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UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
Tim Kennedy
Tim Kennedy
16-4 · USA
VS
Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
17-4-1 · BRA
November 6, 2013 · Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Tim Kennedy def. Rafael Natal by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:40
Kennedy13/310/010:02
Natal13/350/100:00
Total
Kennedy13/310/010:02
Natal13/350/100:00

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
KennedyWin probabilityNatal
60.8%39.2%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
19%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 16.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kennedy61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%42%
Submission11%18%
Decision24%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (3068)act 13
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Natal39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%
Submission8%21%
Decision21%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 13
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R214%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Kennedy
49.6%-101
Natal
+10149.3%
Most takedownstie 44.3%
Kennedy
27.7%+101
Natal
-10128.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kennedy
Expected: 52.4
52.5
Over 52.5
42.4%
+136
Under 52.5
57.6%
-136
066132
Natal
Expected: 52.2
52
Over 52
42.1%
+134
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.6%
-134
066131
Takedowns — over/under
Kennedy
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
35.4%
+182
Under 0.5
64.6%
-182
035
Natal
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
24.6%
+262
Exactly 1
11.1%
push
Under 1
64.3%
-262
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 16.0 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
Kennedy60.8%77.7%−16.9-380
Natal39.2%22.3%+16.9+340

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
82.5Striking74.5
Kennedy +8.0
46.6Grappling65.4
Natal +18.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KennedyNatal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1574
1551
Divisional
1574
1501
Striking offense
1489
1508
Striking defense
1524
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.60
Strikes landed / min
2.90
59%
Strike accuracy
49%
0.80
Strikes absorbed / min
1.60
59%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.68
50%
Takedown accuracy
41%
50%
Takedown defense
78%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
123
Days since last fight
63
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Kennedy
  • WRoger GracieU-DEC R3
    Close -1554mo before
Rafael Natal
  • WTor TroengU-DEC R3
    Close -2502mo before
  • WJoao ZeferinoU-DEC R3
    Close -3006mo before
  • WSean SpencerSUB R3
    Close -2359mo before
  • LAndrew CraigKO/TKO R2
    Close +1301y 4mo before
  • WMichael KuiperU-DEC R3
    Close -1521y 9mo before
Kennedy — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
6 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(75%) 3
Natal — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-1

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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
7 (58%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Kennedy
Natal
1
UFC fights
8
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
112.1 min · 14.0 avg
24y 11m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kennedy
Natal
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
82W–14L · 85.4%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
67W–11L · 85.9%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kennedy
Natal
195W–62L · 75.9%
Overall
65W–22L · 74.7%
156W–54L · 74.3%
Wins
58W–22L · 72.5%
39W–8L · 83.0%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Kennedy
Natal
6.08
Landed / min
3.46
45.5%
Accuracy
38.4%
77.3%
Defense
74.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.54
27.4%
Time at distance
46.2%
Grappling & control
Kennedy
Natal
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.68
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.8%
50.0%
Takedown defense
78.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.94
64.3%
Control share
61.8%
Strike target map
Kennedy
  • Head39%(21)div 63%
  • Body19%(10)div 19%
  • Legs43%(23)div 17%
Natal
  • Head63%(206)div 63%
  • Body13%(43)div 19%
  • Legs23%(76)div 17%

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

Tim Kennedy
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafael Natal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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