Hermansson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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