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Brian Stann
Brian Stann
11-4 · USA
VS
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara
15-8 · ITA
April 14, 2012 · Stockholm, Sweden
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Brian Stann def. Alessio Sakara by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:26
Stann18/330/011:17
Sakara7/140/000:00
Total
Stann18/330/011:17
Sakara7/140/000:00

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
StannWin probabilitySakara
58.9%41.1%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
11%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stann59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%26%
Submission7%12%
Decision37%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 18
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Sakara41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%27%
Submission4%11%
Decision26%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 7
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R213%
R36%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Stann
52.3%-113
Sakara
+11346.3%
Most takedownstie 38.3%
Stann
20.4%+202
Sakara
-20241.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stann
Expected: 41.4
41.5
Over 41.5
42.4%
+136
Under 41.5
57.6%
-136
052104
Sakara
Expected: 38.8
39
Over 39
41.4%
+138
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.9%
-138
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Stann
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.3%
+220
Under 0.5
68.7%
-220
035
Sakara
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.0%
+154
Exactly 1
18.6%
push
Under 1
49.4%
-154
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 11.5 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
Stann58.9%77.7%−18.8-380
Sakara41.1%22.3%+18.8+340

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
68.7Striking70.9
Sakara +2.2
20.2Grappling53.9
Sakara +33.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StannSakara
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1534
1553
Divisional
1534
1488
Striking offense
1511
1551
Striking defense
1511
1480
Grappling offense
1519
1497
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.56
Strikes landed / min
3.62
41%
Strike accuracy
45%
1.85
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
63%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.19
0%
Takedown accuracy
77%
49%
Takedown defense
65%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
60%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
408
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brian Stann
  • LChael SonnenSUB R2
    Close +2406mo before
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R2
    Close -14011mo before
  • WChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close +1371y 3mo before
  • WMike MassenzioSUB R3
    Close +1801y 8mo before
  • LPhil DavisU-DEC R3
    Close +2152y 2mo before
Alessio Sakara
  • LChris WeidmanU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 1mo before
  • WJames IrvinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1202y 1mo before
  • WThales LeitesS-DEC R3
    Close +2952y 8mo before
  • WJoe VedepoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1363y 7mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close +1284y 1mo before
Stann — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
73% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Sakara — win / loss by method
Record: 15-8-0, 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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
60% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Stann
Sakara
8
UFC fights
12
84.0 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
68.6 min · 5.7 avg
20y 7m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stann
Sakara
122W–40L · 75.3%
Overall
103W–32L · 76.3%
71W–20L · 78.0%
Wins
64W–21L · 75.3%
51W–20L · 71.8%
Losses
39W–11L · 78.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stann
Sakara
31W–7L · 81.6%
Overall
24W–17L · 58.5%
26W–6L · 81.3%
Wins
7W–9L · 43.8%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
17W–8L · 68.0%
1 of Sakara's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Stann
Sakara
3.27
Landed / min
3.68
29.9%
Accuracy
37.4%
76.6%
Defense
71.2%
0.89
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.66
38.6%
Time at distance
45.9%
Grappling & control
Stann
Sakara
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.19
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
76.9%
48.8%
Takedown defense
64.7%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
29.9%
Control share
59.5%
Strike target map
Stann
  • Head51%(109)div 64%
  • Body21%(46)div 20%
  • Legs28%(60)div 17%
Sakara
  • Head81%(200)div 64%
  • Body16%(39)div 20%
  • Legs4%(9)div 17%

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

Brian Stann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alessio Sakara
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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