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Mike Pierce
Mike Pierce
17-5 · USA
October 9, 2013 · Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Rousimar Palhares def. Mike Pierce by SUB (Heel Hook), R1 0:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:31
Palhares0/10/000:04
Pierce2/51/100:08
Total
Palhares0/10/000:04
Pierce2/51/100:08

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
PalharesWin probabilityPierce
46.2%53.8%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
16%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Palhares46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%11%
Submission13%28%
Decision28%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 0
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.7)act 0
Pierce54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%31%
Submission3%5%
Decision34%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 2
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R219%
R35%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Palhares
39.6%+148
Pierce
-14858.6%
Most takedownstie 30.4%
Palhares
34.1%+104
Pierce
-10435.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
41.9%
+139
Under 26.5
58.1%
-139
03366
Pierce
Expected: 32.4
32.5
Over 32.5
42.2%
+137
Under 32.5
57.8%
-137
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.0%
+156
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
48.4%
-156
035
Pierce
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.0%
+148
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
47.5%
-148
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 11.8 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
Palhares46.2%31.6%+14.6+210
Pierce53.8%68.4%−14.6-230

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
66.6Striking67.5
Pierce +0.9
56.5Grappling56.2
Palhares +0.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PalharesPierce
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1557
Pound-for-pound
1615
1511
Divisional
1614
Striking offense
Striking defense
1525
Grappling offense
1515
1516
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
33 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.73
Strikes landed / min
2.62
51%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.27
58%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
39%
Takedown accuracy
42%
0%
Takedown defense
67%
2.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
75%
-2
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
71%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
299
Days since last fight
95
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rousimar Palhares
  • LHector LombardKO/TKO R1
    Close +20510mo before
  • LAlan BelcherKO/TKO R1
    Close -2101y 5mo before
  • WMike MassenzioSUB R1
    Close -5001y 9mo before
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -2452y 1mo before
  • WDavid BranchSUB R2
    Close -1602y 7mo before
Mike Pierce
  • WDavid MitchellKO/TKO R2
    Close -6603mo before
  • WSeth BaczynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -40010mo before
  • WAaron SimpsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1451y before
  • WCarlos Eduardo RochaU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 4mo before
  • LJosh KoscheckS-DEC R3
    Close +2481y 8mo before
Palhares — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
79% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
5 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (86%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 2
Pierce — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 5 losses
W
47% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Palhares
Pierce
11
UFC fights
12
75.9 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
152.1 min · 12.7 avg
22y 3m
Career length
19y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Palhares
Pierce
254W–66L · 79.4%
Overall
183W–29L · 86.3%
156W–41L · 79.2%
Wins
136W–20L · 87.2%
98W–25L · 79.7%
Losses
47W–9L · 83.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Palhares
Pierce
50W–18L · 73.5%
Overall
70W–40L · 63.6%
46W–17L · 73.0%
Wins
65W–40L · 61.9%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Palhares
Pierce
2.46
Landed / min
3.61
48.9%
Accuracy
30.4%
64.4%
Defense
69.6%
0.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
47.1%
Time at distance
32.2%
Grappling & control
Palhares
Pierce
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
38.9%
Takedown accuracy
42.3%
0.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
2.77
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
67.0%
Control share
86.3%
Strike target map
Palhares
  • Head71%(93)div 62%
  • Body10%(13)div 22%
  • Legs19%(25)div 16%
Pierce
  • Head63%(249)div 62%
  • Body19%(76)div 22%
  • Legs18%(73)div 16%

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

Rousimar Palhares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Pierce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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