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UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
14-3 · BRA
VS
June 8, 2013 · Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Thiago Silva def. Rafael Cavalcante by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:29
Silva37/750/010:03
Cavalcante24/610/000:00
Total
Silva37/750/010:03
Cavalcante24/610/000:00

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
SilvaWin probabilityCavalcante
57.2%42.8%
KO / TKO
65%
Submission
13%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%64%
Submission8%14%
Decision13%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 37
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Cavalcante43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%65%
Submission5%12%
Decision10%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1331)act 24
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R236%
R310%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Silva
70.6%-253
Cavalcante
+25327.9%
Most takedownstie 50.1%
Silva
27.8%-126
Cavalcante
+12622.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
42.4%
+136
Under 38.5
57.6%
-136
04997
Cavalcante
Expected: 23.5
23.5
Over 23.5
42.4%
+136
Under 23.5
57.6%
-136
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.9%
+195
Under 0.5
66.1%
-195
035
Cavalcante
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.7%
+249
Under 0.5
71.3%
-249
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 8.0 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
Silva57.2%33.5%+23.7+185
Cavalcante42.8%66.5%−23.7-230

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaCavalcante
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1525
1561
Divisional
1525
1517
Striking offense
1482
1506
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.50
Strikes landed / min
49%
Strike accuracy
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
69%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.13
Takedowns / 15 min
46%
Takedown accuracy
52%
Takedown defense
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-4
Win/loss streak
20%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Silva
  • LAlexander GustafssonU-DEC R3
    Close +2401y 2mo before
  • LRashad EvansU-DEC R3
    Close +1653y 5mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close +1203y 9mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1904y 4mo before
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -6215y before
Rafael Cavalcante
No prior UFC fights.
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0, 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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Cavalcante — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0, 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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Cavalcante
10
UFC fights
0
79.6 min · 8.0 avg
Octagon time
20y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Cavalcante
103W–16L · 86.6%
Overall
64W–14L · 82.1%
Wins
39W–2L · 95.1%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Cavalcante
46W–29L · 61.3%
Overall
143W–48L · 74.9%
46W–29L · 61.3%
Wins
103W–32L · 76.3%
0W–0L
Losses
40W–16L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Silva
Cavalcante
3.73
Landed / min
39.1%
Accuracy
75.0%
Defense
0.38
Knockdowns / 15 min
41.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Silva
Cavalcante
1.13
Takedowns / 15 min
46.2%
Takedown accuracy
51.7%
Takedown defense
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
50.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head57%(158)div 64%
  • Body23%(63)div 18%
  • Legs21%(58)div 17%
Cavalcante
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafael Cavalcante

No UFC fights on record.

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