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TJ Grant
TJ Grant
16-5 · CAN
VS
Shane Roller
Shane Roller
10-4 · USA
October 1, 2011 · Washington, DC, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
TJ Grant def. Shane Roller by SUB (Armbar), R3 2:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Grant8/161/103:20
Roller1/150/000:36
R2
Grant12/291/101:36
Roller7/241/201:34
R3 · 2:12
Grant4/190/000:02
Roller2/210/100:35
Total
Grant24/642/204:58
Roller10/601/302:45

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
GrantWin probabilityRoller
65.6%34.4%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
20%
Decision
45%
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 Grant, blue toward Roller. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Grant66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%31%
Submission14%22%
Decision31%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 24
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 2
Roller34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%42%
Submission6%16%
Decision14%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 10
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R220%
R311%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Grant
70.8%-255
Roller
+25527.8%
Most takedownstie 40.9%
Grant
39.8%-206
Roller
+20619.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Grant
Expected: 45.6
45.5
Over 45.5
42.7%
+134
Under 45.5
57.3%
-134
058115
Roller
Expected: 27.8
28
Over 28
40.9%
+139
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.7%
-139
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Grant
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.0%
+169
Exactly 1
16.5%
push
Under 1
52.5%
-169
035
Roller
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.4%
+240
Under 0.5
70.6%
-240
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
Grant65.6%37.4%+28.2+164
Roller34.4%62.6%−28.2-174

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
65.6Striking52.7
Grant +12.9
34.9Grappling0.0
Grant +34.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GrantRoller
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1527
1533
Divisional
1527
1494
Striking offense
1487
1508
Striking defense
1493
1491
Grappling offense
1536
1486
Grappling defense
1546
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.18
Strikes landed / min
3.12
54%
Strike accuracy
23%
2.34
Strikes absorbed / min
4.50
51%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.69
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
45%
Takedown accuracy
0%
13%
Takedown defense
0%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
294
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
TJ Grant
  • LRicardo AlmeidaU-DEC R3
    Close +13010mo before
  • WJulio PaulinoU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y before
  • LJohny HendricksM-DEC R3
    Close +3251y 5mo before
  • WKevin BurnsKO/TKO R1
    Close -1301y 10mo before
  • LDong Hyun KimU-DEC R3
    Close +1882y 3mo before
Shane Roller
  • LMelvin GuillardKO/TKO R1
    Close +2553mo before
  • WThiago TavaresKO/TKO R2
    Close -1157mo before
Grant — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (92%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Roller — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
6 (67%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Grant
Roller
6
UFC fights
2
80.0 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
8.7 min · 4.3 avg
20y 3m
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Grant
Roller
71W–19L · 78.9%
Overall
43W–11L · 79.6%
41W–15L · 73.2%
Wins
15W–3L · 83.3%
30W–4L · 88.2%
Losses
28W–8L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Grant
Roller
111W–44L · 71.6%
Overall
83W–16L · 83.8%
95W–39L · 70.9%
Wins
61W–10L · 85.9%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
22W–6L · 78.6%
Distance striking
Grant
Roller
6.10
Landed / min
3.12
44.6%
Accuracy
20.7%
59.1%
Defense
68.0%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.73
17.0%
Time at distance
88.7%
Grappling & control
Grant
Roller
1.69
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
45.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
13.0%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
30.0%
Control share
26.1%
Strike target map
Grant
  • Head52%(90)div 65%
  • Body31%(54)div 18%
  • Legs17%(30)div 17%
Roller
  • Head52%(14)div 65%
  • Body15%(4)div 18%
  • Legs33%(9)div 17%

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

TJ Grant
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Shane Roller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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