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UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
16-5-1 · BRA
VS
June 8, 2013 · Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
242.0lb
Weigh-in
237.0lb
Fabricio Werdum def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by SUB (Armbar), R2 2:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Werdum19/221/201:47
Rodrigo Nogueira11/290/101:16
R2 · 2:41
Werdum13/150/001:05
Rodrigo Nogueira3/110/000:46
Total
Werdum32/371/202:52
Rodrigo Nogueira14/400/102:02

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
WerdumWin probabilityRodrigo Nogueira
55.6%44.4%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
23%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Werdum56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%65%
Submission10%17%
Decision10%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 32
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Rodrigo Nogueira44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%41%
Submission13%29%
Decision13%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 14
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R215%
R311%
R46%
R55%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Werdum
67.0%-210
Rodrigo Nogueira
+21031.9%
Most takedownstie 60.5%
Werdum
25.4%-181
Rodrigo Nogueira
+18114.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 55.7
55.5
Over 55.5
42.7%
+134
Under 55.5
57.3%
-134
070140
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 37.7
37.5
Over 37.5
42.8%
+134
Under 37.5
57.2%
-134
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.3%
+253
Under 0.5
71.7%
-253
035
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.6%
Exactly 0
82.4%
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 11.7 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
Werdum55.6%70.1%−14.5-275
Rodrigo Nogueira44.4%29.9%+14.5+220

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
77.6Striking62.6
Werdum +15.0
20.2Grappling56.6
Rodrigo Nogueira +36.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WerdumRodrigo Nogueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1603
1564
Divisional
1602
1518
Striking offense
1505
1516
Striking defense
1504
1491
Grappling offense
1508
1516
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
35 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.41
Strikes landed / min
2.67
53%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.04
Strikes absorbed / min
3.22
58%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.57
22%
Takedown accuracy
32%
25%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
63%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
350
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fabricio Werdum
  • WMike RussowKO/TKO R1
    Close -47511mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 4mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close -6504y 7mo before
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1635y before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2005y 5mo before
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • WDave HermanSUB R2
    Close -2308mo before
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close +1801y 6mo before
  • WBrendan SchaubKO/TKO R1
    Close +2151y 9mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1123y 4mo before
  • WRandy CoutureU-DEC R3
    Close +1533y 9mo before
Werdum — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-1

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(100%) 3
Rodrigo Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 31-7-1, 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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (40%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
16 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (31%)Decision(100%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Werdum
Rodrigo Nogueira
6
UFC fights
8
48.0 min · 8.0 avg
Octagon time
67.0 min · 8.4 avg
24y 1m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Werdum
Rodrigo Nogueira
63W–16L · 79.7%
Overall
129W–37L · 77.7%
46W–10L · 82.1%
Wins
96W–29L · 76.8%
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
33W–8L · 80.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Werdum
Rodrigo Nogueira
205W–48L · 81.0%
Overall
394W–110L · 78.2%
132W–33L · 80.0%
Wins
335W–105L · 76.1%
73W–15L · 83.0%
Losses
59W–5L · 92.2%
Distance striking
Werdum
Rodrigo Nogueira
4.42
Landed / min
3.82
47.5%
Accuracy
35.3%
65.8%
Defense
68.8%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.90
62.6%
Time at distance
55.8%
Grappling & control
Werdum
Rodrigo Nogueira
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
1.57
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
31.8%
25.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.24
53.6%
Control share
60.4%
Strike target map
Werdum
  • Head67%(142)div 67%
  • Body15%(32)div 18%
  • Legs18%(38)div 16%
Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Head81%(145)div 67%
  • Body14%(25)div 18%
  • Legs5%(9)div 16%

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

Fabricio Werdum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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