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Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
11-1 · USA
VS
Lorenz Larkin
Lorenz Larkin
14-1 · USA
January 15, 2014 · Duluth, Georgia, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Brad Tavares def. Lorenz Larkin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tavares15/371/100:29
Larkin8/290/000:00
R2
Tavares16/361/201:44
Larkin8/170/000:19
R3
Tavares14/390/600:58
Larkin23/670/000:23
Total
Tavares45/1122/903:11
Larkin39/1130/000:42

Scorecards

Tavares vs Larkin

RdDerek ClearyGlenn TrowbridgeRichard BertrandCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2829-2829.2-27.8

Media (9 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 9 Tavares · 0 Larkin

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tavares-Larkin.

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
TavaresWin probabilityLarkin
17.8%82.2%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
11%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 12.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tavares18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%22%
Submission3%17%
Decision11%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 45
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 2
Larkin82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%32%
Submission8%9%
Decision48%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 39
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R25%
R319%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Tavares
42.7%+132
Larkin
-13256.3%
Most takedownstie 61.3%
Tavares
20.0%-107
Larkin
+10718.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 53.1
53
Over 53
42.0%
+135
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.8%
-135
067133
Larkin
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.4%
+136
Under 61.5
57.6%
-136
077154
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.5%
+326
Under 0.5
76.5%
-326
035
Larkin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.3%
+349
Under 0.5
77.7%
-349
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 12.0 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
Tavares17.8%28.9%−11.1+240
Larkin82.2%71.1%+11.1-260

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
65.3Striking65.5
Larkin +0.1
48.4Grappling22.7
Tavares +25.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresLarkin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1551
1590
Divisional
1551
1506
Striking offense
1494
1511
Striking defense
1506
1488
Grappling offense
1492
1509
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
26 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.40
Strikes landed / min
2.60
42%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.71
Strikes absorbed / min
2.53
55%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
38%
Takedown accuracy
81%
Takedown defense
82%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
50%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
50%
17%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brad Tavares
  • WRobert McDanielU-DEC R3
    Close -5255mo before
  • WRiki FukudaU-DEC R3
    Close -12010mo before
  • WTom WatsonS-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 4mo before
  • WDongi YangU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 8mo before
  • LAaron SimpsonU-DEC R3
    Close +2052y 6mo before
Lorenz Larkin
  • WChris CamozziU-DEC R3
    Close -4202mo before
  • LFrancis CarmontU-DEC R3
    Close +1009mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (83%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Larkin — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0, 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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
5 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Larkin
7
UFC fights
2
94.3 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
19y 1m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Larkin
97W–37L · 72.4%
Overall
39W–12L · 76.5%
88W–35L · 71.5%
Wins
19W–6L · 76.0%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
20W–6L · 76.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Larkin
1W–5L · 16.7%
Overall
86W–57L · 60.1%
1W–5L · 16.7%
Wins
86W–57L · 60.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Tavares
Larkin
5.85
Landed / min
2.62
38.6%
Accuracy
30.5%
61.8%
Defense
67.5%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
47.6%
Time at distance
64.8%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Larkin
1.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
37.9%
Takedown accuracy
80.8%
Takedown defense
81.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.7%
Control share
14.3%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head63%(201)div 63%
  • Body19%(60)div 19%
  • Legs19%(60)div 18%
Larkin
  • Head40%(31)div 63%
  • Body12%(9)div 19%
  • Legs49%(38)div 18%

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

Brad Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lorenz Larkin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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