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UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
Chris Leben
Chris Leben
21-8 · USA
VS
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
33-9-1 · BRA
July 2, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Chris Leben def. Wanderlei Silva by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:27
Leben9/100/010:02
Silva3/80/000:00
Total
Leben9/100/010:02
Silva3/80/000:00

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
LebenWin probabilitySilva
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
12%
Decision
47%
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 Leben, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Leben50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%35%
Submission9%18%
Decision24%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 9
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Silva50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%48%
Submission3%6%
Decision23%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 3
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R223%
R36%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Leben
53.5%-119
Silva
+11945.0%
Most takedownstie 54.7%
Leben
31.1%-219
Silva
+21914.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Leben
Expected: 36.8
37
Over 37
41.2%
+138
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
57.0%
-138
04692
Silva
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
42.6%
+135
Under 33.5
57.4%
-135
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Leben
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.1%
+185
Under 0.5
64.9%
-185
035
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.9%
Exactly 0
81.1%
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
Leben50.2%34.5%+15.7+185
Silva49.8%65.5%−15.7-200

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
64.1Striking61.6
Leben +2.6
56.6Grappling42.0
Leben +14.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LebenSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1573
Pound-for-pound
1510
1573
Divisional
1518
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.06
Strikes landed / min
2.29
43%
Strike accuracy
30%
2.61
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
53%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
54%
Takedown accuracy
67%
54%
Takedown defense
45%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
38%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
73%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
497
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Leben
  • LBrian StannKO/TKO R1
    Close -1476mo before
  • WYoshihiro AkiyamaSUB R3
    Close +1771y before
  • WAaron SimpsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +2801y before
  • WJay SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1681y 6mo before
  • LJake RosholtSUB R3
    Close -1361y 10mo before
Wanderlei Silva
  • WMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close -2081y 4mo before
  • LRich FranklinU-DEC R3
    Close +1322y 1mo before
  • LQuinton JacksonKO/TKO R1
    2y 6mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close -1633y 1mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    Close -1433y 6mo before
Leben — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-0

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
11 wins, 2 losses
W
52% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
2 (18%)Submission(33%) 2
3 (27%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(100%) 2
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 33-9-1, 1 NC

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
25 wins, 5 losses
W
76% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
30win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
23 (77%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (3%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (20%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Leben
Silva
17
UFC fights
8
153.5 min · 9.0 avg
Octagon time
77.6 min · 9.7 avg
23y 9m
Career length
29y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Leben
Silva
194W–47L · 80.5%
Overall
116W–24L · 82.9%
123W–30L · 80.4%
Wins
33W–5L · 86.8%
71W–17L · 80.7%
Losses
83W–19L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Leben
Silva
85W–30L · 73.9%
Overall
344W–130L · 72.6%
59W–25L · 70.2%
Wins
303W–120L · 71.6%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Losses
41W–10L · 80.4%
Distance striking
Leben
Silva
4.27
Landed / min
2.60
32.2%
Accuracy
24.5%
58.8%
Defense
68.9%
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.97
31.6%
Time at distance
59.1%
Grappling & control
Leben
Silva
1.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.39
53.6%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
54.3%
Takedown defense
45.5%
0.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
52.6%
Control share
11.3%
Strike target map
Leben
  • Head62%(292)div 63%
  • Body17%(80)div 20%
  • Legs21%(98)div 17%
Silva
  • Head60%(106)div 63%
  • Body15%(27)div 20%
  • Legs25%(45)div 17%

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

Chris Leben
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Wanderlei Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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