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UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz
Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz
11-2 · USA
VS
Chris Leben
Chris Leben
22-8 · USA
November 5, 2011 · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Mark Munoz def. Chris Leben by KO/TKO (to Corner Stoppage), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Munoz20/332/402:54
Leben8/222/200:47
R2
Munoz19/413/503:23
Leben4/130/000:39
Total
Munoz39/745/906:17
Leben12/352/201:26

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
MunozWin probabilityLeben
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
19%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 14.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Munoz56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%42%
Submission7%13%
Decision25%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 39
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 5
Leben44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%44%
Submission12%27%
Decision13%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 12
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 2
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R39%
R46%
R54%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Munoz
52.4%-113
Leben
+11346.4%
Most takedownstie 53.7%
Munoz
23.3%-102
Leben
+10222.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Munoz
Expected: 45.6
45.5
Over 45.5
42.7%
+134
Under 45.5
57.3%
-134
058115
Leben
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
41.4%
+138
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
57.1%
-138
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Munoz
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
28.0%
+257
Under 0.5
72.0%
-257
035
Leben
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
27.7%
+261
Under 0.5
72.3%
-261
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 14.6 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
Munoz55.7%67.9%−12.2-225
Leben44.3%32.1%+12.2+205

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
71.3Striking64.5
Munoz +6.8
42.4Grappling56.5
Leben +14.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MunozLeben
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1586
1601
Divisional
1587
1509
Striking offense
1502
1506
Striking defense
1513
1502
Grappling offense
1513
1482
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.30
Strikes landed / min
3.11
48%
Strike accuracy
43%
2.37
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
61%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
18%
Takedown accuracy
54%
64%
Takedown defense
54%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
67%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mark Munoz
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -1505mo before
  • WCB DollawayKO/TKO R1
    Close -1708mo before
  • WAaron SimpsonU-DEC R3
    Close -12511mo before
  • LYushin OkamiS-DEC R3
    Close +1851y 3mo before
  • WKendall GroveKO/TKO R2
    Close -1701y 7mo before
Chris Leben
  • WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1854mo before
  • LBrian StannKO/TKO R1
    Close -14710mo before
  • WYoshihiro AkiyamaSUB R3
    Close +1771y 4mo before
  • WAaron SimpsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +2801y 5mo before
  • WJay SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1681y 10mo before
Munoz — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Leben — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0

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, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
23% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
12win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
2 (17%)Submission(33%) 2
3 (25%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Munoz
Leben
8
UFC fights
18
75.1 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
153.9 min · 8.6 avg
19y 0m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Munoz
Leben
95W–24L · 79.8%
Overall
227W–56L · 80.2%
65W–17L · 79.3%
Wins
156W–39L · 80.0%
30W–7L · 81.1%
Losses
71W–17L · 80.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Munoz
Leben
18W–4L · 81.8%
Overall
85W–30L · 73.9%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Wins
59W–25L · 70.2%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–5L · 83.9%
Distance striking
Munoz
Leben
2.93
Landed / min
4.30
34.7%
Accuracy
32.5%
68.5%
Defense
58.9%
0.40
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
42.2%
Time at distance
31.7%
Grappling & control
Munoz
Leben
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.46
17.6%
Takedown accuracy
53.6%
64.3%
Takedown defense
54.3%
0.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.78
54.4%
Control share
52.6%
Strike target map
Munoz
  • Head57%(141)div 63%
  • Body25%(63)div 20%
  • Legs18%(44)div 17%
Leben
  • Head62%(299)div 63%
  • Body17%(80)div 20%
  • Legs21%(100)div 17%

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

Mark Munoz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Chris Leben
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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