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UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell
32-9 · USA
VS
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
12-6 · USA
August 31, 2013 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
262.0lb
Weigh-in
241.0lb
Ben Rothwell def. Brandon Vera by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rothwell14/320/000:00
Vera18/250/000:00
R2
Rothwell21/420/000:57
Vera21/330/100:00
R3 · 1:54
Rothwell21/290/010:43
Vera2/50/000:00
Total
Rothwell56/1030/011:40
Vera41/630/100:00

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
RothwellWin probabilityVera
43.3%56.7%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
32%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rothwell43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%50%
Submission14%32%
Decision7%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 56
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Vera57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%36%
Submission19%32%
Decision18%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 41
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R210%
R322%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Rothwell
46.5%+112
Vera
-11252.0%
Most takedownstie 55.7%
Rothwell
36.5%-468
Vera
+4687.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 36.2
36
Over 36
41.9%
+134
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.3%
-134
04691
Vera
Expected: 38.4
38.5
Over 38.5
42.3%
+136
Under 38.5
57.7%
-136
04896
Takedowns — over/under
Rothwell
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.7%
+158
Under 0.5
61.3%
-158
035
Vera
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.2%
Exactly 0
88.8%
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 8.4 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
Rothwell43.3%59.8%−16.5-155
Vera56.7%40.2%+16.5+145

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
52.2Striking68.5
Vera +16.3
48.4Grappling48.2
Rothwell +0.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RothwellVera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1541
1536
Divisional
1544
1495
Striking offense
1517
1493
Striking defense
1518
1498
Grappling offense
1498
1480
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
31 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.99
Strikes landed / min
3.04
46%
Strike accuracy
55%
3.89
Strikes absorbed / min
2.79
43%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.43
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
33%
Takedown accuracy
57%
44%
Takedown defense
60%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
53%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
20%
50%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
392
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ben Rothwell
  • LGabriel GonzagaSUB R2
    Close +1057mo before
  • WBrendan SchaubKO/TKO R1
    Close +1951y 4mo before
  • LMark HuntU-DEC R3
    Close -3551y 11mo before
  • WGilbert YvelU-DEC R3
    Close +1703y 3mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R2
    Close +2533y 10mo before
Brandon Vera
  • LMauricio RuaKO/TKO R4
    Close +3551y 1mo before
  • WEliot MarshallU-DEC R3
    Close -3801y 10mo before
  • LJon JonesKO/TKO R1
    Close +2153y 5mo before
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R3
    Close -1403y 10mo before
  • WKrzysztof SoszynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2154y before
Rothwell — win / loss by method
Record: 32-9-0

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
25 wins, 4 losses
W
78% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
30win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
24 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (13%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (7%)Decision(33%) 2
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-0, 1 NC

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
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rothwell
Vera
5
UFC fights
15
43.1 min · 8.6 avg
Octagon time
152.2 min · 10.1 avg
25y 7m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rothwell
Vera
69W–29L · 70.4%
Overall
178W–54L · 76.7%
44W–16L · 73.3%
Wins
86W–27L · 76.1%
25W–13L · 65.8%
Losses
92W–27L · 77.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rothwell
Vera
509W–183L · 73.6%
Overall
10W–6L · 62.5%
472W–168L · 73.8%
Wins
10W–6L · 62.5%
37W–15L · 71.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rothwell
Vera
2.58
Landed / min
5.45
29.3%
Accuracy
45.5%
55.5%
Defense
68.2%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.69
26.0%
Time at distance
31.3%
Grappling & control
Rothwell
Vera
2.43
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
44.4%
Takedown defense
60.4%
0.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
50.5%
Control share
30.6%
Strike target map
Rothwell
  • Head81%(70)div 67%
  • Body19%(16)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Vera
  • Head37%(170)div 67%
  • Body27%(123)div 18%
  • Legs37%(169)div 16%

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

Ben Rothwell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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