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UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem
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December 30, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
203.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Alexander Gustafsson def. Vladimir Matyushenko by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:13
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:13
Gustafsson10/210/010:04
Matyushenko5/80/000:00
Total
Gustafsson10/210/010:04
Matyushenko5/80/000:00

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
GustafssonWin probabilityMatyushenko
88.1%11.9%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
32%
Decision
22%
Expected fight time: 7.9 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 Matyushenko. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gustafsson88%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%47%
Submission30%34%
Decision17%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 10
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Matyushenko12%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%36%
Submission2%19%
Decision6%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R211%
R320%
Distance22%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Gustafsson
70.1%-250
Matyushenko
+25028.1%
Most takedownstie 54.1%
Gustafsson
14.5%+216
Matyushenko
-21631.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 33.1
33
Over 33
41.7%
+135
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
56.3%
-135
04283
Matyushenko
Expected: 20.3
20.5
Over 20.5
41.8%
+139
Under 20.5
58.2%
-139
02651
Takedowns — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Matyushenko
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.0%
+178
Under 0.5
64.0%
-178
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 7.9 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
Gustafsson88.1%75.4%+12.7-330
Matyushenko11.9%24.6%−12.7+300

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
63.0Striking67.3
Matyushenko +4.3
77.3Grappling54.6
Gustafsson +22.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GustafssonMatyushenko
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1586
1577
Divisional
1572
1504
Striking offense
1484
1515
Striking defense
1517
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
24 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'0"
79"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.85
Strikes landed / min
1.96
39%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.90
Strikes absorbed / min
1.50
48%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.98
43%
Takedown accuracy
40%
88%
Takedown defense
70%
2.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
70%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
146
Days since last fight
244
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Gustafsson
  • WMatt HamillKO/TKO R2
    Close -1505mo before
  • WJames Te HunaSUB R1
    Close -35010mo before
  • WCyrille DiabateSUB R2
    Close -1551y 2mo before
  • LPhil DavisSUB R1
    Close +3501y 9mo before
  • WJared HammanKO/TKO R1
    Close +1182y 1mo before
Vladimir Matyushenko
  • WJason BrilzKO/TKO R1
    Close -1028mo before
  • WAlexandre FerreiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2201y 2mo before
  • LJon JonesKO/TKO R1
    Close +6021y 5mo before
  • WEliot MarshallS-DEC R3
    Close -1651y 9mo before
  • WIgor PokrajacU-DEC R3
    Close -2902y 3mo before
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)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
Matyushenko — win / loss by method
Record: 26-5-0

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
12 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
19win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (47%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (21%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (32%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gustafsson
Matyushenko
5
UFC fights
10
26.3 min · 5.3 avg
Octagon time
95.7 min · 9.6 avg
18y 8m
Career length
28y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gustafsson
Matyushenko
54W–14L · 79.4%
Overall
142W–34L · 80.7%
49W–14L · 77.8%
Wins
119W–28L · 81.0%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gustafsson
Matyushenko
48W–24L · 66.7%
Overall
242W–114L · 68.0%
48W–24L · 66.7%
Wins
215W–91L · 70.3%
0W–0L
Losses
27W–23L · 54.0%
Distance striking
Gustafsson
Matyushenko
2.57
Landed / min
2.83
23.9%
Accuracy
34.0%
58.0%
Defense
74.7%
1.71
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.16
41.4%
Time at distance
33.2%
Grappling & control
Gustafsson
Matyushenko
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.98
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
40.4%
87.5%
Takedown defense
69.6%
2.85
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.16
50.6%
Control share
58.1%
Strike target map
Gustafsson
  • Head84%(63)div 64%
  • Body8%(6)div 18%
  • Legs8%(6)div 18%
Matyushenko
  • Head74%(139)div 64%
  • Body9%(17)div 18%
  • Legs17%(32)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.

Vladimir Matyushenko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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