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UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
VS
Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez
9-0 · USA
November 12, 2011 · Anaheim, California, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
239.0lb
Weigh-in
249.0lb
Junior Dos Santos def. Cain Velasquez by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:04
Dos Santos8/130/010:08
Velasquez7/140/100:00
Total
Dos Santos8/130/010:08
Velasquez7/140/100:00

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
Dos SantosWin probabilityVelasquez
29.2%70.8%
KO / TKO
73%
Submission
7%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dos Santos29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%67%
Submission3%10%
Decision7%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 8
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Velasquez71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO53%75%
Submission4%6%
Decision14%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4398)act 7
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~125 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R221%
R314%
R48%
R56%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Dos Santos
31.5%+215
Velasquez
-21567.7%
Most takedownstie 37.5%
Dos Santos
6.4%+874
Velasquez
-87456.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 50.3
50.5
Over 50.5
42.2%
+137
Under 50.5
57.8%
-137
063126
Velasquez
Expected: 75.0
75
Over 75
42.1%
+136
Exactly 75
0.9%
push
Under 75
57.0%
-136
094188
Takedowns — over/under
Dos Santos
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.0%
Exactly 0
88.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Velasquez
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.1%
+101
Exactly 1
19.6%
push
Under 1
40.3%
-101
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 12.2 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
Dos Santos29.2%45.6%−16.4+115
Velasquez70.8%54.4%+16.4-125

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
86.1Striking95.2
Velasquez +9.2
52.6Grappling79.4
Velasquez +26.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Dos SantosVelasquez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1623
Pound-for-pound
1618
1623
Divisional
1618
1541
Striking offense
1526
1529
Striking defense
1514
1492
Grappling offense
1538
1523
Grappling defense
1534
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.79
Strikes landed / min
7.46
47%
Strike accuracy
61%
1.99
Strikes absorbed / min
1.15
64%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.90
Takedowns / 15 min
5.73
75%
Takedown accuracy
68%
83%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+7
Win/loss streak
+7
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
71%
Finish rate
86%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Junior Dos Santos
  • WShane CarwinU-DEC R3
    Close -1555mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -3451y 3mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2501y 8mo before
  • WGilbert YvelKO/TKO R1
    Close -3111y 10mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R3
    Close -1652y 2mo before
Cain Velasquez
  • WBrock LesnarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1551y 1mo before
  • WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1011y 9mo before
  • WBen RothwellKO/TKO R2
    Close -3082y 1mo before
  • WCheick KongoU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 5mo before
  • WDenis StojnicKO/TKO R2
    Close -7002y 9mo before
Dos Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Velasquez — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Dos Santos
Velasquez
7
UFC fights
7
50.3 min · 7.2 avg
Octagon time
39.3 min · 5.6 avg
20y 0m
Career length
19y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dos Santos
Velasquez
125W–33L · 79.1%
Overall
103W–20L · 83.7%
125W–33L · 79.1%
Wins
103W–20L · 83.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dos Santos
Velasquez
30W–20L · 60.0%
Overall
6W–1L · 85.7%
26W–18L · 59.1%
Wins
6W–1L · 85.7%
4W–2L · 66.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Dos Santos
Velasquez
6.33
Landed / min
9.13
44.0%
Accuracy
41.3%
65.1%
Defense
77.5%
2.09
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.29
81.4%
Time at distance
20.7%
Grappling & control
Dos Santos
Velasquez
0.90
Takedowns / 15 min
5.73
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
68.2%
83.3%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.76
44.5%
Control share
92.3%
Strike target map
Dos Santos
  • Head69%(234)div 67%
  • Body28%(94)div 17%
  • Legs4%(13)div 16%
Velasquez
  • Head78%(228)div 67%
  • Body11%(32)div 17%
  • Legs11%(33)div 16%

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

Junior Dos Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cain Velasquez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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