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UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
19-13 · USA
VS
Tim Means
Tim Means
24-6-1 · USA
July 11, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Matt Brown def. Tim Means by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 4:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:44
Brown25/371/101:47
Means16/400/200:17
Total
Brown25/371/101:47
Means16/400/200:17

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
BrownWin probabilityMeans
39.2%60.8%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
10%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brown39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%62%
Submission4%11%
Decision11%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 25
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Means61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%55%
Submission6%9%
Decision22%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~110 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R236%
R38%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Brown
57.2%-137
Means
+13741.8%
Most takedownstie 62.2%
Brown
16.5%+129
Means
-12921.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brown
Expected: 59.4
59.5
Over 59.5
42.3%
+136
Under 59.5
57.7%
-136
075149
Means
Expected: 50.2
50
Over 50
42.2%
+134
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.5%
-134
063126
Takedowns — over/under
Brown
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.9%
Exactly 0
80.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Means
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.4%
+310
Under 0.5
75.6%
-310
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 9.2 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
Brown39.2%58.0%−18.8-150
Means60.8%42.0%+18.8+130

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
74.1Striking72.5
Brown +1.6
69.8Grappling51.7
Brown +18.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrownMeans
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1584
1576
Divisional
1588
1550
Striking offense
1504
1520
Striking defense
1521
1521
Grappling offense
1504
1479
Grappling defense
1532
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.80
Strikes landed / min
3.91
54%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
58%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
0.98
48%
Takedown accuracy
54%
60%
Takedown defense
68%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
67%
-2
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
83%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Brown
  • LJohny HendricksU-DEC R3
    Close +3404mo before
  • LRobbie LawlerU-DEC R5
    missedClose +29511mo before
  • WErick SilvaKO/TKO R3
    Close +2101y 2mo before
  • WMike PyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -1251y 11mo before
  • WJordan MeinKO/TKO R2
    Close +2902y 3mo before
Tim Means
  • WGeorge SullivanSUB R3
    Close -1553mo before
  • WDhiego LimaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1604mo before
  • WMarcio Alexandre JuniorS-DEC R3
    Close -1707mo before
  • WHernani PerpetuoU-DEC R3
    Close -17911mo before
  • LNeil MagnyU-DEC R3
    Close -3051y 2mo before
Brown — win / loss by method
Record: 19-13-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 9 losses
W
26% of wins
L
69% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
11% of wins
L
31% of losses
UFC
12win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(57%) 4
2 (17%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (57%)Submission(83%) 5
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Means — win / loss by method
Record: 24-6-1

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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
18win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (78%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (17%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (6%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Brown
Means
19
UFC fights
9
183.8 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
107.1 min · 11.9 avg
20y 10m
Career length
22y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brown
Means
270W–91L · 74.8%
Overall
121W–30L · 80.1%
153W–47L · 76.5%
Wins
74W–15L · 83.1%
117W–44L · 72.7%
Losses
47W–15L · 75.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brown
Means
62W–37L · 62.6%
Overall
155W–100L · 60.8%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Wins
115W–87L · 56.9%
50W–35L · 58.8%
Losses
40W–13L · 75.5%
Distance striking
Brown
Means
5.62
Landed / min
4.06
42.1%
Accuracy
38.0%
63.1%
Defense
68.9%
0.57
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.70
35.2%
Time at distance
64.6%
Grappling & control
Brown
Means
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
0.98
47.8%
Takedown accuracy
53.8%
59.8%
Takedown defense
67.9%
1.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.28
35.2%
Control share
33.2%
Strike target map
Brown
  • Head61%(428)div 62%
  • Body28%(199)div 21%
  • Legs10%(72)div 16%
Means
  • Head61%(256)div 62%
  • Body26%(110)div 21%
  • Legs13%(53)div 16%

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

Matt Brown
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Tim Means
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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