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UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
Thiago Tavares
Thiago Tavares
15-4-1 · BRA
VS
Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher
24-7 · USA
August 27, 2011 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Thiago Tavares def. Spencer Fisher by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:51
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Tavares3/82/503:59
Fisher3/80/000:01
R2 · 2:51
Tavares7/181/202:42
Fisher0/10/000:00
Total
Tavares10/263/706:41
Fisher3/90/000:01

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
TavaresWin probabilityFisher
80.7%19.3%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
29%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Tavares81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%18%
Submission26%31%
Decision41%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 10
Takedowns2.2 (0.04.9)act 3
Fisher19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%42%
Submission3%18%
Decision8%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R213%
R38%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Tavares
55.2%-128
Fisher
+12843.0%
Most takedownstie 17.8%
Tavares
79.5%-2942
Fisher
+29422.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 31.2
31
Over 31
41.8%
+134
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.1%
-134
03978
Fisher
Expected: 27.3
27.5
Over 27.5
41.9%
+139
Under 27.5
58.1%
-139
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Tavares
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.4%
-117
Exactly 2
19.5%
push
Under 2
37.1%
+117
047
Fisher
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.5%
Exactly 0
90.5%
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 10.0 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
Tavares80.7%63.7%+17.0-185
Fisher19.3%36.3%−17.0+170

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
62.4Striking67.6
Fisher +5.3
74.9Grappling45.6
Tavares +29.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TavaresFisher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1561
1541
Divisional
1545
1463
Striking offense
1503
1516
Striking defense
1524
1526
Grappling offense
1492
1505
Grappling defense
1478
Physical
26 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.73
Strikes landed / min
3.19
39%
Strike accuracy
44%
2.23
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
62%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
41%
Takedown accuracy
31%
65%
Takedown defense
62%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
40%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
177
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Tavares
  • LShane RollerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1056mo before
  • WPat AudinwoodSUB R1
    Close -28011mo before
  • DNik LentzM-DEC R3
    Close -2381y 7mo before
  • WManvel GamburyanU-DEC R3
    Close -1232y 7mo before
  • LKurt PellegrinoU-DEC R3
    Close -2613y before
Spencer Fisher
  • LRoss PearsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1606mo before
  • WCurt WarburtonU-DEC R3
    Close -21010mo before
  • LDennis SiverU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 2mo before
  • LJoe StevensonKO/TKO R2
    Close +2161y 10mo before
  • WCaol UnoU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 2mo before
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-1

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
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (90%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Fisher — win / loss by method
Record: 24-7-0

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, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
21% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (47%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (7%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Tavares
Fisher
10
UFC fights
15
115.0 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
178.1 min · 11.9 avg
22y 9m
Career length
23y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Tavares
Fisher
100W–26L · 79.4%
Overall
199W–56L · 78.0%
61W–15L · 80.3%
Wins
110W–29L · 79.1%
39W–11L · 78.0%
Losses
89W–27L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Tavares
Fisher
31W–18L · 63.3%
Overall
97W–40L · 70.8%
31W–18L · 63.3%
Wins
87W–39L · 69.0%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Distance striking
Tavares
Fisher
3.08
Landed / min
4.54
32.4%
Accuracy
35.4%
70.2%
Defense
71.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
34.2%
Time at distance
42.3%
Grappling & control
Tavares
Fisher
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
41.3%
Takedown accuracy
31.0%
64.7%
Takedown defense
61.7%
1.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.84
55.5%
Control share
28.3%
Strike target map
Tavares
  • Head71%(142)div 64%
  • Body22%(43)div 19%
  • Legs7%(14)div 17%
Fisher
  • Head46%(261)div 64%
  • Body33%(189)div 19%
  • Legs21%(119)div 17%

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

Thiago Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Spencer Fisher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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