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UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
19-8 · USA
VS
Clifford Starks
Clifford Starks
8-0 · USA
February 4, 2012 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Ed Herman def. Clifford Starks by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Herman24/481/300:46
Starks15/320/002:35
R2 · 1:43
Herman4/91/100:37
Starks1/40/000:25
Total
Herman28/572/401:23
Starks16/360/003:00

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
HermanWin probabilityStarks
39.8%60.2%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
50%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 7.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Herman40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%16%
Submission25%63%
Decision8%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1228)act 28
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 2
Starks60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%16%
Submission24%41%
Decision26%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 16
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R156%
R23%
R36%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Herman
33.1%+196
Starks
-19665.0%
Most takedownstie 31.7%
Herman
12.3%+454
Starks
-45456.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Herman
Expected: 21.9
22
Over 22
40.8%
+138
Exactly 22
2.9%
push
Under 22
56.3%
-138
02855
Starks
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
42.5%
+136
Under 31.5
57.5%
-136
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Herman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.5%
+325
Under 0.5
76.5%
-325
035
Starks
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.7%
-116
Exactly 1
22.5%
push
Under 1
35.8%
+116
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 7.6 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
Herman39.8%67.3%−27.5-220
Starks60.2%32.7%+27.5+200

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
66.0Striking64.9
Herman +1.1
86.2Grappling40.0
Herman +46.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HermanStarks
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1545
Pound-for-pound
1539
1545
Divisional
1539
1468
Striking offense
1481
1502
Striking defense
1505
1538
Grappling offense
1553
1481
Grappling defense
1561
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.96
Strikes landed / min
1.73
52%
Strike accuracy
32%
1.96
Strikes absorbed / min
1.20
41%
Strike defense
75%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.16
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
53%
Takedown accuracy
100%
70%
Takedown defense
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
83%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
174
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ed Herman
  • WKyle NokeSUB R1
    Close +1226mo before
  • WTim CredeurKO/TKO R1
    Close -1308mo before
  • LAaron SimpsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1032y 5mo before
  • WDavid LoiseauU-DEC R3
    Close -1032y 10mo before
  • LAlan BelcherS-DEC R3
    Close -2603y 5mo before
Clifford Starks
  • WDustin JacobyU-DEC R3
    Close +1103mo before
Herman — win / loss by method
Record: 19-8-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 5 losses
W
63% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(40%) 2
1 (17%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Starks — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Herman
Starks
11
UFC fights
1
86.5 min · 7.9 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
23y 3m
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Herman
Starks
155W–44L · 77.9%
Overall
6W–0L · 100.0%
109W–29L · 79.0%
Wins
6W–0L · 100.0%
46W–15L · 75.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Herman
Starks
162W–62L · 72.3%
Overall
12W–8L · 60.0%
121W–52L · 69.9%
Wins
12W–8L · 60.0%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Herman
Starks
3.11
Landed / min
2.11
25.4%
Accuracy
29.2%
49.7%
Defense
76.1%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
17.1%
Time at distance
60.1%
Grappling & control
Herman
Starks
4.16
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
53.3%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
70.0%
Takedown defense
1.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
71.3%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Herman
  • Head65%(167)div 63%
  • Body33%(85)div 20%
  • Legs2%(4)div 17%
Starks
  • Head88%(23)div 63%
  • Body12%(3)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Ed Herman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Clifford Starks
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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