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Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi
10-4 · SWE
VS
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
17-6 · USA
January 17, 2016 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Ilir Latifi def. Sean O'Connell by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:30
Latifi2/30/010:01
O'Connell1/30/000:00
Total
Latifi2/30/010:01
O'Connell1/30/000:00

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
LatifiWin probabilityO'Connell
61.3%38.7%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
19%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Latifi61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%34%
Submission13%21%
Decision27%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 2
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.2)act 0
O'Connell39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%37%
Submission6%15%
Decision19%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R211%
R39%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Latifi
49.8%-102
O'Connell
+10248.7%
Most takedownstie 29.3%
Latifi
67.5%-2126
O'Connell
+21263.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Latifi
Expected: 38.9
39
Over 39
41.4%
+137
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.9%
-137
04998
O'Connell
Expected: 38.4
38.5
Over 38.5
42.3%
+136
Under 38.5
57.7%
-136
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Latifi
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
50.8%
-103
Under 1.5
49.2%
+103
035
O'Connell
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.7%
Exactly 0
92.3%
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 9.7 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
Latifi61.3%71.5%−10.2-265
O'Connell38.7%28.5%+10.2+245

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
44.1Striking63.4
O'Connell +19.3
51.0Grappling25.4
Latifi +25.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LatifiO'Connell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1525
1534
Divisional
1527
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
33 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.87
Strikes landed / min
6.45
27%
Strike accuracy
49%
4.16
Strikes absorbed / min
6.63
47%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.95
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
50%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
183
Days since last fight
253
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ilir Latifi
  • WHans StringerKO/TKO R1
    Close -2356mo before
  • LJan BlachowiczKO/TKO R1
    Close -2651y 3mo before
  • WChris DempseyKO/TKO R1
    Close -2951y 6mo before
  • WCyrille DiabateSUB R1
    Close -1351y 10mo before
  • LGegard MousasiU-DEC R3
    Close +5752y 9mo before
Sean O'Connell
  • WAnthony PeroshKO/TKO R1
    Close +1208mo before
  • WMatt Van BurenKO/TKO R3
    Close -2351y before
  • LGian VillanteS-DEC R3
    Close +2451y 7mo before
  • LRyan JimmoKO/TKO R1
    Close +5401y 9mo before
Latifi — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0, 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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1
O'Connell — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

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
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (20%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Latifi
O'Connell
5
UFC fights
4
23.1 min · 4.6 avg
Octagon time
32.6 min · 8.1 avg
18y 2m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Latifi
O'Connell
101W–22L · 82.1%
Overall
50W–19L · 72.5%
51W–16L · 76.1%
Wins
21W–11L · 65.6%
50W–6L · 89.3%
Losses
29W–8L · 78.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Latifi
O'Connell
73W–41L · 64.0%
Overall
158W–90L · 63.7%
53W–30L · 63.9%
Wins
123W–77L · 61.5%
20W–11L · 64.5%
Losses
35W–13L · 72.9%
Distance striking
Latifi
O'Connell
1.87
Landed / min
8.32
25.7%
Accuracy
41.2%
48.5%
Defense
53.8%
0.65
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.92
88.1%
Time at distance
53.9%
Grappling & control
Latifi
O'Connell
1.95
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.92
92.4%
Control share
89.7%
Strike target map
Latifi
  • Head60%(26)div 65%
  • Body12%(5)div 19%
  • Legs28%(12)div 17%
O'Connell
  • Head66%(138)div 65%
  • Body22%(46)div 19%
  • Legs12%(26)div 17%

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

Ilir Latifi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sean O'Connell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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