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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
16-11 · USA
VS
Jordan Mein
Jordan Mein
27-8 · CAN
April 20, 2013 · San Jose, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Matt Brown def. Jordan Mein by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 1:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brown22/610/100:00
Mein24/570/011:28
R2 · 1:00
Brown18/230/000:35
Mein0/10/000:00
Total
Brown40/840/100:35
Mein24/580/011:28

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
BrownWin probabilityMein
18.1%81.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
43%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 7.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Brown18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%27%
Submission8%43%
Decision5%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 40
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Mein82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%26%
Submission35%43%
Decision25%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 24
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R152%
R212%
R35%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Brown
49.5%-101
Mein
+10148.8%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Brown
8.7%+614
Mein
-61453.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brown
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.3%
+137
Under 33.5
57.7%
-137
04284
Mein
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
41.7%
+135
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.3%
-135
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Brown
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.6%
Exactly 0
83.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mein
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.7%
+122
Exactly 1
25.3%
push
Under 1
41.1%
-122
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 7.5 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
Brown18.1%25.2%−7.1+290
Mein81.9%74.8%+7.1-320

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
75.0Striking86.8
Mein +11.8
73.7Grappling0.0
Brown +73.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrownMein
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1555
1559
Divisional
1555
1541
Striking offense
1507
1522
Striking defense
1502
1530
Grappling offense
1495
1474
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
32 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.40
Strikes landed / min
6.17
58%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.27
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
58%
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
47%
Takedown accuracy
66%
Takedown defense
0%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
100%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
78%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
35
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Brown
  • WMike SwickKO/TKO R2
    Close +1204mo before
  • WLuis RamosKO/TKO R2
    Close -15510mo before
  • WStephen ThompsonU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y before
  • WChris CopeKO/TKO R2
    Close -3351y 2mo before
  • LSeth BaczynskiSUB R2
    Close -1351y 5mo before
Jordan Mein
  • WDan MillerKO/TKO R1
    Close -30035d before
Brown — win / loss by method
Record: 16-11-0

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, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 9 losses
W
31% of wins
L
82% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
18% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(80%) 4
2 (22%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (57%)Submission(83%) 5
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1
Mein — win / loss by method
Record: 27-8-0

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
15 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 4 losses
W
26% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
26win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (54%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
7 (27%)Submission(50%) 4
5 (19%)Decision(38%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Brown
Mein
14
UFC fights
1
125.2 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
4.7 min · 4.7 avg
20y 10m
Career length
20y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brown
Mein
163W–58L · 73.8%
Overall
14W–6L · 70.0%
85W–27L · 75.9%
Wins
14W–6L · 70.0%
78W–31L · 71.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brown
Mein
62W–37L · 62.6%
Overall
275W–133L · 67.4%
12W–2L · 85.7%
Wins
228W–119L · 65.7%
50W–35L · 58.8%
Losses
47W–14L · 77.0%
Distance striking
Brown
Mein
6.03
Landed / min
5.24
46.9%
Accuracy
45.7%
64.1%
Defense
70.3%
0.72
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.19
28.9%
Time at distance
65.0%
Grappling & control
Brown
Mein
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
46.9%
Takedown accuracy
66.2%
Takedown defense
0.0%
2.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
39.3%
Control share
35.8%
Strike target map
Brown
  • Head54%(231)div 62%
  • Body32%(136)div 22%
  • Legs14%(59)div 16%
Mein
  • Head86%(25)div 62%
  • Body14%(4)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Matt Brown
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jordan Mein
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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