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UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2
Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson
28-11 · USA
VS
Mauricio Rua
Mauricio Rua
22-8 · BRA
March 23, 2014 · Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
202.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Dan Henderson def. Mauricio Rua by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 1:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Henderson10/350/000:00
Rua30/581/110:40
R2
Henderson5/120/100:00
Rua12/240/112:45
R3 · 1:31
Henderson8/130/110:08
Rua6/140/000:00
Total
Henderson23/600/210:08
Rua48/961/223:25

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
HendersonWin probabilityRua
26.1%73.9%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
12%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 15.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Henderson26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%25%
Submission2%9%
Decision17%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 23
Takedowns0.3 (0.00.9)act 0
Rua74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%52%
Submission10%13%
Decision25%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 48
Takedowns0.3 (0.00.9)act 1
Combined totals~127 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R215%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Henderson
31.8%+212
Rua
-21267.4%
Most takedownstie 72.5%
Henderson
14.1%-106
Rua
+10613.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Henderson
Expected: 51.3
51.5
Over 51.5
42.2%
+137
Under 51.5
57.8%
-137
065129
Rua
Expected: 76.0
76
Over 76
42.1%
+135
Exactly 76
0.9%
push
Under 76
57.0%
-135
096191
Takedowns — over/under
Henderson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
15.6%
+540
Under 0.5
84.4%
-540
035
Rua
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
14.8%
+575
Under 0.5
85.2%
-575
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 15.4 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
Henderson26.1%38.6%−12.5+155
Rua73.9%61.4%+12.5-165

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
61.9Striking65.2
Rua +3.3
55.0Grappling41.0
Henderson +14.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HendersonRua
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1569
1492
Divisional
1560
1465
Striking offense
1531
1517
Striking defense
1517
1496
Grappling offense
1490
1528
Grappling defense
1479
Physical
43 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.41
Strikes landed / min
3.16
48%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.75
Strikes absorbed / min
3.16
49%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.32
Takedowns / 15 min
1.69
50%
Takedown accuracy
39%
71%
Takedown defense
34%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
50%
-3
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
17%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
134
Days since last fight
107
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Henderson
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close +2004mo before
  • LRashad EvansS-DEC R3
    Close +1759mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaS-DEC R3
    Close +1771y 1mo before
  • WMauricio RuaU-DEC R5
    Close +1432y 4mo before
  • WMichael BispingKO/TKO R2
    Close -2234y 8mo before
Mauricio Rua
  • WJames Te HunaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1254mo before
  • LChael SonnenSUB R1
    Close -1607mo before
  • LAlexander GustafssonU-DEC R3
    Close +2401y 3mo before
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R4
    Close -4001y 8mo before
  • LDan HendersonU-DEC R5
    Close -1532y 4mo before
Henderson — win / loss by method
Record: 28-11-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
4% of wins
L
27% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 7 losses
W
46% of wins
L
64% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
5 (83%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
22win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (59%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (5%)Submission(33%) 2
8 (36%)Decision(67%) 4
Rua — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0

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
19 wins, 2 losses
W
86% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
6win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (81%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Henderson
Rua
11
UFC fights
12
159.5 min · 14.5 avg
Octagon time
141.9 min · 11.8 avg
29y 1m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Henderson
Rua
184W–38L · 82.9%
Overall
206W–58L · 78.0%
77W–12L · 86.5%
Wins
96W–31L · 75.6%
107W–26L · 80.5%
Losses
110W–27L · 80.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Henderson
Rua
389W–101L · 79.4%
Overall
230W–100L · 69.7%
302W–85L · 78.0%
Wins
195W–87L · 69.1%
87W–16L · 84.5%
Losses
35W–13L · 72.9%
Distance striking
Henderson
Rua
1.96
Landed / min
4.36
33.5%
Accuracy
43.8%
56.7%
Defense
61.1%
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
50.6%
Time at distance
40.9%
Grappling & control
Henderson
Rua
1.32
Takedowns / 15 min
1.69
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
39.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
34.2%
0.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.42
48.8%
Control share
49.9%
Strike target map
Henderson
  • Head63%(242)div 64%
  • Body19%(74)div 19%
  • Legs18%(68)div 18%
Rua
  • Head61%(275)div 64%
  • Body15%(69)div 19%
  • Legs23%(105)div 18%

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

Dan Henderson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mauricio Rua
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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