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TJ Grant
TJ Grant
19-5 · CAN
VS
Matt Wiman
Matt Wiman
15-6 · USA
January 26, 2013 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
TJ Grant def. Matt Wiman by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 4:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:51
Grant54/930/011:10
Wiman18/570/100:00
Total
Grant54/930/011:10
Wiman18/570/100:00

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
GrantWin probabilityWiman
72.2%27.8%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
23%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Grant72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%34%
Submission18%26%
Decision29%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 54
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Wiman28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%42%
Submission4%16%
Decision12%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 18
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R237%
R36%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Grant
66.5%-207
Wiman
+20732.2%
Most takedownstie 40.4%
Grant
29.2%+104
Wiman
-10430.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Grant
Expected: 47.7
47.5
Over 47.5
42.8%
+134
Under 47.5
57.2%
-134
060120
Wiman
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.4%
+136
Under 32.5
57.6%
-136
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Grant
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.0%
+157
Under 0.5
61.0%
-157
035
Wiman
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
40.9%
+145
Under 0.5
59.1%
-145
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 10.1 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
Grant72.2%63.7%+8.5-185
Wiman27.8%36.3%−8.5+170

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
69.5Striking69.9
Wiman +0.4
45.9Grappling73.3
Wiman +27.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GrantWiman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1587
1580
Divisional
1585
1499
Striking offense
1501
1509
Striking defense
1499
1498
Grappling offense
1546
1490
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.52
Strikes landed / min
3.38
54%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.14
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
56%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.72
Takedowns / 15 min
2.78
44%
Takedown accuracy
41%
35%
Takedown defense
57%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
69%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
TJ Grant
  • WEvan DunhamU-DEC R3
    Close +1154mo before
  • WCarlo PraterU-DEC R3
    Close -4308mo before
  • WShane RollerSUB R3
    Close +1641y 4mo before
  • LRicardo AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 2mo before
  • WJulio PaulinoU-DEC R3
    Close -2202y 4mo before
Matt Wiman
  • WPaul SassSUB R1
    Close +1104mo before
  • WMac DanzigU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 4mo before
  • LDennis SiverU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 7mo before
  • WCole MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y before
  • WMac DanzigSUB R1
    Close -1082y 8mo before
Grant — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
68% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (92%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Wiman — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
40% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Grant
Wiman
9
UFC fights
13
122.2 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
129.3 min · 9.9 avg
20y 3m
Career length
21y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Grant
Wiman
124W–35L · 78.0%
Overall
183W–54L · 77.2%
94W–31L · 75.2%
Wins
123W–39L · 75.9%
30W–4L · 88.2%
Losses
60W–15L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Grant
Wiman
111W–44L · 71.6%
Overall
25W–5L · 83.3%
95W–39L · 70.9%
Wins
1W–1L · 50.0%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
24W–4L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Grant
Wiman
7.83
Landed / min
5.67
47.9%
Accuracy
39.4%
60.2%
Defense
66.4%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.12
29.3%
Time at distance
24.9%
Grappling & control
Grant
Wiman
1.72
Takedowns / 15 min
2.78
43.8%
Takedown accuracy
40.7%
35.1%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.61
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.09
39.3%
Control share
62.4%
Strike target map
Grant
  • Head56%(239)div 64%
  • Body31%(135)div 19%
  • Legs13%(56)div 17%
Wiman
  • Head73%(319)div 64%
  • Body11%(49)div 19%
  • Legs16%(69)div 17%

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

TJ Grant
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Matt Wiman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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