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Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi
8-3 · SWE
VS
Chris Dempsey
Chris Dempsey
10-1 · USA
July 19, 2014 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Ilir Latifi def. Chris Dempsey by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:07
Latifi16/311/100:02
Dempsey1/50/000:00
Total
Latifi16/311/100:02
Dempsey1/50/000:00

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 probabilityDempsey
56.8%43.2%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
25%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 9.8 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 Dempsey. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Latifi57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%
Submission15%27%
Decision26%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 16
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Dempsey43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%23%
Submission9%22%
Decision24%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R26%
R39%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Latifi
44.0%+123
Dempsey
-12354.2%
Most takedownstie 33.7%
Latifi
41.6%-168
Dempsey
+16824.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Latifi
Expected: 28.9
29
Over 29
41.2%
+137
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.5%
-137
03773
Dempsey
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
42.2%
+137
Under 32.5
57.8%
-137
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Latifi
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.9%
+130
Exactly 1
17.6%
push
Under 1
46.5%
-130
035
Dempsey
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.6%
+159
Under 0.5
61.4%
-159
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 9.8 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
Latifi56.8%73.2%−16.4-295
Dempsey43.2%26.8%+16.4+265

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LatifiDempsey
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1527
1515
Divisional
1527
1479
Striking offense
1482
1498
Striking defense
1500
1547
Grappling offense
1561
1559
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.00
Strikes landed / min
16%
Strike accuracy
4.44
Strikes absorbed / min
47%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.66
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ilir Latifi
  • WCyrille DiabateSUB R1
    Close -1354mo before
  • LGegard MousasiU-DEC R3
    Close +5751y 3mo before
Chris Dempsey
No prior UFC fights.
Latifi — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0, 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(50%) 1
Dempsey — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(100%) 1
5 (50%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Latifi
Dempsey
2
UFC fights
0
18.0 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
18y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Latifi
Dempsey
52W–12L · 81.3%
Overall
19W–9L · 67.9%
Wins
33W–3L · 91.7%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Latifi
Dempsey
73W–41L · 64.0%
Overall
59W–40L · 59.6%
53W–30L · 63.9%
Wins
57W–40L · 58.8%
20W–11L · 64.5%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Latifi
Dempsey
1.03
Landed / min
15.2%
Accuracy
46.6%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
86.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Latifi
Dempsey
1.66
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
1.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
95.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Latifi
  • Head61%(11)div 64%
  • Body17%(3)div 19%
  • Legs22%(4)div 18%
Dempsey
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Chris Dempsey

No UFC fights on record.

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