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UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
Jamie Varner
Jamie Varner
19-6-1 · USA
VS
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
10-0 · BRA
May 26, 2012 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Jamie Varner def. Edson Barboza by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:23
Varner20/352/211:09
Barboza11/170/000:00
Total
Varner20/352/211:09
Barboza11/170/000:00

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
VarnerWin probabilityBarboza
69.8%30.2%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
2%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Varner70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%48%
Submission2%3%
Decision35%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 20
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 2
Barboza30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%46%
Submission0%0%
Decision16%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3068)act 11
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R221%
R31%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Varner
46.6%+112
Barboza
-11252.3%
Most takedownstie 45.2%
Varner
51.5%-1554
Barboza
+15543.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Varner
Expected: 49.4
49.5
Over 49.5
42.3%
+136
Under 49.5
57.7%
-136
062124
Barboza
Expected: 52.5
52.5
Over 52.5
42.5%
+135
Under 52.5
57.5%
-135
066132
Takedowns — over/under
Varner
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.8%
+152
Exactly 1
22.4%
push
Under 1
46.8%
-152
035
Barboza
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.8%
Exactly 0
94.2%
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 10.0 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
Varner69.8%17.5%+52.3+460
Barboza30.2%82.5%−52.3-540

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
54.9Striking65.3
Barboza +10.4
88.8Grappling53.9
Varner +34.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VarnerBarboza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1584
1531
Divisional
1584
1476
Striking offense
1512
1503
Striking defense
1520
1560
Grappling offense
1489
1544
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.66
Strikes landed / min
3.64
21%
Strike accuracy
35%
1.46
Strikes absorbed / min
3.24
54%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
9.94
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
63%
Takedown accuracy
80%
50%
Takedown defense
83%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
1911
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jamie Varner
  • WJason GilliamSUB R1
    5y 3mo before
  • LHermes FrancaSUB R3
    Close +4005y 9mo before
Edson Barboza
  • WTerry EtimKO/TKO R3
    Close -3054mo before
  • WRoss PearsonS-DEC R3
    Close -2709mo before
  • WAnthony NjokuaniU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 2mo before
  • WMike LulloKO/TKO R3
    Close -4451y 6mo before
Varner — win / loss by method
Record: 19-6-1, 2 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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win5loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(60%) 3
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Varner
Barboza
2
UFC fights
4
15.1 min · 7.5 avg
Octagon time
52.5 min · 13.1 avg
23y 4m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Varner
Barboza
26W–5L · 83.9%
Overall
48W–12L · 80.0%
11W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
48W–12L · 80.0%
15W–5L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Varner
Barboza
169W–55L · 75.4%
Overall
43W–32L · 57.3%
129W–47L · 73.3%
Wins
43W–32L · 57.3%
40W–8L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Varner
Barboza
0.44
Landed / min
4.08
5.3%
Accuracy
34.4%
51.7%
Defense
68.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.14
30.3%
Time at distance
83.6%
Grappling & control
Varner
Barboza
9.94
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
62.5%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
83.3%
1.99
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
88.4%
Control share
79.7%
Strike target map
Varner
  • Head80%(20)div 64%
  • Body4%(1)div 19%
  • Legs16%(4)div 17%
Barboza
  • Head45%(85)div 64%
  • Body24%(45)div 19%
  • Legs32%(61)div 17%

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

Jamie Varner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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