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UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar
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Dave Herman
Dave Herman
21-4 · USA
October 13, 2012 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
243.0lb
Weigh-in
244.0lb
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Dave Herman by SUB (Armbar), R2 4:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodrigo Nogueira12/310/201:26
Herman13/301/100:27
R2 · 4:31
Rodrigo Nogueira8/181/112:40
Herman0/21/100:36
Total
Rodrigo Nogueira20/491/314:06
Herman13/322/201:03

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
Rodrigo NogueiraWin probabilityHerman
33.3%66.7%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
20%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rodrigo Nogueira33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%23%
Submission11%33%
Decision14%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1536)act 20
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Herman67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%67%
Submission9%13%
Decision13%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 13
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 2
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R217%
R312%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Rodrigo Nogueira
43.4%+126
Herman
-12654.8%
Most takedownstie 54.1%
Rodrigo Nogueira
21.9%+109
Herman
-10924.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 27.4
27.5
Over 27.5
42.4%
+136
Under 27.5
57.6%
-136
03569
Herman
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.7%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.2%
-135
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Rodrigo Nogueira
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.1%
+269
Under 0.5
72.9%
-269
035
Herman
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.8%
+247
Under 0.5
71.2%
-247
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 8.1 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
Rodrigo Nogueira33.3%66.9%−33.6-230
Herman66.7%33.1%+33.6+190

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
61.7Striking71.9
Herman +10.3
58.9Grappling45.8
Rodrigo Nogueira +13.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Rodrigo NogueiraHerman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1532
1589
Divisional
1532
1504
Striking offense
1499
1501
Striking defense
1486
1501
Grappling offense
1525
1500
Grappling defense
1535
Physical
36 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.77
Strikes landed / min
6.04
39%
Strike accuracy
61%
3.53
Strikes absorbed / min
4.60
64%
Strike defense
46%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.57
Takedowns / 15 min
0.83
32%
Takedown accuracy
100%
50%
Takedown defense
60%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
33%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
  • LFrank MirSUB R1
    Close +18010mo before
  • WBrendan SchaubKO/TKO R1
    Close +2151y 2mo before
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1122y 8mo before
  • WRandy CoutureU-DEC R3
    Close +1533y 1mo before
  • LFrank MirKO/TKO R2
    3y 10mo before
Dave Herman
  • LRoy NelsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1525mo before
  • LStefan StruveKO/TKO R2
    Close -1118mo before
  • WJon Olav EinemoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1431y 4mo before
Rodrigo Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 30-7-1, 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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (25%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
16 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (31%)Decision(100%) 4
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-0

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
17 wins, 3 losses
W
81% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
20win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (15%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (5%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rodrigo Nogueira
Herman
7
UFC fights
3
57.5 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
18.0 min · 6.0 avg
27y 1m
Career length
19y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rodrigo Nogueira
Herman
108W–33L · 76.6%
Overall
43W–13L · 76.8%
75W–25L · 75.0%
Wins
6W–1L · 85.7%
33W–8L · 80.5%
Losses
37W–12L · 75.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodrigo Nogueira
Herman
394W–110L · 78.2%
Overall
136W–58L · 70.1%
335W–105L · 76.1%
Wins
122W–49L · 71.3%
59W–5L · 92.2%
Losses
14W–9L · 60.9%
Distance striking
Rodrigo Nogueira
Herman
3.78
Landed / min
6.27
34.5%
Accuracy
60.9%
69.4%
Defense
50.0%
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.83
57.9%
Time at distance
71.6%
Grappling & control
Rodrigo Nogueira
Herman
1.57
Takedowns / 15 min
0.83
31.6%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.83
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
55.8%
Control share
22.7%
Strike target map
Rodrigo Nogueira
  • Head79%(126)div 66%
  • Body16%(25)div 17%
  • Legs5%(8)div 16%
Herman
  • Head45%(49)div 66%
  • Body25%(27)div 17%
  • Legs30%(33)div 16%

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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dave Herman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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