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UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Gleison Tibau
Gleison Tibau
28-9 · BRA
VS
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
21-7-1 · USA
August 31, 2013 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Gleison Tibau def. Jamie Varner by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tibau7/211/101:05
Varner10/220/000:00
R2
Tibau13/170/004:20
Varner0/20/000:00
R3
Tibau6/171/300:16
Varner27/521/301:58
Total
Tibau26/552/405:41
Varner37/761/301:58

Scorecards

Tibau vs Varner

RdBrian PuccilloOtto TorrieroSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.5-9.6
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R39-108-109-108.9-10
Total29-2827-2929-2828.4-28.5

Media (14 cards) · avg 2928 · 14 Tibau · 0 Varner

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Tibau-Varner.

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
TibauWin probabilityVarner
47.2%52.8%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
17%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tibau47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%10%
Submission8%16%
Decision34%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 26
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.6)act 2
Varner53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%26%
Submission9%17%
Decision30%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 37
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R210%
R34%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Tibau
46.1%+113
Varner
-11352.0%
Most takedownstie 20.9%
Tibau
69.1%-685
Varner
+68510.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tibau
Expected: 28.2
28
Over 28
41.8%
+134
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
55.9%
-134
03671
Varner
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
41.6%
+135
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.2%
-135
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Tibau
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
38.6%
+109
Exactly 2
19.4%
push
Under 2
42.0%
-109
036
Varner
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.7%
+275
Under 0.5
73.3%
-275
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 11.5 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
Tibau47.2%50.0%−2.8-105
Varner52.8%50.0%+2.8-105

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
61.7Striking62.6
Varner +0.9
86.8Grappling83.6
Tibau +3.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TibauVarner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1598
Pound-for-pound
1554
1604
Divisional
1553
1450
Striking offense
1496
1551
Striking defense
1503
1562
Grappling offense
1536
1555
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.87
Strikes landed / min
3.44
33%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.14
Strikes absorbed / min
2.90
65%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.66
Takedowns / 15 min
6.82
57%
Takedown accuracy
66%
93%
Takedown defense
63%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
42%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
245
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gleison Tibau
  • WJohn CholishSUB R2
    opp missedClose -2553mo before
  • LEvan DunhamS-DEC R3
    Close +1257mo before
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -13011mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close -1531y 2mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosS-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 9mo before
Jamie Varner
  • WMelvin GuillardS-DEC R3
    Close +1308mo before
  • LJoe LauzonSUB R3
    Close +1051y 1mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R1
    Close +4601y 3mo before
  • WJason GilliamSUB R1
    6y 6mo before
  • LHermes FrancaSUB R3
    Close +4007y before
Tibau — win / loss by method
Record: 28-9-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 6 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(14%) 1
7 (58%)Decision(71%) 5
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (19%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (31%)Decision(50%) 1
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-1, 2 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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win5loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Tibau
Varner
19
UFC fights
5
222.1 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
46.2 min · 9.2 avg
26y 7m
Career length
23y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tibau
Varner
317W–89L · 78.1%
Overall
87W–23L · 79.1%
196W–62L · 76.0%
Wins
51W–11L · 82.3%
121W–27L · 81.8%
Losses
36W–12L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tibau
Varner
42W–26L · 61.8%
Overall
169W–55L · 75.4%
37W–25L · 59.7%
Wins
129W–47L · 73.3%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
40W–8L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Tibau
Varner
2.57
Landed / min
4.73
25.4%
Accuracy
37.6%
70.4%
Defense
57.3%
0.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.65
44.9%
Time at distance
54.0%
Grappling & control
Tibau
Varner
4.66
Takedowns / 15 min
6.82
57.0%
Takedown accuracy
65.6%
93.2%
Takedown defense
62.5%
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.30
74.8%
Control share
78.1%
Strike target map
Tibau
  • Head79%(328)div 64%
  • Body17%(69)div 19%
  • Legs5%(19)div 17%
Varner
  • Head71%(113)div 64%
  • Body23%(37)div 19%
  • Legs6%(9)div 17%

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

Gleison Tibau
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jamie Varner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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