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UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen
Steven Siler
Steven Siler
21-10 · USA
VS
Kurt Holobaugh
Kurt Holobaugh
9-1 · USA
April 27, 2013 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.3lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Steven Siler def. Kurt Holobaugh by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Siler15/341/103:16
Holobaugh9/250/000:45
R2
Siler10/270/300:38
Holobaugh13/331/103:14
R3
Siler25/480/002:53
Holobaugh19/340/101:00
Total
Siler50/1091/406:47
Holobaugh41/921/204:59

Scorecards

Siler vs Holobaugh

RdCardo UrsoDave TirelliSue SanidadCommunity
R1---10-8.5
R2---9-10
R3---10-9
Total29-2829-2829-2829-27.5

Media (10 cards) · avg 2927.6 · 10 Siler · 0 Holobaugh

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Siler-Holobaugh.

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
SilerWin probabilityHolobaugh
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
29%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Siler50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%41%
Submission16%31%
Decision14%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 50
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.8)act 1
Holobaugh50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%58%
Submission13%26%
Decision8%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 41
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 1
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R247%
R35%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Siler
53.5%-119
Holobaugh
+11944.9%
Most takedownstie 41.7%
Siler
43.8%-302
Holobaugh
+30214.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Siler
Expected: 35.8
36
Over 36
41.2%
+138
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
57.0%
-138
04590
Holobaugh
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.7%
+134
Under 32.5
57.3%
-134
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Siler
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.6%
+157
Exactly 1
18.7%
push
Under 1
49.7%
-157
035
Holobaugh
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.0%
+335
Under 0.5
77.0%
-335
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 8.1 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
Siler50.2%52.3%−2.1-115
Holobaugh49.8%47.7%+2.1+105

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
SilerHolobaugh
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1524
1539
Divisional
1524
1489
Striking offense
1500
1509
Striking defense
1500
1499
Grappling offense
1500
1491
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.77
Strikes landed / min
43%
Strike accuracy
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
49%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
20%
Takedown accuracy
45%
Takedown defense
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
75%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Steven Siler
  • LDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close +1005mo before
  • WJoey GambinoSUB R1
    Close +11010mo before
  • WCole MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +4101y 2mo before
  • WJosh CloptonU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 5mo before
Kurt Holobaugh
No prior UFC fights.
Siler — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-0

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
2 wins, 4 losses
W
10% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 5 losses
W
62% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
18win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (11%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
12 (67%)Submission(56%) 5
4 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
Holobaugh — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (11%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Siler
Holobaugh
4
UFC fights
0
47.8 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
21y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Siler
Holobaugh
47W–7L · 87.0%
Overall
33W–5L · 86.8%
Wins
14W–2L · 87.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Siler
Holobaugh
239W–90L · 72.6%
Overall
76W–50L · 60.3%
162W–74L · 68.6%
Wins
48W–34L · 58.5%
77W–16L · 82.8%
Losses
28W–16L · 63.6%
Distance striking
Siler
Holobaugh
5.76
Landed / min
31.7%
Accuracy
59.3%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
35.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Siler
Holobaugh
0.63
Takedowns / 15 min
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.0%
Takedown defense
1.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
12.1%
Control share
Strike target map
Siler
  • Head57%(103)div 63%
  • Body32%(57)div 19%
  • Legs11%(20)div 18%
Holobaugh
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Steven Siler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kurt Holobaugh

No UFC fights on record.

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