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UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
33-8 · BRA
VS
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
16-4 · USA
February 11, 2017 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Anderson Silva def. Derek Brunson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Silva8/200/000:00
Brunson20/360/200:35
R2
Silva10/190/000:00
Brunson9/211/401:11
R3
Silva25/390/000:00
Brunson25/441/402:02
Total
Silva43/780/000:00
Brunson54/1012/1003:48

Scorecards

Silva vs Brunson

RdDerek ClearyDouglas CrosbyEric ColónCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.4-9.6
R29-1010-910-99.5-9.5
R310-910-910-99.3-9.7
Total29-2829-2830-2728.2-28.8

Media (24 cards) · avg 29.427.7 · 24 Silva · 0 Brunson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Silva-Brunson.

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 probabilityBrunson
14.3%85.7%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
5%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.6 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 Brunson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Silva14%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%46%
Submission1%6%
Decision7%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 43
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Brunson86%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%33%
Submission5%5%
Decision53%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 54
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 2
Combined totals~87 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R220%
R36%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Silva
43.0%+130
Brunson
-13055.8%
Most takedownstie 41.0%
Silva
4.3%+1260
Brunson
-126054.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 40.7
40.5
Over 40.5
42.8%
+134
Under 40.5
57.2%
-134
051102
Brunson
Expected: 46.7
46.5
Over 46.5
42.8%
+134
Under 46.5
57.2%
-134
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.2%
Exactly 0
91.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Brunson
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.2%
+116
Exactly 1
19.7%
push
Under 1
43.1%
-116
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 11.6 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
Silva14.3%47.8%−33.5+100
Brunson85.7%52.2%+33.5-120

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
76.8Striking62.2
Silva +14.6
52.2Grappling63.5
Brunson +11.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaBrunson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1664
Pound-for-pound
1596
1655
Divisional
1596
1550
Striking offense
1518
1548
Striking defense
1510
1471
Grappling offense
1519
1539
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
41 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.17
Strikes landed / min
3.17
61%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.29
Strikes absorbed / min
2.85
63%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.20
Takedowns / 15 min
2.97
75%
Takedown accuracy
30%
76%
Takedown defense
100%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
76%
UFC win rate
78%
-5
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
80%
88%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anderson Silva
  • LDaniel CormierU-DEC R3
    Close +3457mo before
  • LMichael BispingU-DEC R5
    Close -27511mo before
  • LChris WeidmanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1753y 1mo before
  • LChris WeidmanKO/TKO R2
    Close -2303y 7mo before
  • WStephan BonnarKO/TKO R1
    Close -10004y 4mo before
Derek Brunson
  • LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R1
    Close -1203mo before
  • WUriah HallKO/TKO R1
    Close -1855mo before
  • WRoan CarneiroKO/TKO R1
    Close -3651y before
  • WSam AlveyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3801y 6mo before
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R1
    Close -6602y before
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 33-8-0, 1 NC

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
22 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
38% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
16win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (69%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (19%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (65%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
56% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Brunson
21
UFC fights
9
219.7 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
55.5 min · 6.2 avg
29y 1m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Brunson
362W–84L · 81.2%
Overall
141W–46L · 75.4%
299W–76L · 79.7%
Wins
119W–41L · 74.4%
63W–8L · 88.7%
Losses
22W–5L · 81.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Brunson
200W–78L · 71.9%
Overall
84W–46L · 64.6%
174W–64L · 73.1%
Wins
53W–33L · 61.6%
26W–14L · 65.0%
Losses
31W–13L · 70.5%
Distance striking
Silva
Brunson
3.44
Landed / min
3.66
54.4%
Accuracy
34.3%
69.8%
Defense
57.5%
1.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.81
60.0%
Time at distance
45.2%
Grappling & control
Silva
Brunson
0.20
Takedowns / 15 min
2.97
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
29.7%
75.8%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.81
17.2%
Control share
96.3%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head56%(388)div 63%
  • Body20%(139)div 19%
  • Legs24%(170)div 18%
Brunson
  • Head80%(140)div 63%
  • Body6%(10)div 19%
  • Legs15%(26)div 18%

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

Anderson Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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