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UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar
King Green
King Green
19-5 · USA
VS
Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Volkmann
15-3 · USA
February 2, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
King Green def. Jacob Volkmann by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 4:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Green3/130/000:00
Volkmann3/231/103:50
R2
Green20/270/002:35
Volkmann1/81/601:15
R3 · 4:25
Green31/501/101:59
Volkmann2/202/500:33
Total
Green54/901/104:34
Volkmann6/514/1205:38

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
GreenWin probabilityVolkmann
67.9%32.1%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
62%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 6.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Green68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%20%
Submission44%64%
Decision11%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 54
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 1
Volkmann32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%8%
Submission18%57%
Decision11%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1024)act 6
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 4
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R163%
R24%
R311%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Green
67.8%-225
Volkmann
+22530.2%
Most takedownstie 45.3%
Green
11.8%+363
Volkmann
-36342.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Green
Expected: 29.0
29
Over 29
41.3%
+137
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.5%
-137
03773
Volkmann
Expected: 18.7
18.5
Over 18.5
43.3%
+131
Under 18.5
56.7%
-131
02447
Takedowns — over/under
Green
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
19.2%
Exactly 0
80.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Volkmann
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
49.5%
+102
Under 0.5
50.5%
-102
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 6.5 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
Green67.9%21.7%+46.2+340
Volkmann32.1%78.3%−46.2-450

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
GreenVolkmann
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1581
1541
Divisional
1601
1500
Striking offense
1458
1500
Striking defense
1530
1500
Grappling offense
1517
1500
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.30
Strike accuracy
38%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.49
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.04
Takedown accuracy
54%
Takedown defense
56%
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
17%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
120
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
King Green
No prior UFC fights.
Jacob Volkmann
  • WShane RollerSUB R1
    Close -1704mo before
  • LPaul SassSUB R1
    Close -1908mo before
  • WEfrain EscuderoU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 1mo before
  • WDanny CastilloU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 6mo before
  • WAntonio McKeeS-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 1mo before
Green — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
37% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
7 (37%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (21%)Decision(40%) 2
Volkmann — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(67%) 2
5 (83%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Green
Volkmann
0
UFC fights
9
Octagon time
98.6 min · 11.0 avg
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Green
Volkmann
Overall
128W–23L · 84.8%
Wins
90W–19L · 82.6%
Losses
38W–4L · 90.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Green
Volkmann
159W–59L · 72.9%
Overall
86W–51L · 62.8%
112W–49L · 69.6%
Wins
86W–51L · 62.8%
47W–10L · 82.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Green
Volkmann
Landed / min
1.77
Accuracy
21.0%
Defense
69.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
23.5%
Grappling & control
Green
Volkmann
Takedowns / 15 min
3.04
Takedown accuracy
54.1%
Takedown defense
56.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.28
Control share
69.7%
Strike target map
Green
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Volkmann
  • Head73%(94)div 64%
  • Body15%(19)div 19%
  • Legs12%(15)div 17%

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

King Green

No UFC fights on record.

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

Jacob Volkmann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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