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UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett
32-6 · USA
VS
Frank Mir
Frank Mir
16-7 · USA
August 31, 2013 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
255.0lb
Weigh-in
248.0lb
Josh Barnett def. Frank Mir by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 1:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:56
Barnett26/380/011:10
Mir9/160/000:00
Total
Barnett26/380/011:10
Mir9/160/000:00

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
BarnettWin probabilityMir
50.9%49.1%
KO / TKO
66%
Submission
15%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 6.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barnett51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%70%
Submission7%14%
Decision8%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 26
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Mir49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%62%
Submission8%15%
Decision11%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 9
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R152%
R223%
R36%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Barnett
70.0%-252
Mir
+25227.8%
Most takedownstie 63.2%
Barnett
15.7%+135
Mir
-13521.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 26.7
26.5
Over 26.5
43.0%
+132
Under 26.5
57.0%
-132
03467
Mir
Expected: 16.2
16
Over 16
41.4%
+132
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
54.6%
-132
02141
Takedowns — over/under
Barnett
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.9%
Exactly 0
81.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mir
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.1%
+314
Under 0.5
75.9%
-314
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 6.6 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
Barnett50.9%63.1%−12.2-178
Mir49.1%36.9%+12.2+167

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
73.1Striking53.5
Barnett +19.6
66.5Grappling73.3
Mir +6.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarnettMir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1581
Pound-for-pound
1592
1567
Divisional
1591
1510
Striking offense
1489
1505
Striking defense
1495
1520
Grappling offense
1532
1520
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
35 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.00
Strikes landed / min
2.34
54%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.56
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
54%
Strike defense
39%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.42
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
100%
Takedown accuracy
46%
60%
Takedown defense
55%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
-2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
79%
Recent opp. quality
4180
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Barnett
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    11y 5mo before
  • WBobby HoffmanKO/TKO R2
    11y 10mo before
  • WSemmy SchiltSUB R1
    Close -17012y 2mo before
  • LPedro RizzoKO/TKO R2
    Close +45012y 6mo before
  • WGan McGeeKO/TKO R2
    12y 9mo before
Frank Mir
  • LDaniel CormierU-DEC R3
    Close +3354mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close +4201y 3mo before
  • WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraSUB R1
    Close -2201y 9mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1202y 3mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R3
    Close -2252y 11mo before
Barnett — win / loss by method
Record: 32-6-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
28win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
17 (61%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (14%)Decision(60%) 3
1 (4%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Mir — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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, 6 losses
W
19% of wins
L
86% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
14% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(86%) 6
8 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (14%)Decision(14%) 1
1 (7%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Barnett
Mir
5
UFC fights
21
42.3 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
117.8 min · 5.6 avg
29y 7m
Career length
25y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barnett
Mir
74W–17L · 81.3%
Overall
238W–56L · 81.0%
64W–16L · 80.0%
Wins
179W–49L · 78.5%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Losses
59W–7L · 89.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barnett
Mir
435W–127L · 77.4%
Overall
4W–1L · 80.0%
351W–114L · 75.5%
Wins
4W–1L · 80.0%
84W–13L · 86.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Barnett
Mir
3.75
Landed / min
3.29
35.6%
Accuracy
35.1%
66.2%
Defense
59.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
19.6%
Time at distance
30.2%
Grappling & control
Barnett
Mir
1.42
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
46.3%
60.0%
Takedown defense
54.5%
1.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.55
39.7%
Control share
48.9%
Strike target map
Barnett
  • Head63%(80)div 67%
  • Body20%(26)div 18%
  • Legs17%(21)div 16%
Mir
  • Head49%(134)div 67%
  • Body33%(90)div 18%
  • Legs19%(52)div 16%

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

Josh Barnett
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Frank Mir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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