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UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
34-11-1 · BRA
VS
Brian Stann
Brian Stann
12-5 · USA
March 2, 2013 · Saitama, Japan
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Wanderlei Silva def. Brian Stann by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Silva24/460/210:32
Stann31/520/010:54
R2 · 4:08
Silva19/370/010:04
Stann12/240/000:00
Total
Silva43/830/220:36
Stann43/760/010:54

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 probabilityStann
39.7%60.3%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
8%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 19.4 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 Stann. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Silva40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%42%
Submission2%5%
Decision21%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 43
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Stann60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%
Submission6%10%
Decision35%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 43
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R26%
R313%
R48%
R55%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Silva
33.3%+198
Stann
-19865.9%
Most takedownstie 63.2%
Silva
18.3%+101
Stann
-10118.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 53.1
53
Over 53
42.0%
+135
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
56.7%
-135
067133
Stann
Expected: 76.0
76
Over 76
42.1%
+136
Exactly 76
0.9%
push
Under 76
57.0%
-136
096191
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
21.1%
+374
Under 0.5
78.9%
-374
035
Stann
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
21.4%
+368
Under 0.5
78.6%
-368
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 19.4 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
Silva39.7%26.5%+13.2+270
Stann60.3%73.5%−13.2-300

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
59.8Striking67.5
Stann +7.7
41.3Grappling20.5
Silva +20.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaStann
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1503
Pound-for-pound
1554
1509
Divisional
1522
1486
Striking offense
1497
1505
Striking defense
1548
1467
Grappling offense
1484
1531
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
36 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.50
Strikes landed / min
2.86
32%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.08
Strikes absorbed / min
2.23
64%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
67%
Takedown accuracy
0%
48%
Takedown defense
54%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
36%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Wanderlei Silva
  • LRich FranklinU-DEC R5
    Close +1258mo before
  • WCung LeKO/TKO R2
    Close +1801y 3mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y 8mo before
  • WMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close -2083y before
  • LRich FranklinU-DEC R3
    Close +1323y 9mo before
Brian Stann
  • LMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close +1855mo before
  • WAlessio SakaraKO/TKO R1
    Close -38011mo before
  • LChael SonnenSUB R2
    Close +2401y 5mo before
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1401y 9mo before
  • WChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close +1372y 2mo before
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 34-11-1, 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
26 wins, 6 losses
W
76% of wins
L
55% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
21% of wins
L
45% of losses
UFC
4win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
30win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
23 (77%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (3%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (20%)Decision(25%) 1
Stann — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
75% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Stann
11
UFC fights
10
112.8 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
101.4 min · 10.1 avg
29y 9m
Career length
20y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Stann
172W–39L · 81.5%
Overall
159W–52L · 75.4%
40W–6L · 87.0%
Wins
86W–28L · 75.4%
132W–33L · 80.0%
Losses
73W–24L · 75.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Stann
344W–130L · 72.6%
Overall
31W–7L · 81.6%
303W–120L · 71.6%
Wins
26W–6L · 81.3%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Silva
Stann
2.55
Landed / min
3.84
26.6%
Accuracy
32.2%
66.0%
Defense
70.2%
0.93
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.89
69.2%
Time at distance
40.8%
Grappling & control
Silva
Stann
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
48.0%
Takedown defense
53.7%
0.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.44
13.8%
Control share
30.6%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head68%(191)div 64%
  • Body13%(38)div 18%
  • Legs19%(53)div 17%
Stann
  • Head52%(150)div 64%
  • Body20%(57)div 18%
  • Legs29%(83)div 17%

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

Wanderlei Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Stann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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