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UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Matt Wiman
Matt Wiman
14-6 · USA
VS
Paul Sass
Paul Sass
13-0 · GBR
September 29, 2012 · Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Matt Wiman def. Paul Sass by SUB (Armbar), R1 3:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:48
Wiman3/40/000:40
Sass6/101/102:56
Total
Wiman3/40/000:40
Sass6/101/102:56

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
WimanWin probabilitySass
25.6%74.4%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
68%
Decision
18%
Expected fight time: 5.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Wiman26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%27%
Submission10%40%
Decision9%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 3
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 0
Sass74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%9%
Submission58%78%
Decision9%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes17 (921)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~32 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R171%
R26%
R35%
Distance18%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.2%
Wiman
47.0%+106
Sass
-10649.8%
Most takedownstie 38.2%
Wiman
39.0%-172
Sass
+17222.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Wiman
Expected: 16.0
16
Over 16
40.4%
+138
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
55.6%
-138
02040
Sass
Expected: 16.5
16.5
Over 16.5
42.5%
+135
Under 16.5
57.5%
-135
02142
Takedowns — over/under
Wiman
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
51.4%
-106
Under 0.5
48.6%
+106
035
Sass
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
36.6%
+174
Under 0.5
63.4%
-174
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 5.5 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
Wiman25.6%47.6%−22.0+110
Sass74.4%52.4%+22.0-110

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
70.1Striking55.1
Wiman +15.0
73.2Grappling25.0
Wiman +48.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WimanSass
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1578
1569
Divisional
1580
Striking offense
Striking defense
1539
Grappling offense
1522
1502
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
29 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
68"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.46
Strikes landed / min
0.52
49%
Strike accuracy
21%
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
1.35
59%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
41%
Takedown accuracy
0%
59%
Takedown defense
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
14.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
364
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Wiman
  • WMac DanzigU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y before
  • LDennis SiverU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 3mo before
  • WCole MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 8mo before
  • WMac DanzigSUB R1
    Close -1082y 4mo before
  • WShane NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3382y 10mo before
Paul Sass
  • WJacob VolkmannSUB R1
    Close +1754mo before
  • WMichael JohnsonSUB R1
    Close +1631y before
  • WMark HolstSUB R1
    Close -1851y 11mo before
Wiman — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

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
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
43% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Sass — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
1 (10%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Wiman
Sass
12
UFC fights
3
125.5 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
9.7 min · 3.2 avg
21y 11m
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Wiman
Sass
170W–54L · 75.9%
Overall
31W–9L · 77.5%
110W–39L · 73.8%
Wins
31W–9L · 77.5%
60W–15L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Wiman
Sass
25W–5L · 83.3%
Overall
49W–22L · 69.0%
1W–1L · 50.0%
Wins
49W–22L · 69.0%
24W–4L · 85.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Wiman
Sass
5.68
Landed / min
1.23
39.3%
Accuracy
20.8%
66.4%
Defense
73.7%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
25.5%
Time at distance
42.1%
Grappling & control
Wiman
Sass
2.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
40.7%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
59.3%
Takedown defense
1.91
Sub attempts / 15 min
13.99
64.3%
Control share
1.8%
Strike target map
Wiman
  • Head73%(317)div 64%
  • Body11%(49)div 19%
  • Legs16%(68)div 17%
Sass
  • Head80%(4)div 64%
  • Body20%(1)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Matt Wiman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Sass
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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