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Tim Means
Tim Means
17-3-1 · USA
VS
Justin Salas
Justin Salas
10-3 · USA
June 8, 2012 · Sunrise, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Tim Means def. Justin Salas by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:06
Means26/420/020:20
Salas5/80/400:00
Total
Means26/420/020:20
Salas5/80/400:00

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
MeansWin probabilitySalas
51.8%48.2%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
56%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 6.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Means52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%31%
Submission28%53%
Decision8%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 26
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Salas48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%15%
Submission29%60%
Decision12%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1332)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R162%
R29%
R39%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Means
60.9%-164
Salas
+16437.2%
Most takedownstie 59.2%
Means
17.6%+131
Salas
-13123.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Means
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
41.0%
+139
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.9%
-139
04080
Salas
Expected: 24.4
24.5
Over 24.5
42.2%
+137
Under 24.5
57.8%
-137
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Means
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.9%
Exactly 0
78.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Salas
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.4%
+265
Under 0.5
72.6%
-265
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 6.3 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
Means51.8%55.4%−3.6-130
Salas48.2%44.6%+3.6+120

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
81.5Striking71.0
Means +10.4
25.0Grappling32.1
Salas +7.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MeansSalas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1558
Pound-for-pound
1528
1558
Divisional
1528
1498
Striking offense
1482
1505
Striking defense
1503
1501
Grappling offense
1554
1510
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.53
Strikes landed / min
3.33
49%
Strike accuracy
45%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
2.53
59%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
Takedown accuracy
27%
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
114
Days since last fight
114
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tim Means
  • WBernardo MagalhaesU-DEC R3
    Close +1154mo before
Justin Salas
  • WAnton KuivanenU-DEC R3
    Close -1404mo before
Means — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-1

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (75%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (19%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (6%)Decision(0%) 0
Salas — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (33%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Means
Salas
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
22y 4m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Means
Salas
11W–1L · 91.7%
Overall
16W–4L · 80.0%
11W–1L · 91.7%
Wins
16W–4L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Means
Salas
120W–72L · 62.5%
Overall
62W–32L · 66.0%
80W–59L · 57.6%
Wins
43W–22L · 66.2%
40W–13L · 75.5%
Losses
19W–10L · 65.5%
Distance striking
Means
Salas
3.78
Landed / min
3.35
36.8%
Accuracy
36.8%
58.8%
Defense
71.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
81.2%
Time at distance
63.7%
Grappling & control
Means
Salas
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.00
Takedown accuracy
26.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
85.7%
Control share
99.6%
Strike target map
Means
  • Head59%(49)div 64%
  • Body37%(31)div 19%
  • Legs4%(3)div 17%
Salas
  • Head48%(24)div 64%
  • Body26%(13)div 19%
  • Legs26%(13)div 17%

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

Tim Means
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Salas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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