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UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
14-3 · BRA
VS
Stanislav Nedkov
Stanislav Nedkov
12-0 · BGR
November 10, 2012 · Macau, China
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
203.0lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Silva22/310/000:01
Nedkov10/370/203:27
R2
Silva24/360/000:00
Nedkov8/250/212:43
R3 · 1:45
Silva16/281/100:57
Nedkov0/80/000:00
Total
Silva62/951/100:58
Nedkov18/700/416:10

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
SilvaWin probabilityNedkov
68.4%31.6%
KO / TKO
62%
Submission
12%
Decision
26%
Expected fight time: 8.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Silva68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO47%69%
Submission5%8%
Decision16%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 62
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 1
Nedkov32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%49%
Submission6%19%
Decision10%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 18
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R227%
R39%
Distance26%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Silva
64.4%-189
Nedkov
+18934.0%
Most takedownstie 30.2%
Silva
7.4%+842
Nedkov
-84262.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Silva
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
41.7%
+135
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.5%
-135
04793
Nedkov
Expected: 26.4
26.5
Over 26.5
42.2%
+137
Under 26.5
57.8%
-137
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.9%
Exactly 0
84.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Nedkov
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
45.1%
+122
Under 1.5
54.9%
-122
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 8.0 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
Silva68.4%75.9%−7.5-375
Nedkov31.6%24.1%+7.5+300

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
69.9Striking83.9
Nedkov +14.0
45.0Grappling0.0
Silva +45.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SilvaNedkov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1516
Striking offense
1492
1503
Striking defense
1502
1502
Grappling offense
1547
1494
Grappling defense
1556
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.20
Strikes landed / min
6.88
46%
Strike accuracy
57%
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
3.56
69%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
42%
Takedown accuracy
0%
44%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
100%
-3
Win/loss streak
+1
20%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
441
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Silva
  • LAlexander GustafssonU-DEC R3
    Close +2407mo before
  • LRashad EvansU-DEC R3
    Close +1652y 10mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close +1203y 2mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1903y 9mo before
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -6214y 6mo before
Stanislav Nedkov
  • WLuiz CaneKO/TKO R1
    Close +2201y 2mo before
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0, 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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0
Nedkov — win / loss by method
Record: 12-0-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (36%)Submission() 0
2 (18%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Silva
Nedkov
9
UFC fights
1
67.9 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
4.2 min · 4.2 avg
20y 11m
Career length
20y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Silva
Nedkov
103W–16L · 86.6%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
64W–14L · 82.1%
Wins
12W–3L · 80.0%
39W–2L · 95.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Silva
Nedkov
46W–29L · 61.3%
Overall
77W–29L · 72.6%
46W–29L · 61.3%
Wins
77W–29L · 72.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Silva
Nedkov
3.22
Landed / min
4.82
36.3%
Accuracy
51.4%
73.7%
Defense
65.9%
0.44
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.56
44.8%
Time at distance
88.7%
Grappling & control
Silva
Nedkov
1.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
41.7%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
44.0%
Takedown defense
0.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
58.7%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Silva
  • Head64%(138)div 64%
  • Body24%(51)div 18%
  • Legs13%(28)div 17%
Nedkov
  • Head100%(29)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Stanislav Nedkov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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