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UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
8-0 · GBR
VS
December 17, 2016 · Sacramento, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Paul Craig def. Henrique da Silva by SUB (Armbar), R2 1:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Craig18/291/101:48
da Silva12/151/302:19
R2 · 1:59
Craig13/200/100:20
da Silva4/90/001:04
Total
Craig31/491/202:08
da Silva16/241/303:23

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
CraigWin probabilityda Silva
68.1%31.9%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
42%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 6.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Craig68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%29%
Submission34%50%
Decision14%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1228)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
da Silva32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%59%
Submission8%25%
Decision5%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R164%
R210%
R37%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Craig
46.1%+112
da Silva
-11251.5%
Most takedownstie 62.0%
Craig
16.0%+138
da Silva
-13822.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Craig
Expected: 21.9
22
Over 22
40.7%
+138
Exactly 22
2.9%
push
Under 22
56.4%
-138
02855
da Silva
Expected: 23.3
23.5
Over 23.5
41.8%
+139
Under 23.5
58.2%
-139
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Craig
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
da Silva
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.2%
+297
Under 0.5
74.8%
-297
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 6.1 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
Craig68.1%33.1%+35.0+190
da Silva31.9%66.9%−35.0-230

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Craigda Silva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1564
1527
Divisional
1564
1482
Striking offense
1509
1500
Striking defense
1493
1561
Grappling offense
1508
1558
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
6.61
Strike accuracy
59%
Strikes absorbed / min
6.14
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Craig
No prior UFC fights.
Henrique da Silva
  • WJoachim ChristensenSUB R2
    Close -1353mo before
  • WJonathan WilsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1456mo before
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
da Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Craig
da Silva
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
18.9 min · 9.4 avg
Career length
12y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Craig
da Silva
Overall
20W–3L · 87.0%
Wins
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Craig
da Silva
15W–9L · 62.5%
Overall
44W–31L · 58.7%
15W–9L · 62.5%
Wins
44W–31L · 58.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Craig
da Silva
Landed / min
6.53
Accuracy
45.0%
Defense
54.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
40.5%
Grappling & control
Craig
da Silva
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.79
Control share
51.3%
Strike target map
Craig
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
da Silva
  • Head58%(72)div 65%
  • Body35%(44)div 19%
  • Legs7%(9)div 16%

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

Paul Craig

No UFC fights on record.

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

Henrique da Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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