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UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
19-5 · USA
VS
Dennis Siver
Dennis Siver
21-8 · DEU
July 6, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
144.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Cub Swanson def. Dennis Siver by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 2:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Swanson3/130/000:00
Siver10/361/103:06
R2
Swanson17/491/100:50
Siver12/750/200:07
R3 · 2:24
Swanson23/390/010:13
Siver4/330/100:00
Total
Swanson43/1011/111:03
Siver26/1441/403:13

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
SwansonWin probabilitySiver
63.7%36.3%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
16%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Swanson64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%39%
Submission9%14%
Decision30%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3887)act 43
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 1
Siver36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%26%
Submission7%20%
Decision20%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 26
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Combined totals~122 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R210%
R319%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Swanson
58.4%-143
Siver
+14340.7%
Most takedownstie 67.1%
Swanson
13.5%+143
Siver
-14319.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 67.0
67
Over 67
42.0%
+136
Exactly 67
1.0%
push
Under 67
57.0%
-136
084168
Siver
Expected: 55.4
55.5
Over 55.5
42.4%
+136
Under 55.5
57.6%
-136
070139
Takedowns — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.1%
Exactly 0
83.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Siver
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.9%
Exactly 0
78.1%
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 11.1 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
Swanson63.7%63.1%+0.6-178
Siver36.3%36.9%−0.6+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
70.4Striking68.4
Swanson +2.0
56.2Grappling39.0
Swanson +17.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SwansonSiver
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1586
Pound-for-pound
1600
1585
Divisional
1549
1521
Striking offense
1527
1512
Striking defense
1525
1497
Grappling offense
1490
1497
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.14
Strikes landed / min
4.13
48%
Strike accuracy
32%
3.52
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
63%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.81
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
83%
Takedown accuracy
26%
64%
Takedown defense
71%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
75%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cub Swanson
  • WDustin PoirierU-DEC R3
    Close +1005mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +2159mo before
  • WRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1951y before
  • WGeorge RoopKO/TKO R2
    Close +1101y 5mo before
  • LRicardo LamasSUB R2
    Close +1651y 8mo before
Dennis Siver
  • WNam PhanU-DEC R3
    Close -2907mo before
  • WDiego NunesU-DEC R3
    Close +1701y 3mo before
  • LDonald CerroneSUB R1
    Close +2151y 8mo before
  • WMatt WimanU-DEC R3
    Close -1052y before
  • WGeorge SotiropoulosU-DEC R3
    missedClose +3252y 4mo before
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Siver — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-0

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, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 5 losses
W
33% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(40%) 2
5 (50%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(100%) 3
2 (18%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Swanson
Siver
5
UFC fights
15
41.5 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
145.0 min · 9.7 avg
22y 0m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Swanson
Siver
64W–19L · 77.1%
Overall
201W–62L · 76.4%
54W–17L · 76.1%
Wins
138W–41L · 77.1%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
63W–21L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Swanson
Siver
126W–37L · 77.3%
Overall
91W–50L · 64.5%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
67W–45L · 59.8%
42W–9L · 82.4%
Losses
24W–5L · 82.8%
Distance striking
Swanson
Siver
5.50
Landed / min
5.15
44.2%
Accuracy
29.5%
65.8%
Defense
71.5%
1.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.72
60.0%
Time at distance
65.9%
Grappling & control
Swanson
Siver
1.81
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
83.3%
Takedown accuracy
25.9%
63.6%
Takedown defense
71.1%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.31
32.3%
Control share
45.3%
Strike target map
Swanson
  • Head69%(119)div 64%
  • Body15%(26)div 19%
  • Legs16%(27)div 17%
Siver
  • Head59%(352)div 64%
  • Body15%(87)div 19%
  • Legs27%(160)div 17%

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dennis Siver
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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