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UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
17-3 · BRA
VS
Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
14-2 · USA
August 4, 2012 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
201.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Lyoto Machida def. Ryan Bader by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Machida15/240/000:00
Bader6/240/000:00
R2 · 1:32
Machida6/70/010:03
Bader1/80/000:00
Total
Machida21/310/010:03
Bader7/320/000:00

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
MachidaWin probabilityBader
35.5%64.5%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
2%
Decision
76%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Machida36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%19%
Submission1%3%
Decision28%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 21
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Bader64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%24%
Submission1%2%
Decision47%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 7
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R29%
R36%
Distance75%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Machida
44.0%+123
Bader
-12354.3%
Most takedownstie 42.3%
Machida
7.3%+694
Bader
-69450.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Machida
Expected: 30.7
30.5
Over 30.5
42.9%
+133
Under 30.5
57.1%
-133
03977
Bader
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
42.1%
+137
Under 34.5
57.9%
-137
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Machida
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.2%
Exactly 0
86.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Bader
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
54.7%
-121
Under 0.5
45.3%
+121
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 13.0 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
Machida35.5%72.0%−36.5-275
Bader64.5%28.0%+36.5+250

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
77.8Striking70.4
Machida +7.4
65.0Grappling54.8
Machida +10.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MachidaBader
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1614
Pound-for-pound
1598
1608
Divisional
1596
1508
Striking offense
1505
1563
Striking defense
1531
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
74"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.94
Strikes landed / min
2.67
57%
Strike accuracy
39%
1.43
Strikes absorbed / min
1.43
62%
Strike defense
75%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.45
63%
Takedown accuracy
43%
83%
Takedown defense
50%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
78%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
44%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lyoto Machida
  • LJon JonesSUB R2
    Close +4208mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -3501y 3mo before
  • LQuinton JacksonS-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 8mo before
  • LMauricio RuaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1902y 3mo before
  • WMauricio RuaU-DEC R5
    Close -4282y 9mo before
Ryan Bader
  • WQuinton JacksonU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1255mo before
  • WJason BrilzKO/TKO R1
    Close -3859mo before
  • LTito OrtizSUB R1
    Close -6001y 1mo before
  • LJon JonesSUB R2
    Close +2581y 6mo before
  • WRogerio NogueiraU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 10mo before
Machida — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
35% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (11%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (56%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0
Bader — 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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
4 (57%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Machida
Bader
12
UFC fights
9
142.4 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
87.0 min · 9.7 avg
23y 3m
Career length
19y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Machida
Bader
170W–40L · 81.0%
Overall
133W–38L · 77.8%
108W–27L · 80.0%
Wins
107W–29L · 78.7%
62W–13L · 82.7%
Losses
26W–9L · 74.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Machida
Bader
62W–35L · 63.9%
Overall
26W–13L · 66.7%
62W–35L · 63.9%
Wins
26W–13L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Machida
Bader
3.16
Landed / min
2.78
53.3%
Accuracy
29.2%
71.9%
Defense
78.3%
1.05
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.86
55.6%
Time at distance
52.5%
Grappling & control
Machida
Bader
1.26
Takedowns / 15 min
3.45
63.2%
Takedown accuracy
42.6%
83.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.84
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.34
77.9%
Control share
84.2%
Strike target map
Machida
  • Head53%(221)div 64%
  • Body24%(101)div 18%
  • Legs23%(96)div 18%
Bader
  • Head67%(156)div 64%
  • Body11%(26)div 18%
  • Legs22%(50)div 18%

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

Lyoto Machida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryan Bader
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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