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UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
Mauricio Rua
Mauricio Rua
19-5 · BRA
VS
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
18-6 · USA
August 27, 2011 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Mauricio Rua def. Forrest Griffin by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:53
Rua16/290/010:07
Griffin3/190/000:00
Total
Rua16/290/010:07
Griffin3/190/000:00

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
RuaWin probabilityGriffin
35.4%64.6%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
28%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Rua35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%73%
Submission5%16%
Decision4%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 16
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Griffin65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%34%
Submission23%35%
Decision20%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 3
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R29%
R326%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Rua
43.8%+125
Griffin
-12554.9%
Most takedownstie 66.7%
Rua
13.5%+146
Griffin
-14619.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rua
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
41.4%
+137
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.8%
-137
04793
Griffin
Expected: 41.6
41.5
Over 41.5
42.7%
+134
Under 41.5
57.3%
-134
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Rua
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.0%
Exactly 0
84.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.0%
+355
Under 0.5
78.0%
-355
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 8.6 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
Rua35.4%66.3%−30.9-210
Griffin64.6%33.7%+30.9+190

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
65.4Striking70.4
Griffin +5.0
27.9Grappling51.5
Griffin +23.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RuaGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1604
1564
Divisional
1591
1513
Striking offense
1509
1510
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.92
Strikes landed / min
4.53
52%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.99
Strikes absorbed / min
2.75
52%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
30%
Takedown accuracy
43%
12%
Takedown defense
63%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
69%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mauricio Rua
  • LJon JonesKO/TKO R3
    Close +1955mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1751y 4mo before
  • LLyoto MachidaU-DEC R5
    Close +3531y 10mo before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +1482y 4mo before
  • WMark ColemanKO/TKO R3
    Close -3862y 7mo before
Forrest Griffin
  • WRich FranklinU-DEC R3
    Close +1187mo before
  • WTito OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close -1291y 9mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2632y 1mo before
  • LRashad EvansKO/TKO R3
    2y 8mo before
  • WQuinton JacksonU-DEC R5
    Close +2393y 2mo before
Rua — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
16 wins, 2 losses
W
84% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (81%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (6%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
4 wins, 4 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (67%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rua
Griffin
6
UFC fights
13
75.0 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
156.4 min · 12.0 avg
23y 9m
Career length
24y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rua
Griffin
91W–19L · 82.7%
Overall
189W–45L · 80.8%
50W–14L · 78.1%
Wins
127W–35L · 78.4%
41W–5L · 89.1%
Losses
62W–10L · 86.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rua
Griffin
230W–100L · 69.7%
Overall
252W–66L · 79.2%
195W–87L · 69.1%
Wins
142W–49L · 74.3%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Losses
110W–17L · 86.6%
Distance striking
Rua
Griffin
3.81
Landed / min
5.08
42.7%
Accuracy
32.8%
65.6%
Defense
68.0%
0.80
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.10
45.1%
Time at distance
65.6%
Grappling & control
Rua
Griffin
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.96
30.0%
Takedown accuracy
43.5%
11.8%
Takedown defense
62.5%
0.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.77
36.3%
Control share
51.9%
Strike target map
Rua
  • Head46%(101)div 64%
  • Body20%(43)div 18%
  • Legs34%(75)div 18%
Griffin
  • Head58%(414)div 64%
  • Body14%(101)div 18%
  • Legs27%(193)div 18%

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

Mauricio Rua
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Forrest Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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