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UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
9-1 · USA
VS
Antonio Silva
Antonio Silva
16-3 · BRA
May 26, 2012 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
240.0lb
Weigh-in
264.0lb
Cain Velasquez def. Antonio Silva by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:36
Velasquez28/501/103:29
Silva1/20/000:00
Total
Velasquez28/501/103:29
Silva1/20/000:00

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
VelasquezWin probabilitySilva
83.3%16.7%
KO / TKO
72%
Submission
16%
Decision
12%
Expected fight time: 6.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Velasquez83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO61%74%
Submission12%14%
Decision10%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 28
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.0)act 1
Silva17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%65%
Submission4%24%
Decision2%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 1
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R239%
R38%
Distance12%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Velasquez
86.2%-681
Silva
+68112.7%
Most takedownstie 26.0%
Velasquez
71.8%-3311
Silva
+33112.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
41.7%
+136
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.8%
-136
055110
Silva
Expected: 16.2
16
Over 16
41.3%
+133
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
54.7%
-133
02141
Takedowns — over/under
Velasquez
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
51.5%
-106
Under 1.5
48.5%
+106
035
Silva
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.9%
Exactly 0
94.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 6.7 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
Velasquez83.3%78.4%+4.9-400
Silva16.7%21.6%−4.9+355

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VelasquezSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1602
Pound-for-pound
1540
1602
Divisional
1540
Striking offense
Striking defense
1526
Grappling offense
1500
1529
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.44
Strikes landed / min
61%
Strike accuracy
1.31
Strikes absorbed / min
65%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.58
Takedowns / 15 min
65%
Takedown accuracy
71%
Takedown defense
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
80%
Last-5 win rate
86%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cain Velasquez
  • LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKO R1
    Close -1256mo before
  • WBrock LesnarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1551y 7mo before
  • WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1012y 3mo before
  • WBen RothwellKO/TKO R2
    Close -3082y 7mo before
  • WCheick KongoU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 11mo before
Antonio Silva
No prior UFC fights.
Velasquez — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
89% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (75%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Velasquez
Silva
8
UFC fights
0
40.3 min · 5.0 avg
Octagon time
19y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Velasquez
Silva
116W–21L · 84.7%
Overall
103W–20L · 83.7%
Wins
13W–1L · 92.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Velasquez
Silva
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
230W–61L · 79.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
201W–55L · 78.5%
0W–0L
Losses
29W–6L · 82.9%
Distance striking
Velasquez
Silva
8.96
Landed / min
42.0%
Accuracy
75.6%
Defense
2.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
22.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Velasquez
Silva
5.58
Takedowns / 15 min
65.2%
Takedown accuracy
71.4%
Takedown defense
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
91.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Velasquez
  • Head77%(231)div 67%
  • Body11%(32)div 17%
  • Legs12%(37)div 16%
Silva
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Cain Velasquez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Antonio Silva

No UFC fights on record.

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