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UFC 140: Jones vs Machida
Igor Pokrajac
Igor Pokrajac
23-8 · HRV
VS
Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof Soszynski
26-11-1 · CAN
December 10, 2011 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Igor Pokrajac def. Krzysztof Soszynski by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:35
Pokrajac21/310/010:05
Soszynski4/80/000:00
Total
Pokrajac21/310/010:05
Soszynski4/80/000:00

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
PokrajacWin probabilitySoszynski
49.4%50.6%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
23%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pokrajac49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%52%
Submission11%22%
Decision13%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 21
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 0
Soszynski51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%46%
Submission12%24%
Decision15%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 4
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R215%
R316%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Pokrajac
35.9%+174
Soszynski
-17462.4%
Most takedownstie 51.4%
Pokrajac
9.8%+397
Soszynski
-39738.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pokrajac
Expected: 25.9
26
Over 26
41.0%
+138
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
56.5%
-138
03365
Soszynski
Expected: 34.8
35
Over 35
41.2%
+138
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.9%
-138
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Pokrajac
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.3%
Exactly 0
85.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Soszynski
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.4%
+211
Exactly 1
14.7%
push
Under 1
57.9%
-211
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 8.3 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
Pokrajac49.4%29.4%+20.0+235
Soszynski50.6%70.6%−20.0-255

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
58.8Striking67.7
Soszynski +8.9
47.7Grappling49.8
Soszynski +2.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PokrajacSoszynski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1523
Pound-for-pound
1563
1523
Divisional
1564
1510
Striking offense
1508
1492
Striking defense
1510
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
Striking (UFC career)
1.96
Strikes landed / min
3.56
42%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.73
52%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
50%
Takedown accuracy
27%
50%
Takedown defense
74%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
282
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Igor Pokrajac
  • WTodd BrownKO/TKO R1
    Close -2359mo before
  • LStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close +2201y before
  • WJames IrvinSUB R1
    Close +1401y 4mo before
  • LJames Te HunaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1461y 10mo before
  • LVladimir MatyushenkoU-DEC R3
    Close +2422y 3mo before
Krzysztof Soszynski
  • WMike MassenzioU-DEC R3
    Close -3256mo before
  • WGoran ReljicU-DEC R3
    Close -1081y 1mo before
  • LStephan BonnarKO/TKO R2
    Close -1901y 5mo before
  • WStephan BonnarKO/TKO R3
    Close -2021y 10mo before
  • LBrandon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close +1942y 3mo before
Pokrajac — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-0

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
12 wins, 4 losses
W
52% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
21win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (52%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
7 (33%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (14%)Decision(20%) 1
Soszynski — win / loss by method
Record: 26-11-1

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
11 wins, 5 losses
W
42% of wins
L
45% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
12% of wins
L
45% of losses
DQ / other
2 wins, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
20win9loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (45%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
8 (40%)Submission(11%) 1
1 (5%)Decision(44%) 4
2 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pokrajac
Soszynski
5
UFC fights
8
50.9 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
79.8 min · 10.0 avg
23y 6m
Career length
22y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pokrajac
Soszynski
75W–23L · 76.5%
Overall
66W–24L · 73.3%
29W–8L · 78.4%
Wins
44W–14L · 75.9%
46W–15L · 75.4%
Losses
22W–10L · 68.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pokrajac
Soszynski
129W–57L · 69.4%
Overall
176W–93L · 65.4%
69W–43L · 61.6%
Wins
86W–69L · 55.5%
60W–14L · 81.1%
Losses
90W–24L · 78.9%
Distance striking
Pokrajac
Soszynski
4.86
Landed / min
5.18
32.4%
Accuracy
31.7%
61.0%
Defense
68.0%
0.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.19
23.0%
Time at distance
38.4%
Grappling & control
Pokrajac
Soszynski
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
73.7%
0.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.13
15.5%
Control share
51.6%
Strike target map
Pokrajac
  • Head86%(86)div 64%
  • Body8%(8)div 18%
  • Legs6%(6)div 18%
Soszynski
  • Head58%(166)div 64%
  • Body23%(65)div 18%
  • Legs19%(53)div 18%

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

Igor Pokrajac
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Krzysztof Soszynski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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