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UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
9-0 · USA
VS
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
33-4 · BRA
July 6, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Chris Weidman def. Anderson Silva by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Weidman11/271/201:52
Silva9/180/000:00
R2 · 1:18
Weidman5/160/110:03
Silva5/60/000:00
Total
Weidman16/431/311:55
Silva14/240/000:00

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
WeidmanWin probabilitySilva
80.0%20.0%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
5%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 19.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Weidman80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%40%
Submission4%5%
Decision44%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes77 (44101)act 16
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.7)act 1
Silva20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%65%
Submission1%3%
Decision6%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4397)act 14
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~152 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R28%
R316%
R49%
R57%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Weidman
51.1%-106
Silva
+10648.2%
Most takedownstie 35.9%
Weidman
60.5%-1656
Silva
+16563.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 77.3
77.5
Over 77.5
42.3%
+136
Under 77.5
57.7%
-136
097194
Silva
Expected: 74.9
75
Over 75
42.0%
+136
Exactly 75
0.9%
push
Under 75
57.1%
-136
094188
Takedowns — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
34.1%
+151
Exactly 2
14.3%
push
Under 2
51.6%
-151
036
Silva
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.6%
Exactly 0
92.4%
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 19.1 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
Weidman80.0%31.6%+48.4+210
Silva20.0%68.4%−48.4-230

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
72.1Striking79.6
Silva +7.5
89.5Grappling56.9
Weidman +32.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WeidmanSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1596
Pound-for-pound
1744
1596
Divisional
1714
1497
Striking offense
1567
1517
Striking defense
1562
1539
Grappling offense
1517
1551
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
29 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.23
Strikes landed / min
3.34
43%
Strike accuracy
68%
1.95
Strikes absorbed / min
1.75
68%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.32
72%
Takedown accuracy
75%
100%
Takedown defense
81%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+5
Win/loss streak
+16
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
60%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
360
Days since last fight
266
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Weidman
  • WMark MunozKO/TKO R2
    Close -1401y before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -1521y 5mo before
  • WTom LawlorSUB R1
    Close -3301y 8mo before
  • WJesse BongfeldtSUB R1
    Close -4752y 1mo before
  • WAlessio SakaraU-DEC R3
    Close -2302y 4mo before
Anderson Silva
  • WStephan BonnarKO/TKO R1
    Close -10009mo before
  • WChael SonnenKO/TKO R2
    Close -2801y before
  • WYushin OkamiKO/TKO R2
    Close -6001y 10mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -2102y 5mo before
  • WChael SonnenSUB R5
    Close -4602y 11mo before
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 33-4-0

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
22 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
25% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (69%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (19%)Submission() 0
2 (13%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (65%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Weidman
Silva
5
UFC fights
16
43.6 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
142.1 min · 8.9 avg
17y 5m
Career length
29y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Weidman
Silva
64W–20L · 76.2%
Overall
299W–76L · 79.7%
64W–20L · 76.2%
Wins
299W–76L · 79.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Weidman
Silva
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
200W–78L · 71.9%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
174W–64L · 73.1%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–14L · 65.0%
Distance striking
Weidman
Silva
3.94
Landed / min
3.35
33.6%
Accuracy
58.9%
72.1%
Defense
74.5%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.79
47.1%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Weidman
Silva
4.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.32
72.2%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
80.7%
1.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.63
99.8%
Control share
22.1%
Strike target map
Weidman
  • Head77%(109)div 64%
  • Body10%(14)div 19%
  • Legs13%(18)div 17%
Silva
  • Head57%(269)div 64%
  • Body21%(101)div 19%
  • Legs22%(105)div 17%

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anderson Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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