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UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell
33-9 · USA
VS
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
37-13 · NLD
September 5, 2014 · Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
264.0lb
Weigh-in
248.0lb
Ben Rothwell def. Alistair Overeem by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:19
Rothwell17/270/010:13
Overeem20/210/100:02
Total
Rothwell17/270/010:13
Overeem20/210/100:02

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
RothwellWin probabilityOvereem
25.5%74.5%
KO / TKO
63%
Submission
4%
Decision
32%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rothwell25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%70%
Submission0%1%
Decision7%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 17
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Overeem75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO46%61%
Submission4%5%
Decision25%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R221%
R320%
Distance32%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Rothwell
39.7%+150
Overeem
-15059.3%
Most takedownstie 65.5%
Rothwell
19.6%-132
Overeem
+13214.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 46.9
47
Over 47
41.6%
+137
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
57.0%
-137
059118
Overeem
Expected: 58.0
58
Over 58
41.9%
+136
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
56.9%
-136
073145
Takedowns — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.1%
+353
Under 0.5
77.9%
-353
035
Overeem
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.4%
Exactly 0
82.6%
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 9.6 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
Rothwell25.5%24.6%+0.9+300
Overeem74.5%75.4%−0.9-330

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
55.6Striking88.9
Overeem +33.4
44.7Grappling47.3
Overeem +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RothwellOvereem
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1565
1553
Divisional
1565
1502
Striking offense
1509
1496
Striking defense
1510
1495
Grappling offense
1502
1489
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
78"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.58
Strikes landed / min
5.41
49%
Strike accuracy
74%
3.80
Strikes absorbed / min
1.38
42%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.91
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
33%
Takedown accuracy
50%
47%
Takedown defense
80%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
370
Days since last fight
216
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ben Rothwell
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R3
    Close -1551y before
  • LGabriel GonzagaSUB R2
    Close +1051y 8mo before
  • WBrendan SchaubKO/TKO R1
    Close +1952y 4mo before
  • LMark HuntU-DEC R3
    Close -3552y 11mo before
  • WGilbert YvelU-DEC R3
    Close +1704y 3mo before
Alistair Overeem
  • WFrank MirU-DEC R3
    Close -4207mo before
  • LTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1501y 1mo before
  • LAntonio SilvaKO/TKO R3
    Close -4401y 7mo before
  • WBrock LesnarKO/TKO R1
    Close -1402y 8mo before
Rothwell — win / loss by method
Record: 33-9-0

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
26 wins, 4 losses
W
79% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
30win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
24 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (7%)Decision(33%) 2
Overeem — win / loss by method
Record: 37-13-0, 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
17 wins, 9 losses
W
46% of wins
L
69% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
23% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
35win11loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
16 (46%)KO/TKO(64%) 7
17 (49%)Submission(9%) 1
2 (6%)Decision(27%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Rothwell
Overeem
6
UFC fights
4
55.0 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
32.0 min · 8.0 avg
25y 7m
Career length
26y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rothwell
Overeem
81W–35L · 69.8%
Overall
52W–15L · 77.6%
56W–22L · 71.8%
Wins
21W–10L · 67.7%
25W–13L · 65.8%
Losses
31W–5L · 86.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rothwell
Overeem
509W–183L · 73.6%
Overall
448W–166L · 73.0%
472W–168L · 73.8%
Wins
340W–147L · 69.8%
37W–15L · 71.2%
Losses
108W–19L · 85.0%
Distance striking
Rothwell
Overeem
3.26
Landed / min
3.76
36.8%
Accuracy
59.7%
51.4%
Defense
69.2%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.88
35.6%
Time at distance
30.8%
Grappling & control
Rothwell
Overeem
1.91
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
47.4%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
53.1%
Control share
97.1%
Strike target map
Rothwell
  • Head77%(110)div 66%
  • Body18%(26)div 18%
  • Legs4%(6)div 16%
Overeem
  • Head54%(94)div 66%
  • Body42%(72)div 18%
  • Legs4%(7)div 16%

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

Ben Rothwell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alistair Overeem
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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