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UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
Thiago Santos
Thiago Santos
12-3 · BRA
VS
Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt
34-15-2 · USA
May 14, 2016 · Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Thiago Santos def. Nate Marquardt by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:39
Santos16/300/020:27
Marquardt7/130/000:00
Total
Santos16/300/020:27
Marquardt7/130/000:00

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 probabilityMarquardt
57.7%42.3%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
3%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 13.2 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 Marquardt. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Santos58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%
Submission0%1%
Decision42%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3376)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Marquardt42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%26%
Submission3%6%
Decision28%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2457)act 7
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 0
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R27%
R316%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Santos
62.4%-171
Marquardt
+17136.5%
Most takedownstie 41.7%
Santos
7.8%+643
Marquardt
-64350.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Santos
Expected: 58.1
58
Over 58
42.0%
+135
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
56.9%
-135
073146
Marquardt
Expected: 43.7
43.5
Over 43.5
42.8%
+134
Under 43.5
57.2%
-134
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Santos
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.6%
Exactly 0
86.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Marquardt
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.2%
+145
Exactly 1
23.6%
push
Under 1
45.2%
-145
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 13.2 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
Santos57.7%75.8%−18.1-360
Marquardt42.3%24.2%+18.1+300

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
74.7Striking71.9
Santos +2.8
35.1Grappling71.6
Marquardt +36.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SantosMarquardt
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1579
1554
Divisional
1602
1498
Striking offense
1514
1517
Striking defense
1529
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.70
Strikes landed / min
2.67
47%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.17
Strikes absorbed / min
1.90
69%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.41
20%
Takedown accuracy
60%
86%
Takedown defense
72%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
60%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
75%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
156
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Santos
  • WElias TheodorouU-DEC R3
    Close +1855mo before
  • WSteve BosseKO/TKO R1
    Close -17511mo before
  • WAndy EnzKO/TKO R1
    Close -1751y 3mo before
  • LUriah HallU-DEC R3
    Close +2551y 10mo before
  • WRonny MarkesKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose +6602y 2mo before
Nate Marquardt
  • WCB DollawayKO/TKO R2
    Close +3505mo before
  • LKelvin GastelumKO/TKO R2
    Close +40011mo before
  • LBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 4mo before
  • WJames Te HunaSUB R1
    Close +1701y 11mo before
  • LHector LombardKO/TKO R1
    Close +1702y 7mo before
Santos — 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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Marquardt — win / loss by method
Record: 34-15-2

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
12 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
27% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 9 losses
W
24% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
12win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(50%) 4
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(50%) 4
Non-UFC
22win7loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (32%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (50%)Submission(29%) 2
4 (18%)Decision(71%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Santos
Marquardt
6
UFC fights
20
34.1 min · 5.7 avg
Octagon time
180.9 min · 9.0 avg
15y 8m
Career length
27y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Santos
Marquardt
58W–12L · 82.9%
Overall
401W–95L · 80.8%
45W–6L · 88.2%
Wins
236W–61L · 79.5%
13W–6L · 68.4%
Losses
165W–34L · 82.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Santos
Marquardt
13W–13L · 50.0%
Overall
251W–114L · 68.8%
10W–11L · 47.6%
Wins
167W–72L · 69.9%
3W–2L · 60.0%
Losses
84W–42L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Santos
Marquardt
2.89
Landed / min
3.32
34.0%
Accuracy
43.2%
70.7%
Defense
65.8%
1.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.83
67.0%
Time at distance
45.1%
Grappling & control
Santos
Marquardt
0.44
Takedowns / 15 min
2.41
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
60.4%
85.7%
Takedown defense
72.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.16
25.0%
Control share
65.0%
Strike target map
Santos
  • Head42%(53)div 63%
  • Body21%(27)div 19%
  • Legs37%(46)div 18%
Marquardt
  • Head63%(306)div 63%
  • Body17%(84)div 19%
  • Legs19%(93)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.

Nate Marquardt
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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