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UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
Thiago Tavares
Thiago Tavares
17-5-1 · BRA
VS
Justin Salas
Justin Salas
11-4 · USA
November 9, 2013 · Goiania, Goias, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Thiago Tavares def. Justin Salas by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 2:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:38
Tavares7/111/101:17
Salas4/170/000:17
Total
Tavares7/111/101:17
Salas4/170/000:17

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 probabilitySalas
69.5%30.5%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
23%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Salas. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Tavares69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%26%
Submission19%28%
Decision32%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 7
Takedowns2.1 (0.04.8)act 1
Salas31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%33%
Submission4%14%
Decision17%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R220%
R36%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Tavares
55.6%-131
Salas
+13142.5%
Most takedownstie 21.5%
Tavares
73.3%-1436
Salas
+14365.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
40.9%
+139
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
57.0%
-139
03977
Salas
Expected: 26.6
26.5
Over 26.5
42.8%
+134
Under 26.5
57.2%
-134
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
40.6%
+100
Exactly 2
18.6%
push
Under 2
40.8%
-100
047
Salas
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.5%
Exactly 0
85.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.1 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
Tavares69.5%69.8%−0.3-245
Salas30.5%30.2%+0.3+225

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
62.8Striking69.0
Salas +6.2
69.4Grappling28.2
Tavares +41.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresSalas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1557
Pound-for-pound
1529
1557
Divisional
1530
1464
Striking offense
1484
1516
Striking defense
1500
1515
Grappling offense
1527
1507
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
29 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.87
Strikes landed / min
3.50
39%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.34
Strikes absorbed / min
2.89
63%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.33
Takedowns / 15 min
3.38
38%
Takedown accuracy
25%
65%
Takedown defense
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
43%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Tavares
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovKO/TKO R1
    Close +17510mo before
  • WSam StoutU-DEC R3
    Close -1251y 10mo before
  • WSpencer FisherKO/TKO R2
    Close -1852y 2mo before
  • LShane RollerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1052y 8mo before
  • WPat AudinwoodSUB R1
    Close -2803y 1mo before
Justin Salas
  • WAaron RileyS-DEC R3
    Close -2403mo before
  • LTim MeansKO/TKO R1
    Close +1201y 5mo before
  • WAnton KuivanenU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 9mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-1

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, 3 losses
W
12% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
7win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Salas — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Salas
13
UFC fights
3
139.8 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
31.1 min · 10.4 avg
22y 9m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Salas
159W–39L · 80.3%
Overall
63W–20L · 75.9%
102W–28L · 78.5%
Wins
46W–17L · 73.0%
57W–11L · 83.8%
Losses
17W–3L · 85.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Salas
31W–18L · 63.3%
Overall
62W–32L · 66.0%
31W–18L · 63.3%
Wins
43W–22L · 66.2%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–10L · 65.5%
Distance striking
Tavares
Salas
3.26
Landed / min
3.31
33.8%
Accuracy
35.9%
71.4%
Defense
78.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
38.6%
Time at distance
76.7%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Salas
3.33
Takedowns / 15 min
3.38
38.3%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
64.7%
Takedown defense
1.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
60.2%
Control share
93.1%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head66%(172)div 64%
  • Body27%(70)div 20%
  • Legs7%(19)div 17%
Salas
  • Head60%(65)div 64%
  • Body19%(21)div 20%
  • Legs21%(23)div 17%

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

Thiago Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Salas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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