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UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
35-11 · NLD
VS
Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
5-2 · USA
December 30, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
263.0lb
Weigh-in
266.0lb
Alistair Overeem def. Brock Lesnar by KO/TKO (Kick), R1 2:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:26
Overeem19/240/010:17
Lesnar6/180/100:00
Total
Overeem19/240/010:17
Lesnar6/180/100:00

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
OvereemWin probabilityLesnar
43.1%56.9%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
29%
Decision
19%
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 Overeem, blue toward Lesnar. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Overeem43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%50%
Submission16%38%
Decision5%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 19
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Lesnar57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%54%
Submission13%22%
Decision13%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 6
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R214%
R314%
R48%
R55%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Overeem
52.2%-112
Lesnar
+11246.5%
Most takedownstie 52.3%
Overeem
14.3%+234
Lesnar
-23433.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Overeem
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
42.8%
+134
Under 42.5
57.2%
-134
054107
Lesnar
Expected: 40.1
40
Over 40
41.9%
+135
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.5%
-135
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Overeem
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
19.1%
+424
Under 0.5
80.9%
-424
035
Lesnar
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.8%
+164
Under 0.5
62.2%
-164
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
Overeem43.1%57.3%−14.2-140
Lesnar56.9%42.7%+14.2+130

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OvereemLesnar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1551
1565
Divisional
1551
1500
Striking offense
1507
1533
Striking defense
1513
1472
Grappling offense
1534
1500
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
80"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.63
Strike accuracy
77%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.26
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
Takedown accuracy
58%
Takedown defense
60%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
433
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alistair Overeem
No prior UFC fights.
Brock Lesnar
  • LCain VelasquezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • WShane CarwinSUB R2
    Close -1451y 6mo before
  • WFrank MirKO/TKO R2
    Close -2252y 6mo before
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -1363y 1mo before
  • WHeath HerringU-DEC R3
    Close -2083y 5mo before
Overeem — win / loss by method
Record: 35-11-0, 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
16 wins, 7 losses
W
46% of wins
L
64% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 1 loss
W
49% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
27% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
35win11loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
16 (46%)KO/TKO(64%) 7
17 (49%)Submission(9%) 1
2 (6%)Decision(27%) 3
Lesnar — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Overeem
Lesnar
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
42.9 min · 7.2 avg
Career length
19y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Overeem
Lesnar
Overall
86W–27L · 76.1%
Wins
68W–24L · 73.9%
Losses
18W–3L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Overeem
Lesnar
448W–166L · 73.0%
Overall
2W–5L · 28.6%
340W–147L · 69.8%
Wins
2W–5L · 28.6%
108W–19L · 85.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Overeem
Lesnar
Landed / min
3.50
Accuracy
36.5%
Defense
70.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.70
Time at distance
12.7%
Grappling & control
Overeem
Lesnar
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
Takedown accuracy
57.9%
Takedown defense
60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
Control share
72.6%
Strike target map
Overeem
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Lesnar
  • Head65%(102)div 67%
  • Body28%(44)div 17%
  • Legs6%(10)div 16%

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

Alistair Overeem

No UFC fights on record.

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

Brock Lesnar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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