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UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
Michael Graves
Michael Graves
5-0 · USA
VS
Randy Brown
Randy Brown
7-0 · JAM
April 16, 2016 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Michael Graves def. Randy Brown by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Graves5/111/603:22
Brown9/150/101:02
R2 · 2:31
Graves6/111/102:06
Brown1/40/000:00
Total
Graves11/222/705:28
Brown10/190/101:02

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
GravesWin probabilityBrown
25.4%74.6%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
13%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Graves25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%42%
Submission3%11%
Decision12%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 11
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.8)act 2
Brown75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%43%
Submission10%14%
Decision32%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 10
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R228%
R34%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Graves
36.7%+168
Brown
-16861.8%
Most takedownstie 27.0%
Graves
67.2%-1167
Brown
+11675.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Graves
Expected: 28.8
29
Over 29
40.8%
+139
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.9%
-139
03672
Brown
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
41.6%
+136
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.7%
-136
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Graves
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
48.7%
+105
Under 1.5
51.3%
-105
035
Brown
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.5%
Exactly 0
86.5%
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 9.8 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
Graves25.4%57.1%−31.7-145
Brown74.6%42.9%+31.7+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
68.7Striking63.3
Graves +5.4
50.0Grappling53.2
Brown +3.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GravesBrown
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1535
1528
Divisional
1535
1500
Striking offense
1497
1498
Striking defense
1501
1505
Grappling offense
1502
1502
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
25 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'3"
71"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.80
Strikes landed / min
3.20
60%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
3.07
51%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
70%
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
88%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
279
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Graves
  • WVicente LuqueU-DEC R3
    Close +1609mo before
Randy Brown
  • WMatt DwyerU-DEC R3
    Close -1453mo before
Graves — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Brown — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Graves
Brown
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
13y 5m
Career length
12y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Graves
Brown
7W–4L · 63.6%
Overall
8W–3L · 72.7%
7W–4L · 63.6%
Wins
8W–3L · 72.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Graves
Brown
13W–6L · 68.4%
Overall
29W–15L · 65.9%
13W–6L · 68.4%
Wins
29W–15L · 65.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Graves
Brown
5.99
Landed / min
3.20
54.5%
Accuracy
29.9%
60.0%
Defense
57.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
13.4%
Time at distance
47.9%
Grappling & control
Graves
Brown
7.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
87.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
72.0%
Control share
55.3%
Strike target map
Graves
  • Head81%(22)div 63%
  • Body11%(3)div 21%
  • Legs7%(2)div 16%
Brown
  • Head65%(31)div 63%
  • Body21%(10)div 21%
  • Legs15%(7)div 16%

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

Michael Graves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Randy Brown
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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