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UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
26-11-1 · USA
VS
Brian Stann
Brian Stann
11-3 · USA
October 8, 2011 · Houston, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 3:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sonnen20/272/304:26
Stann1/30/000:18
R2 · 3:51
Sonnen8/112/303:25
Stann1/50/000:00
Total
Sonnen28/384/607:51
Stann2/80/000:18

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
SonnenWin probabilityStann
70.5%29.5%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
23%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sonnen70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%27%
Submission14%20%
Decision37%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 28
Takedowns2.0 (0.04.6)act 4
Stann30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%42%
Submission8%28%
Decision9%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 2
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R220%
R311%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Sonnen
51.3%-110
Stann
+11046.8%
Most takedownstie 18.0%
Sonnen
76.4%-1357
Stann
+13575.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sonnen
Expected: 28.3
28.5
Over 28.5
42.1%
+138
Under 28.5
57.9%
-138
03671
Stann
Expected: 27.0
27
Over 27
41.2%
+137
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.4%
-137
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Sonnen
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.3%
-103
Exactly 2
20.6%
push
Under 2
39.2%
+103
047
Stann
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.3%
Exactly 0
82.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.3 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
Sonnen70.5%71.1%−0.6-260
Stann29.5%28.9%+0.6+240

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
76.1Striking71.2
Sonnen +4.9
62.2Grappling21.8
Sonnen +40.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SonnenStann
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1539
Pound-for-pound
1569
1548
Divisional
1570
1506
Striking offense
1493
1504
Striking defense
1539
1534
Grappling offense
1487
1489
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.11
Strikes landed / min
2.83
44%
Strike accuracy
42%
1.03
Strikes absorbed / min
1.69
68%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
54%
Takedown accuracy
0%
57%
Takedown defense
51%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
71%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
427
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chael Sonnen
  • LAnderson SilvaSUB R5
    Close +4101y 2mo before
  • WNate MarquardtU-DEC R3
    Close +3601y 8mo before
  • WYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close +2281y 11mo before
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1802y 5mo before
  • LDemian MaiaSUB R1
    Close +2302y 8mo before
Brian Stann
  • WJorge SantiagoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1404mo before
  • WChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close +1379mo before
  • WMike MassenzioSUB R3
    Close +1801y 2mo before
  • LPhil DavisU-DEC R3
    Close +2151y 8mo before
  • WRodney WallaceU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 10mo before
Sonnen — 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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
18% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 8 losses
W
8% of wins
L
73% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
9% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 4
4 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
22win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
2 (9%)Submission(57%) 4
12 (55%)Decision(14%) 1
Stann — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sonnen
Stann
8
UFC fights
7
98.4 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
75.2 min · 10.7 avg
29y 3m
Career length
20y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sonnen
Stann
215W–40L · 84.3%
Overall
96W–29L · 76.8%
74W–16L · 82.2%
Wins
71W–20L · 78.0%
141W–24L · 85.5%
Losses
25W–9L · 73.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sonnen
Stann
394W–96L · 80.4%
Overall
31W–7L · 81.6%
191W–51L · 78.9%
Wins
26W–6L · 81.3%
203W–45L · 81.9%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Sonnen
Stann
6.14
Landed / min
3.28
29.3%
Accuracy
30.1%
75.4%
Defense
76.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.00
17.4%
Time at distance
42.7%
Grappling & control
Sonnen
Stann
3.96
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
54.2%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
57.1%
Takedown defense
51.4%
0.15
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
92.6%
Control share
35.5%
Strike target map
Sonnen
  • Head65%(200)div 63%
  • Body9%(27)div 19%
  • Legs26%(79)div 17%
Stann
  • Head51%(109)div 63%
  • Body21%(45)div 19%
  • Legs28%(59)div 17%

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

Chael Sonnen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Stann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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