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Hector Lombard
Hector Lombard
31-3-1 · CUB
VS
December 14, 2012 · Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Hector Lombard def. Rousimar Palhares by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:38
Lombard24/460/020:45
Palhares6/130/000:00
Total
Lombard24/460/020:45
Palhares6/130/000:00

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
LombardWin probabilityPalhares
64.9%35.1%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
13%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Lombard65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%27%
Submission4%7%
Decision43%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 24
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Palhares35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%4%
Submission9%24%
Decision25%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 6
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R29%
R39%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Lombard
49.4%-100
Palhares
+10049.1%
Most takedownstie 31.8%
Lombard
20.4%+234
Palhares
-23447.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lombard
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.5%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.6%
-136
04590
Palhares
Expected: 35.9
36
Over 36
41.3%
+137
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.8%
-137
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Lombard
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.2%
+184
Under 0.5
64.8%
-184
035
Palhares
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.0%
+102
Exactly 1
19.3%
push
Under 1
40.7%
-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 12.3 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
Lombard64.9%67.9%−3.0-225
Palhares35.1%32.1%+3.0+205

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
48.0Striking68.2
Palhares +20.2
57.7Grappling57.2
Lombard +0.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LombardPalhares
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1573
1563
Divisional
1572
1473
Striking offense
1472
1502
Striking defense
1526
1554
Grappling offense
1537
1556
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.73
Strikes landed / min
1.73
34%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.60
Strikes absorbed / min
1.92
45%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.91
50%
Takedown accuracy
39%
100%
Takedown defense
0%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.9
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
70%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
146
Days since last fight
223
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Hector Lombard
  • LTim BoetschS-DEC R3
    Close -3105mo before
Rousimar Palhares
  • LAlan BelcherKO/TKO R1
    Close -2107mo before
  • WMike MassenzioSUB R1
    Close -50011mo before
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -2451y 4mo before
  • WDavid BranchSUB R2
    Close -1601y 9mo before
  • LNate MarquardtKO/TKO R1
    Close +2152y 3mo before
Lombard — win / loss by method
Record: 31-3-1, 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
20 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
31win2loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
20 (65%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (23%)Decision(100%) 2
Palhares — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
79% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
5 (71%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (86%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Lombard
Palhares
1
UFC fights
10
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
72.3 min · 7.2 avg
21y 10m
Career length
22y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lombard
Palhares
15W–4L · 78.9%
Overall
223W–63L · 78.0%
0W–0L
Wins
156W–41L · 79.2%
15W–4L · 78.9%
Losses
67W–22L · 75.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lombard
Palhares
402W–164L · 71.0%
Overall
50W–18L · 73.5%
364W–151L · 70.7%
Wins
46W–17L · 73.0%
38W–13L · 74.5%
Losses
4W–1L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Lombard
Palhares
2.07
Landed / min
2.48
31.4%
Accuracy
49.1%
46.2%
Defense
65.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
70.9%
Time at distance
45.7%
Grappling & control
Lombard
Palhares
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.91
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
38.9%
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.91
95.4%
Control share
68.4%
Strike target map
Lombard
  • Head69%(18)div 63%
  • Body23%(6)div 19%
  • Legs8%(2)div 17%
Palhares
  • Head74%(93)div 63%
  • Body9%(11)div 19%
  • Legs17%(21)div 17%

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

Hector Lombard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rousimar Palhares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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