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UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
11-1 · USA
VS
Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva
18-4 · BRA
May 25, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
240.0lb
Weigh-in
263.0lb
Cain Velasquez def. Antonio Silva by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:21
Velasquez18/280/210:11
Silva1/30/000:00
Total
Velasquez18/280/210:11
Silva1/30/000:00

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
VelasquezWin probabilitySilva
74.6%25.4%
KO / TKO
78%
Submission
12%
Decision
10%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Velasquez75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO60%80%
Submission7%10%
Decision8%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 18
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.5)act 0
Silva25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%75%
Submission5%19%
Decision1%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R234%
R39%
R45%
R54%
Distance9%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Velasquez
86.7%-695
Silva
+69512.5%
Most takedownstie 27.9%
Velasquez
70.1%-3390
Silva
+33902.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 59.5
59.5
Over 59.5
42.5%
+135
Under 59.5
57.5%
-135
075149
Silva
Expected: 21.9
22
Over 22
40.8%
+138
Exactly 22
2.9%
push
Under 22
56.2%
-138
02855
Takedowns — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.4%
+132
Exactly 2
17.7%
push
Under 2
46.9%
-132
036
Silva
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.3%
Exactly 0
94.7%
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 8.9 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
Velasquez74.6%85.4%−10.8-705
Silva25.4%14.6%+10.8+570

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
90.4Striking49.0
Velasquez +41.4
72.8Grappling0.0
Velasquez +72.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VelasquezSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1633
Pound-for-pound
1563
1633
Divisional
1563
1529
Striking offense
1514
1508
Striking defense
1504
1539
Grappling offense
1478
1538
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.37
Strikes landed / min
2.12
57%
Strike accuracy
53%
1.61
Strikes absorbed / min
4.98
62%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.88
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47%
Takedown accuracy
0%
75%
Takedown defense
0%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
90%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
67%
78%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cain Velasquez
  • WJunior Dos SantosU-DEC R5
    Close +1755mo before
  • WAntonio SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -4001y before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close -1251y 6mo before
  • WBrock LesnarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1552y 7mo before
  • WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1013y 3mo before
Antonio Silva
  • WAlistair OvereemKO/TKO R3
    Close +3904mo before
  • WTravis BrowneKO/TKO R1
    Close +1708mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R1
    Close +3551y before
Velasquez — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
14 wins, 3 losses
W
78% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (75%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Velasquez
Silva
10
UFC fights
3
68.9 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
17.5 min · 5.8 avg
19y 10m
Career length
21y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Velasquez
Silva
147W–25L · 85.5%
Overall
58W–12L · 82.9%
134W–24L · 84.8%
Wins
49W–11L · 81.7%
13W–1L · 92.9%
Losses
9W–1L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Velasquez
Silva
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
230W–61L · 79.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
201W–55L · 78.5%
0W–0L
Losses
29W–6L · 82.9%
Distance striking
Velasquez
Silva
6.85
Landed / min
4.18
36.8%
Accuracy
45.2%
69.2%
Defense
53.5%
1.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.72
24.5%
Time at distance
26.0%
Grappling & control
Velasquez
Silva
5.88
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47.4%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
92.8%
Control share
8.3%
Strike target map
Velasquez
  • Head78%(341)div 66%
  • Body13%(57)div 18%
  • Legs9%(41)div 16%
Silva
  • Head70%(26)div 66%
  • Body8%(3)div 18%
  • Legs22%(8)div 16%

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

Cain Velasquez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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