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UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa
6-0 · USA
VS
Anton Kuivanen
Anton Kuivanen
17-5 · FIN
February 23, 2013 · Anaheim, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.2lbMissed +0.2
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Chiesa def. Anton Kuivanen by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:29
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Chiesa5/451/300:35
Kuivanen18/490/000:31
R2 · 2:29
Chiesa0/50/201:32
Kuivanen0/60/000:19
Total
Chiesa5/501/502:07
Kuivanen18/550/000:50

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
ChiesaWin probabilityKuivanen
78.6%21.4%
KO / TKO
10%
Submission
48%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 8.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Chiesa79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%8%
Submission40%50%
Decision33%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 5
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.2)act 1
Kuivanen21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%18%
Submission8%37%
Decision9%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (922)act 18
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~35 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R153%
R21%
R33%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.0%
Chiesa
52.6%-119
Kuivanen
+11944.4%
Most takedownstie 18.1%
Chiesa
75.7%-1219
Kuivanen
+12196.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Chiesa
Expected: 18.3
18.5
Over 18.5
41.6%
+140
Under 18.5
58.4%
-140
02346
Kuivanen
Expected: 16.6
16.5
Over 16.5
43.0%
+133
Under 16.5
57.0%
-133
02142
Takedowns — over/under
Chiesa
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.0%
+117
Exactly 2
22.1%
push
Under 2
42.0%
-117
036
Kuivanen
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.9%
Exactly 0
79.1%
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 8.2 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
Chiesa78.6%64.3%+14.3-190
Kuivanen21.4%35.7%−14.3+175

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
69.7Striking64.9
Chiesa +4.8
65.2Grappling58.1
Chiesa +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ChiesaKuivanen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1528
1533
Divisional
1528
1486
Striking offense
1495
1500
Striking defense
1508
1559
Grappling offense
1503
1550
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.23
Strikes landed / min
2.23
60%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.87
Strikes absorbed / min
1.87
50%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.39
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
70%
5.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
267
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Chiesa
  • WAl IaquintaSUB R1
    Close +2409mo before
Anton Kuivanen
  • WMitch ClarkeS-DEC R3
    Close -1657mo before
  • LJustin SalasU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y before
Chiesa — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (80%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Kuivanen — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Chiesa
Kuivanen
1
UFC fights
2
2.8 min · 2.8 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
15y 9m
Career length
20y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Chiesa
Kuivanen
5W–1L · 83.3%
Overall
18W–4L · 81.8%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Wins
9W–1L · 90.0%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Chiesa
Kuivanen
12W–13L · 48.0%
Overall
151W–90L · 62.7%
12W–13L · 48.0%
Wins
121W–65L · 65.1%
0W–0L
Losses
30W–25L · 54.5%
Distance striking
Chiesa
Kuivanen
5.66
Landed / min
3.14
60.0%
Accuracy
30.0%
42.9%
Defense
65.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
57.1%
Time at distance
41.4%
Grappling & control
Chiesa
Kuivanen
5.39
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
69.6%
5.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
100.0%
Control share
46.1%
Strike target map
Chiesa
  • Head56%(5)div 64%
  • Body11%(1)div 19%
  • Legs33%(3)div 17%
Kuivanen
  • Head60%(40)div 64%
  • Body34%(23)div 19%
  • Legs6%(4)div 17%

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

Michael Chiesa
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anton Kuivanen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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