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UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva
VS
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
14-2 · BRA
April 14, 2012 · Stockholm, Sweden
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Alexander Gustafsson def. Thiago Silva by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gustafsson20/1000/010:13
Silva10/320/000:00
R2
Gustafsson27/881/100:27
Silva8/380/000:00
R3
Gustafsson29/950/000:00
Silva20/380/000:00
Total
Gustafsson76/2831/110:40
Silva38/1080/000:00

Scorecards

Gustafsson vs Silva

RdChris WattsHoward HughesMark CollettCommunity
R110-910-9-10-8.9
R210-910-9-9.9-9.1
R310-910-9-10-8.9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.9-26.9

Media (7 cards) · avg 29.927 · 7 Gustafsson · 0 Silva

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gustafsson-Silva.

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
GustafssonWin probabilitySilva
65.6%34.4%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
41%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 6.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gustafsson66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%35%
Submission31%46%
Decision12%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1638)act 76
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Silva34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%48%
Submission11%32%
Decision7%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 38
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R158%
R29%
R314%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Gustafsson
50.1%-104
Silva
+10448.0%
Most takedownstie 56.9%
Gustafsson
26.2%-155
Silva
+15516.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 29.5
29.5
Over 29.5
42.5%
+135
Under 29.5
57.5%
-135
03774
Silva
Expected: 28.8
29
Over 29
41.0%
+138
Exactly 29
2.3%
push
Under 29
56.7%
-138
03773
Takedowns — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+226
Under 0.5
69.4%
-226
035
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.7%
Exactly 0
78.3%
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 6.8 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
Gustafsson65.6%71.1%−5.5-260
Silva34.4%28.9%+5.5+240

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
63.4Striking74.7
Silva +11.2
76.7Grappling49.4
Gustafsson +27.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GustafssonSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1577
1593
Divisional
1576
1511
Striking offense
1519
1511
Striking defense
1504
1518
Grappling offense
1513
1508
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
25 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.98
Strikes landed / min
3.39
40%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.93
Strikes absorbed / min
2.10
48%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.58
Takedowns / 15 min
1.42
43%
Takedown accuracy
42%
88%
Takedown defense
46%
2.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
63%
+4
Win/loss streak
-2
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
106
Days since last fight
469
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Gustafsson
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3303mo before
  • WMatt HamillKO/TKO R2
    Close -1508mo before
  • WJames Te HunaSUB R1
    Close -3501y 2mo before
  • WCyrille DiabateSUB R2
    Close -1551y 6mo before
  • LPhil DavisSUB R1
    Close +3502y before
Thiago Silva
  • LRashad EvansU-DEC R3
    Close +1652y 3mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close +1202y 8mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1903y 2mo before
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -6213y 11mo before
  • WHouston AlexanderKO/TKO R1
    Close +1404y 5mo before
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0, 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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
86% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gustafsson
Silva
6
UFC fights
8
28.5 min · 4.8 avg
Octagon time
52.9 min · 6.6 avg
18y 8m
Career length
20y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gustafsson
Silva
80W–19L · 80.8%
Overall
90W–15L · 85.7%
75W–19L · 79.8%
Wins
64W–14L · 82.1%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
26W–1L · 96.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gustafsson
Silva
48W–24L · 66.7%
Overall
46W–29L · 61.3%
48W–24L · 66.7%
Wins
46W–29L · 61.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gustafsson
Silva
2.61
Landed / min
3.71
25.8%
Accuracy
35.8%
55.8%
Defense
73.9%
2.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.57
45.8%
Time at distance
31.6%
Grappling & control
Gustafsson
Silva
1.58
Takedowns / 15 min
1.42
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
41.7%
87.5%
Takedown defense
45.8%
2.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.85
50.8%
Control share
60.0%
Strike target map
Gustafsson
  • Head82%(70)div 64%
  • Body8%(7)div 18%
  • Legs9%(8)div 18%
Silva
  • Head65%(117)div 64%
  • Body26%(47)div 18%
  • Legs8%(15)div 18%

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

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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