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Sam Sicilia
Sam Sicilia
13-5 · USA
VS
Akira Corassani
Akira Corassani
12-5 · SWE
January 24, 2015 · Stockholm, Sweden
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Sam Sicilia def. Akira Corassani by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:26
Sicilia10/260/010:25
Corassani10/310/000:02
Total
Sicilia10/260/010:25
Corassani10/310/000:02

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
SiciliaWin probabilityCorassani
61.8%38.2%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
9%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sicilia62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%38%
Submission6%10%
Decision32%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 10
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Corassani38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%
Submission3%8%
Decision29%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 10
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R210%
R312%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Sicilia
48.9%+102
Corassani
-10249.9%
Most takedownstie 53.9%
Sicilia
26.3%-133
Corassani
+13319.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sicilia
Expected: 46.5
46.5
Over 46.5
42.5%
+135
Under 46.5
57.5%
-135
059117
Corassani
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
41.8%
+136
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.7%
-136
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Sicilia
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.2%
+220
Under 0.5
68.8%
-220
035
Corassani
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.9%
+302
Under 0.5
75.1%
-302
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 11.8 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
Sicilia61.8%44.6%+17.2+120
Corassani38.2%55.4%−17.2-130

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
60.0Striking54.9
Sicilia +5.1
51.4Grappling40.9
Sicilia +10.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SiciliaCorassani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1530
1498
Divisional
1530
1499
Striking offense
1497
1500
Striking defense
1489
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
67"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.14
Strikes landed / min
3.28
38%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
5.09
58%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
42%
Takedown accuracy
29%
60%
Takedown defense
87%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
43%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sam Sicilia
  • LKatsunori KikunoSUB R2
    Close +1354mo before
  • WAaron PhillipsU-DEC R3
    Close -1408mo before
  • LCole MillerSUB R2
    Close +1101y before
  • WGodofredo PepeyKO/TKO R1
    Close +1101y 2mo before
  • LMaximo BlancoU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 9mo before
Akira Corassani
  • LMax HollowayKO/TKO R1
    Close +4804mo before
  • LDustin PoirierKO/TKO R2
    Close +8509mo before
  • WMaximo BlancoDQ R1
    Close +1771y 2mo before
  • WRobert PeraltaU-DEC R3
    Close +4201y 10mo before
  • WAndy OgleS-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 4mo before
Sicilia — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
54% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Corassani — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0, 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
1 win, 5 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (33%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sicilia
Corassani
7
UFC fights
5
62.4 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
39.3 min · 7.9 avg
18y 10m
Career length
19y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sicilia
Corassani
85W–25L · 77.3%
Overall
58W–14L · 80.6%
28W–5L · 84.8%
Wins
33W–8L · 80.5%
57W–20L · 74.0%
Losses
25W–6L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sicilia
Corassani
26W–23L · 53.1%
Overall
96W–55L · 63.6%
23W–23L · 50.0%
Wins
66W–41L · 61.7%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
30W–14L · 68.2%
Distance striking
Sicilia
Corassani
3.23
Landed / min
5.07
30.1%
Accuracy
44.6%
60.8%
Defense
61.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
61.0%
Time at distance
55.7%
Grappling & control
Sicilia
Corassani
1.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
42.1%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
60.0%
Takedown defense
86.7%
0.48
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
69.9%
Control share
34.8%
Strike target map
Sicilia
  • Head67%(132)div 64%
  • Body21%(42)div 19%
  • Legs11%(22)div 17%
Corassani
  • Head58%(75)div 64%
  • Body21%(27)div 19%
  • Legs21%(27)div 17%

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

Sam Sicilia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Akira Corassani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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