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UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
9-3 · USA
VS
Matt Mitrione
Matt Mitrione
6-2 · USA
September 21, 2013 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
237.0lb
Weigh-in
260.5lb
Brendan Schaub def. Matt Mitrione by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:06
Schaub14/301/100:54
Mitrione7/110/000:00
Total
Schaub14/301/100:54
Mitrione7/110/000:00

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
SchaubWin probabilityMitrione
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
12%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schaub60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%54%
Submission7%11%
Decision21%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 14
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.3)act 1
Mitrione40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%58%
Submission5%12%
Decision12%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 7
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R225%
R37%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Schaub
46.3%+112
Mitrione
-11251.9%
Most takedownstie 38.4%
Schaub
57.9%-1560
Mitrione
+15603.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.7%
+134
Under 28.5
57.3%
-134
03672
Mitrione
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.2%
+137
Under 30.5
57.8%
-137
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
39.0%
+102
Exactly 1
21.0%
push
Under 1
39.9%
-102
035
Mitrione
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.4%
Exactly 0
92.6%
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 8.6 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
Schaub59.8%40.2%+19.6+145
Mitrione40.2%59.8%−19.6-155

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
65.6Striking75.4
Mitrione +9.9
61.7Grappling28.1
Schaub +33.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchaubMitrione
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1549
Pound-for-pound
1559
1549
Divisional
1558
1511
Striking offense
1529
1509
Striking defense
1511
1511
Grappling offense
1491
1523
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.31
Strikes landed / min
3.78
38%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.55
57%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
53%
Takedown accuracy
78%
Takedown defense
57%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
60%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brendan Schaub
  • WLavar JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1057mo before
  • LBen RothwellKO/TKO R1
    Close -2151y 5mo before
  • LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2552y 1mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R3
    Close -2452y 6mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 11mo before
Matt Mitrione
  • WPhilip De FriesKO/TKO R1
    Close -2506mo before
  • LRoy NelsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1709mo before
  • LCheick KongoU-DEC R3
    Close -1281y 11mo before
  • WChristian MorecraftKO/TKO R2
    Close -2552y 3mo before
  • WTim HagueKO/TKO R1
    Close -2502y 8mo before
Schaub — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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, 3 losses
W
78% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Mitrione — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
83% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Schaub
Mitrione
8
UFC fights
8
53.7 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
60.3 min · 7.5 avg
18y 1m
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schaub
Mitrione
154W–40L · 79.4%
Overall
80W–25L · 76.2%
82W–22L · 78.8%
Wins
48W–12L · 80.0%
72W–18L · 80.0%
Losses
32W–13L · 71.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schaub
Mitrione
5W–12L · 29.4%
Overall
5W–12L · 29.4%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Distance striking
Schaub
Mitrione
3.51
Landed / min
5.29
25.3%
Accuracy
46.3%
69.8%
Defense
75.0%
1.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.49
44.0%
Time at distance
53.3%
Grappling & control
Schaub
Mitrione
2.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
52.9%
Takedown accuracy
77.8%
Takedown defense
56.5%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
81.4%
Control share
22.7%
Strike target map
Schaub
  • Head85%(152)div 67%
  • Body13%(24)div 18%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%
Mitrione
  • Head71%(162)div 67%
  • Body10%(22)div 18%
  • Legs19%(44)div 16%

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

Brendan Schaub
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Mitrione
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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