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UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
Erick Silva
Erick Silva
16-5 · BRA
VS
Mike Rhodes
Mike Rhodes
6-3 · USA
December 20, 2014 · Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Erick Silva def. Mike Rhodes by SUB (Arm Triangle), R1 1:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:15
Silva2/21/101:05
Rhodes2/30/000:00
Total
Silva2/21/101:05
Rhodes2/30/000:00

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
SilvaWin probabilityRhodes
52.9%47.1%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
17%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%31%
Submission13%25%
Decision23%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 2
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Rhodes47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%33%
Submission5%9%
Decision27%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 2
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R36%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Silva
42.9%+130
Rhodes
-13055.7%
Most takedownstie 37.0%
Silva
47.3%-301
Rhodes
+30115.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
42.9%
+133
Under 36.5
57.1%
-133
04692
Rhodes
Expected: 42.2
42
Over 42
42.0%
+134
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.4%
-134
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.7%
+122
Exactly 1
18.4%
push
Under 1
44.9%
-122
035
Rhodes
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.3%
+281
Under 0.5
73.7%
-281
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 10.2 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
Silva52.9%77.3%−24.4-400
Rhodes47.1%22.7%+24.4+325

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
52.0Striking61.1
Rhodes +9.0
59.4Grappling48.6
Silva +10.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaRhodes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1483
1543
Divisional
1483
Striking offense
Striking defense
1525
Grappling offense
1493
1518
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.61
Strikes landed / min
3.27
56%
Strike accuracy
39%
5.08
Strikes absorbed / min
4.23
38%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
33%
Takedown accuracy
33%
57%
Takedown defense
80%
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Erick Silva
  • LMatt BrownKO/TKO R3
    Close -2307mo before
  • WTakenori SatoKO/TKO R1
    Close -110010mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimKO/TKO R2
    Close -1701y 2mo before
  • WJason HighSUB R1
    Close -4101y 6mo before
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    Close -1922y 2mo before
Mike Rhodes
  • LRobert WhittakerU-DEC R3
    Close +2306mo before
  • LGeorge SullivanU-DEC R3
    Close -28011mo before
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0, 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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
40% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Rhodes — win / loss by method
Record: 6-3-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Rhodes
8
UFC fights
2
43.0 min · 5.4 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
21y 2m
Career length
14y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Rhodes
155W–45L · 77.5%
Overall
25W–7L · 78.1%
67W–18L · 78.8%
Wins
0W–0L
88W–27L · 76.5%
Losses
25W–7L · 78.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Rhodes
58W–23L · 71.6%
Overall
33W–8L · 80.5%
58W–23L · 71.6%
Wins
25W–7L · 78.1%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Distance striking
Silva
Rhodes
4.24
Landed / min
4.15
40.2%
Accuracy
38.0%
51.2%
Defense
66.4%
0.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
24.7%
Time at distance
72.2%
Grappling & control
Silva
Rhodes
0.70
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
56.7%
Takedown defense
80.0%
2.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
30.1%
Control share
43.9%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head60%(67)div 62%
  • Body34%(38)div 21%
  • Legs6%(7)div 16%
Rhodes
  • Head52%(51)div 62%
  • Body13%(13)div 21%
  • Legs35%(34)div 16%

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

Erick Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Rhodes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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