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UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
14-2 · USA
VS
Steven Siler
Steven Siler
21-9 · USA
November 17, 2012 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Darren Elkins def. Steven Siler by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins20/392/203:53
Siler4/140/000:06
R2
Elkins7/161/104:42
Siler3/70/000:00
R3
Elkins17/363/402:44
Siler8/270/000:08
Total
Elkins44/916/7011:19
Siler15/480/000:14

Scorecards

Elkins vs Siler

RdCardo UrsoSal D'AmatoTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9.1
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-26.9

Media (10 cards) · avg 3026.6 · 10 Elkins · 0 Siler

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Elkins-Siler.

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
ElkinsWin probabilitySiler
30.8%69.2%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
76%
Decision
11%
Expected fight time: 4.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Elkins31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%24%
Submission20%63%
Decision4%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 44
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.2)act 6
Siler69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%8%
Submission57%82%
Decision7%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 15
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~35 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R179%
R23%
R37%
Distance11%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.0%
Elkins
43.2%+125
Siler
-12553.8%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Elkins
52.7%-555
Siler
+5559.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 16.4
16.5
Over 16.5
41.9%
+139
Under 16.5
58.1%
-139
02141
Siler
Expected: 18.5
18.5
Over 18.5
42.3%
+136
Under 18.5
57.7%
-136
02447
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
59.6%
-148
Under 0.5
40.4%
+148
035
Siler
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
18.5%
Exactly 0
81.5%
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 4.8 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
Elkins30.8%51.2%−20.4-110
Siler69.2%48.8%+20.4+100

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
63.5Striking66.0
Siler +2.5
50.1Grappling53.6
Siler +3.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsSiler
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1557
1571
Divisional
1554
1496
Striking offense
1492
1514
Striking defense
1506
1525
Grappling offense
1506
1507
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
28 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.04
Strikes landed / min
5.03
33%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.03
Strikes absorbed / min
3.66
56%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
26%
Takedown accuracy
20%
50%
Takedown defense
62%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
148
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • WDiego BrandaoU-DEC R3
    Close +2406mo before
  • WZhang TiequanU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 1mo before
  • WMichihiro OmigawaU-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 5mo before
  • LCharles OliveiraSUB R1
    Close +2002y 4mo before
  • WDuane LudwigKO/TKO R1
    Close +1352y 8mo before
Steven Siler
  • WJoey GambinoSUB R1
    Close +1105mo before
  • WCole MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +4109mo before
  • WJosh CloptonU-DEC R3
    Close -16011mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Siler — win / loss by method
Record: 21-9-0

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, 4 losses
W
10% of wins
L
44% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 5 losses
W
62% of wins
L
56% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (11%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
12 (67%)Submission(56%) 5
4 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Siler
5
UFC fights
3
46.4 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
32.8 min · 10.9 avg
19y 6m
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Siler
73W–27L · 73.0%
Overall
33W–5L · 86.8%
61W–27L · 69.3%
Wins
33W–5L · 86.8%
12W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Siler
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
239W–90L · 72.6%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
162W–74L · 68.6%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
77W–16L · 82.8%
Distance striking
Elkins
Siler
4.81
Landed / min
6.15
25.9%
Accuracy
32.7%
58.6%
Defense
57.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.1%
Time at distance
43.6%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Siler
1.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
26.3%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
61.5%
1.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.83
76.0%
Control share
20.6%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head86%(121)div 63%
  • Body14%(20)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Siler
  • Head58%(95)div 63%
  • Body32%(53)div 20%
  • Legs10%(17)div 17%

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

Darren Elkins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Steven Siler
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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