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Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
7-0 · USA
VS
Demian Maia
Demian Maia
15-3 · BRA
January 28, 2012 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Chris Weidman def. Demian Maia by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Weidman14/601/100:09
Maia14/530/000:00
R2
Weidman16/392/400:46
Maia16/510/100:00
R3
Weidman28/671/100:43
Maia21/650/600:00
Total
Weidman58/1664/601:38
Maia51/1690/700:00

Scorecards

Weidman vs Maia

RdGabriel SabaitisPat MorleySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-1010-99-109.7-9.4
R310-910-910-99.9-9.2
Total29-2830-2729-2829.5-27.7

Media (7 cards) · avg 3027.1 · 7 Weidman · 0 Maia

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Weidman-Maia.

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
WeidmanWin probabilityMaia
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
14%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Weidman62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%32%
Submission7%12%
Decision35%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 58
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 4
Maia38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%23%
Submission6%17%
Decision23%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 51
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R220%
R310%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Weidman
67.7%-220
Maia
+22030.7%
Most takedownstie 30.7%
Weidman
16.4%+323
Maia
-32352.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.4%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.9%
-137
04895
Maia
Expected: 24.9
25
Over 25
40.9%
+138
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.6%
-138
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Weidman
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.4%
+229
Under 0.5
69.6%
-229
035
Maia
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.4%
+131
Under 1.5
56.6%
-131
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 11.7 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
Weidman61.5%59.3%+2.2-152
Maia38.5%40.7%−2.2+142

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
70.0Striking66.6
Weidman +3.4
65.9Grappling65.9
Maia +0.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WeidmanMaia
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1604
1560
Divisional
1603
1483
Striking offense
1469
1509
Striking defense
1532
1552
Grappling offense
1532
1552
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
27 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.50
Strikes landed / min
1.75
43%
Strike accuracy
44%
1.54
Strikes absorbed / min
1.62
62%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.93
70%
Takedown accuracy
32%
Takedown defense
64%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
75%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
67%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Weidman
  • WTom LawlorSUB R1
    Close -3302mo before
  • WJesse BongfeldtSUB R1
    Close -4758mo before
  • WAlessio SakaraU-DEC R3
    Close -23011mo before
Demian Maia
  • WJorge SantiagoU-DEC R3
    Close -2904mo before
  • LMark MunozU-DEC R3
    Close +1408mo before
  • WKendall GroveU-DEC R3
    Close -2951y 2mo before
  • WMario MirandaU-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 5mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaU-DEC R5
    Close +5501y 10mo before
Weidman — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Maia — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (56%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Weidman
Maia
3
UFC fights
12
22.0 min · 7.3 avg
Octagon time
128.0 min · 10.7 avg
17y 5m
Career length
24y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Weidman
Maia
37W–15L · 71.2%
Overall
201W–60L · 77.0%
37W–15L · 71.2%
Wins
136W–46L · 74.7%
0W–0L
Losses
65W–14L · 82.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Weidman
Maia
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
38W–15L · 71.7%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
38W–15L · 71.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Weidman
Maia
3.73
Landed / min
1.57
34.1%
Accuracy
28.4%
68.4%
Defense
66.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
35.4%
Time at distance
43.4%
Grappling & control
Weidman
Maia
4.77
Takedowns / 15 min
2.93
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
32.1%
Takedown defense
63.6%
1.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.52
99.6%
Control share
71.4%
Strike target map
Weidman
  • Head84%(46)div 63%
  • Body4%(2)div 20%
  • Legs13%(7)div 17%
Maia
  • Head72%(162)div 63%
  • Body19%(42)div 20%
  • Legs9%(20)div 17%

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

Chris Weidman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Demian Maia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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