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UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
Rafael Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos
15-6 · BRA
VS
Kamal Shalorus
Kamal Shalorus
7-2-2 · IRN
May 15, 2012 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kamal Shalorus by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 1:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:40
Dos Anjos5/100/010:35
Shalorus2/120/100:00
Total
Dos Anjos5/100/010:35
Shalorus2/120/100:00

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
Dos AnjosWin probabilityShalorus
75.6%24.4%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
64%
Decision
12%
Expected fight time: 5.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Anjos76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%20%
Submission50%66%
Decision10%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Shalorus24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%34%
Submission14%58%
Decision2%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 2
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~45 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R172%
R25%
R311%
Distance12%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Dos Anjos
66.2%-209
Shalorus
+20931.6%
Most takedownstie 43.7%
Dos Anjos
29.6%-111
Shalorus
+11126.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 27.2
27
Over 27
41.8%
+133
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
55.8%
-133
03569
Shalorus
Expected: 18.3
18.5
Over 18.5
41.7%
+140
Under 18.5
58.3%
-140
02346
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Anjos
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
40.2%
+149
Under 0.5
59.8%
-149
035
Shalorus
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
38.2%
+162
Under 0.5
61.8%
-162
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 5.4 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
Dos Anjos75.6%77.1%−1.5-365
Shalorus24.4%22.9%+1.5+328

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
61.0Striking51.2
Dos Anjos +9.8
61.1Grappling28.8
Dos Anjos +32.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos AnjosShalorus
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1501
1537
Divisional
1500
1481
Striking offense
1480
1510
Striking defense
1495
1506
Grappling offense
1538
1508
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
27 yrs
Age
39 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.13
Strikes landed / min
1.60
31%
Strike accuracy
22%
2.40
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
70%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
33%
Takedown accuracy
20%
67%
Takedown defense
60%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
178
Days since last fight
116
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafael Dos Anjos
  • LGleison TibauS-DEC R3
    Close +1456mo before
  • WGeorge SotiropoulosKO/TKO R1
    Close +19510mo before
  • LClay GuidaSUB R3
    Close -1261y 9mo before
  • WTerry EtimSUB R2
    Close +1252y 1mo before
  • WKyle BradleyU-DEC R3
    Close -3832y 4mo before
Kamal Shalorus
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovSUB R3
    Close +1004mo before
  • LJim MillerKO/TKO R3
    Close +2351y 2mo before
Dos Anjos — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(100%) 2
Shalorus — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-2

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
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 ()Submission(50%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dos Anjos
Shalorus
8
UFC fights
2
93.0 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
24.4 min · 12.2 avg
21y 10m
Career length
18y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Anjos
Shalorus
129W–41L · 75.9%
Overall
35W–2L · 94.6%
51W–18L · 73.9%
Wins
0W–0L
78W–23L · 77.2%
Losses
35W–2L · 94.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Anjos
Shalorus
49W–32L · 60.5%
Overall
69W–20L · 77.5%
47W–29L · 61.8%
Wins
69W–20L · 77.5%
2W–3L · 40.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dos Anjos
Shalorus
2.49
Landed / min
2.73
24.4%
Accuracy
21.4%
73.3%
Defense
72.0%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
53.7%
Time at distance
54.1%
Grappling & control
Dos Anjos
Shalorus
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
65.7%
Control share
10.3%
Strike target map
Dos Anjos
  • Head61%(121)div 64%
  • Body10%(20)div 19%
  • Legs29%(57)div 17%
Shalorus
  • Head59%(23)div 64%
  • Body21%(8)div 19%
  • Legs21%(8)div 17%

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

Rafael Dos Anjos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kamal Shalorus
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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