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UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
Brandon Thatch
Brandon Thatch
10-1 · USA
VS
Paulo Thiago
Paulo Thiago
15-5 · BRA
November 9, 2013 · Goiania, Goias, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Brandon Thatch def. Paulo Thiago by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 2:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:10
Thatch12/280/010:27
Thiago5/131/200:23
Total
Thatch12/280/010:27
Thiago5/131/200:23

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
ThatchWin probabilityThiago
63.8%36.2%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
20%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Thatch64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%33%
Submission12%18%
Decision31%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Thiago36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission8%24%
Decision23%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 5
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 1
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R215%
R35%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Thatch
56.4%-135
Thiago
+13541.7%
Most takedownstie 39.8%
Thatch
15.8%+280
Thiago
-28044.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thatch
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
41.1%
+138
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.8%
-138
03978
Thiago
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
41.7%
+134
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.8%
-134
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Thatch
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.0%
+300
Under 0.5
75.0%
-300
035
Thiago
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.4%
+149
Exactly 1
19.5%
push
Under 1
48.1%
-149
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 10.5 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
Thatch63.8%76.9%−13.1-360
Thiago36.2%23.1%+13.1+325

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
94.0Striking65.8
Thatch +28.2
75.0Grappling63.4
Thatch +11.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThatchThiago
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1548
1541
Divisional
1544
1507
Striking offense
1472
1507
Striking defense
1536
1508
Grappling offense
1507
1510
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
74"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
12.29
Strikes landed / min
1.47
65%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.45
Strikes absorbed / min
1.69
80%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
10.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
100%
Takedown accuracy
43%
100%
Takedown defense
61%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
73
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Thatch
  • WJustin EdwardsKO/TKO R1
    Close -2702mo before
Paulo Thiago
  • WMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    Close -1906mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close +2901y before
  • LSiyar BahadurzadaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1501y 7mo before
  • WDavid MitchellU-DEC R3
    Close -4152y 2mo before
  • LDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -1403y 1mo before
Thatch — 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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Thiago — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (70%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Thatch
Thiago
1
UFC fights
10
1.4 min · 1.4 avg
Octagon time
116.1 min · 11.6 avg
18y 1m
Career length
21y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thatch
Thiago
8W–2L · 80.0%
Overall
154W–23L · 87.0%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Wins
62W–7L · 89.9%
0W–0L
Losses
92W–16L · 85.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thatch
Thiago
60W–33L · 64.5%
Overall
28W–8L · 77.8%
55W–32L · 63.2%
Wins
28W–8L · 77.8%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Thatch
Thiago
7.62
Landed / min
2.28
50.0%
Accuracy
31.5%
85.7%
Defense
76.4%
21.69
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
38.0%
Time at distance
34.5%
Grappling & control
Thatch
Thiago
10.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
100.0%
Takedown defense
60.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.55
90.0%
Control share
26.2%
Strike target map
Thatch
  • Head76%(13)div 62%
  • Body24%(4)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Thiago
  • Head61%(104)div 62%
  • Body25%(42)div 22%
  • Legs15%(25)div 16%

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

Brandon Thatch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paulo Thiago
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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