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UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
15-5-1 · BRA
VS
Mike Russow
Mike Russow
15-1 · USA
June 23, 2012 · Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Fabricio Werdum def. Mike Russow by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:28
Werdum31/580/010:12
Russow3/160/000:10
Total
Werdum31/580/010:12
Russow3/160/000:10

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
WerdumWin probabilityRussow
81.9%18.1%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
41%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Werdum82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%33%
Submission34%42%
Decision20%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 31
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Russow18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%33%
Submission7%40%
Decision5%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 3
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R155%
R211%
R39%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Werdum
64.8%-195
Russow
+19533.2%
Most takedownstie 50.8%
Werdum
17.4%+183
Russow
-18331.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 29.9
30
Over 30
41.1%
+138
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.7%
-138
03875
Russow
Expected: 20.9
21
Over 21
40.6%
+139
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.4%
-139
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Werdum
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.9%
Exactly 0
76.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Russow
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
37.9%
+164
Under 0.5
62.1%
-164
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 7.1 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
Werdum81.9%81.1%+0.8-475
Russow18.1%18.9%−0.8+420

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
75.0Striking65.5
Werdum +9.5
20.3Grappling52.8
Russow +32.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WerdumRussow
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1546
Pound-for-pound
1591
1546
Divisional
1591
1506
Striking offense
1497
1511
Striking defense
1505
1503
Grappling offense
1526
1517
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
34 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.97
Strikes landed / min
1.33
52%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
2.28
56%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.66
Takedowns / 15 min
4.85
22%
Takedown accuracy
47%
25%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fabricio Werdum
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1505mo before
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close -6503y 8mo before
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1634y 1mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2004y 5mo before
  • LAndrei ArlovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -1105y 2mo before
Mike Russow
  • WJon Olav EinemoU-DEC R3
    Close -1055mo before
  • WJon MadsenKO/TKO R2
    Close +2501y 3mo before
  • WTodd DuffeeKO/TKO R3
    Close +2502y 1mo before
  • WJustin McCullyU-DEC R3
    Close -3102y 10mo before
Werdum — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-1

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
27% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(100%) 3
Russow — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0, 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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Werdum
Russow
5
UFC fights
4
45.6 min · 9.1 avg
Octagon time
52.6 min · 13.1 avg
24y 1m
Career length
28y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Werdum
Russow
48W–15L · 76.2%
Overall
29W–6L · 82.9%
31W–9L · 77.5%
Wins
29W–6L · 82.9%
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Werdum
Russow
205W–48L · 81.0%
Overall
102W–99L · 50.7%
132W–33L · 80.0%
Wins
89W–96L · 48.1%
73W–15L · 83.0%
Losses
13W–3L · 81.3%
Distance striking
Werdum
Russow
4.10
Landed / min
1.64
47.3%
Accuracy
38.6%
64.3%
Defense
69.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.29
61.6%
Time at distance
45.1%
Grappling & control
Werdum
Russow
0.66
Takedowns / 15 min
4.85
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
47.2%
25.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.57
53.6%
Control share
97.7%
Strike target map
Werdum
  • Head64%(116)div 67%
  • Body17%(30)div 17%
  • Legs19%(35)div 16%
Russow
  • Head84%(59)div 67%
  • Body16%(11)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

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

Fabricio Werdum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mike Russow
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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