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UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2
Thiago Santos
Thiago Santos
8-2 · BRA
VS
Ronny Markes
Ronny Markes
14-2 · BRA
March 23, 2014 · Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
183.0lb
Weigh-in
190.0lbMissed +4.0
Thiago Santos def. Ronny Markes by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 0:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:53
Santos7/160/010:14
Markes0/10/000:00
Total
Santos7/160/010:14
Markes0/10/000:00

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
SantosWin probabilityMarkes
59.4%40.6%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
44%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Santos59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%22%
Submission27%46%
Decision19%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 7
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Markes41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%20%
Submission17%42%
Decision16%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 0
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~54 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R29%
R37%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Santos
58.9%-151
Markes
+15139.1%
Most takedownstie 33.4%
Santos
6.0%+1007
Markes
-100760.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Santos
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
41.6%
+135
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.2%
-135
03876
Markes
Expected: 24.1
24
Over 24
41.5%
+135
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
55.8%
-135
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Santos
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.1%
Exactly 0
86.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Markes
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
36.2%
-104
Exactly 1
29.1%
push
Under 1
34.7%
+104
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 8.0 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
Santos59.4%12.8%+46.6+660
Markes40.6%87.2%−46.6-840

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
24.4Striking63.3
Markes +38.9
0.0Grappling65.7
Markes +65.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SantosMarkes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1561
1504
Divisional
1547
1488
Striking offense
1491
1527
Striking defense
1497
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.00
Strikes landed / min
2.21
0%
Strike accuracy
54%
3.83
Strikes absorbed / min
2.35
40%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.18
0%
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
75%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
232
Days since last fight
137
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Santos
  • LCezar FerreiraSUB R1
    Close +4108mo before
Ronny Markes
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close +1455mo before
  • WAndrew CraigU-DEC R3
    Close -3151y 2mo before
  • WAaron SimpsonS-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 1mo before
  • WKarlos VemolaU-DEC R3
    Close +2002y 7mo before
Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Markes — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Santos
Markes
1
UFC fights
4
0.8 min · 0.8 avg
Octagon time
56.6 min · 14.2 avg
15y 8m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Santos
Markes
5W–2L · 71.4%
Overall
32W–4L · 88.9%
0W–0L
Wins
27W–3L · 90.0%
5W–2L · 71.4%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Santos
Markes
13W–13L · 50.0%
Overall
80W–43L · 65.0%
10W–11L · 47.6%
Wins
70W–39L · 64.2%
3W–2L · 60.0%
Losses
10W–4L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Santos
Markes
0.00
Landed / min
3.50
0.0%
Accuracy
39.4%
40.0%
Defense
53.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
76.6%
Time at distance
32.8%
Grappling & control
Santos
Markes
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
3.18
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
36.4%
Control share
80.2%
Strike target map
Santos
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Markes
  • Head40%(50)div 63%
  • Body22%(27)div 19%
  • Legs38%(48)div 18%

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

Thiago Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ronny Markes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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