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UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
Dong Hyun Kim
Dong Hyun Kim
21-3-1 · KOR
VS
Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine
16-5 · BEL
December 30, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Dong Hyun Kim def. Tarec Saffiedine by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hyun Kim11/451/301:12
Saffiedine22/362/401:05
R2
Hyun Kim15/410/201:30
Saffiedine17/380/100:18
R3
Hyun Kim10/212/302:37
Saffiedine13/310/100:02
Total
Hyun Kim36/1073/805:19
Saffiedine52/1052/601:25

Scorecards

Hyun Kim vs Saffiedine

RdDerek ClearyGlenn TrowbridgeJeff MullenCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-99-1010-99.5-9.5
R310-99-1010-99.7-9.3
Total29-2827-3029-2828.3-28.7

Media (20 cards) · avg 29.128 · 18 Hyun Kim · 0 Saffiedine · 2 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Hyun Kim-Saffiedine.

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
Hyun KimWin probabilitySaffiedine
24.5%75.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
12%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hyun Kim24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%44%
Submission2%6%
Decision12%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 36
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.4)act 3
Saffiedine76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%21%
Submission11%14%
Decision49%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 52
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 2
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R211%
R37%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Hyun Kim
54.8%-125
Saffiedine
+12543.6%
Most takedownstie 24.5%
Hyun Kim
68.3%-948
Saffiedine
+9487.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hyun Kim
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.3%
+136
Under 36.5
57.7%
-136
04691
Saffiedine
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
41.9%
+133
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.0%
-133
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Hyun Kim
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.6%
+129
Exactly 2
18.7%
push
Under 2
45.7%
-129
036
Saffiedine
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.0%
Exactly 0
82.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.4 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
Hyun Kim24.5%57.1%−32.6-145
Saffiedine75.5%42.9%+32.6+125

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
71.6Striking64.3
Hyun Kim +7.3
66.7Grappling38.0
Hyun Kim +28.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Hyun KimSaffiedine
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1645
Pound-for-pound
1547
1641
Divisional
1547
1467
Striking offense
1500
1526
Striking defense
1499
1537
Grappling offense
1486
1522
Grappling defense
1522
Physical
35 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.18
Strikes landed / min
3.73
52%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.87
60%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.01
Takedowns / 15 min
0.23
44%
Takedown accuracy
20%
82%
Takedown defense
92%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
50%
42%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
398
Days since last fight
215
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dong Hyun Kim
  • WDominic WatersKO/TKO R1
    Close -8001y 1mo before
  • WJoshua BurkmanSUB R3
    Close -2101y 7mo before
  • LTyron WoodleyKO/TKO R1
    Close +1902y 4mo before
  • WJohn HathawayKO/TKO R3
    Close -2902y 10mo before
  • WErick SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1603y 3mo before
Tarec Saffiedine
  • LRick StoryU-DEC R3
    Close +1157mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerU-DEC R3
    Close -26511mo before
  • LRory MacDonaldKO/TKO R3
    Close +3802y 3mo before
  • WHyun Gyu LimU-DEC R5
    Close -2403y before
Hyun Kim — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-1, 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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 0 losses
W
48% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (58%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0
Saffiedine — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
63% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (7%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (57%)Decision(100%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Hyun Kim
Saffiedine
16
UFC fights
4
169.6 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
66.5 min · 16.6 avg
22y 4m
Career length
19y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hyun Kim
Saffiedine
211W–58L · 78.4%
Overall
77W–23L · 77.0%
157W–46L · 77.3%
Wins
42W–13L · 76.4%
54W–12L · 81.8%
Losses
35W–10L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hyun Kim
Saffiedine
50W–43L · 53.8%
Overall
172W–65L · 72.6%
50W–43L · 53.8%
Wins
158W–57L · 73.5%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–8L · 63.6%
Distance striking
Hyun Kim
Saffiedine
2.77
Landed / min
4.86
34.7%
Accuracy
44.5%
72.0%
Defense
61.0%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.68
24.0%
Time at distance
68.7%
Grappling & control
Hyun Kim
Saffiedine
3.01
Takedowns / 15 min
0.23
44.2%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
82.1%
Takedown defense
92.3%
0.71
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.23
77.3%
Control share
48.5%
Strike target map
Hyun Kim
  • Head77%(283)div 63%
  • Body9%(35)div 21%
  • Legs14%(51)div 16%
Saffiedine
  • Head50%(124)div 63%
  • Body15%(37)div 21%
  • Legs35%(87)div 16%

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

Dong Hyun Kim
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tarec Saffiedine
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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