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Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson
9-2 · USA
VS
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares
7-0 · USA
July 2, 2011 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Aaron Simpson def. Brad Tavares by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Simpson19/310/603:48
Tavares8/150/000:00
R2
Simpson13/150/203:25
Tavares2/71/200:56
R3
Simpson11/202/703:47
Tavares3/110/200:02
Total
Simpson43/662/15011:00
Tavares13/331/400:58

Scorecards

Simpson vs Tavares

RdGlenn TrowbridgeLester GriffinSal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---9.8-9.2
R2---9.7-9.3
R3---9.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2730-2729.3-27.7

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.727.7 · 6 Simpson · 0 Tavares

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Simpson-Tavares.

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
SimpsonWin probabilityTavares
59.1%40.9%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
13%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Simpson59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%38%
Submission6%10%
Decision31%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 43
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.9)act 2
Tavares41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%34%
Submission7%16%
Decision20%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 13
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 1
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R232%
R32%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Simpson
52.1%-112
Tavares
+11246.7%
Most takedownstie 38.6%
Simpson
52.4%-588
Tavares
+5888.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
42.4%
+136
Under 44.5
57.6%
-136
056112
Tavares
Expected: 41.9
42
Over 42
41.6%
+137
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.8%
-137
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.2%
+121
Exactly 1
22.3%
push
Under 1
42.5%
-121
035
Tavares
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.6%
Exactly 0
84.4%
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 10.6 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
Simpson59.1%68.4%−9.3-245
Tavares40.9%31.6%+9.3+205

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
67.3Striking68.2
Tavares +0.8
69.6Grappling51.8
Simpson +17.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SimpsonTavares
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1545
1548
Divisional
1546
1504
Striking offense
1506
1509
Striking defense
1500
1527
Grappling offense
1500
1513
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
36 yrs
Age
23 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.63
Strikes landed / min
2.07
49%
Strike accuracy
62%
3.14
Strikes absorbed / min
1.71
55%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.63
Takedowns / 15 min
2.33
40%
Takedown accuracy
33%
83%
Takedown defense
100%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aaron Simpson
  • WMario MirandaU-DEC R3
    Close -2103mo before
  • LMark MunozU-DEC R3
    Close +1157mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R2
    Close -3101y before
  • WTom LawlorS-DEC R3
    Close -2951y 6mo before
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1191y 10mo before
Brad Tavares
  • WPhil BaroniKO/TKO R1
    Close -2806mo before
  • WSeth BaczynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y before
Simpson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Tavares — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Simpson
Tavares
6
UFC fights
2
61.2 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
19.3 min · 9.7 avg
26y 3m
Career length
19y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Simpson
Tavares
72W–24L · 75.0%
Overall
24W–17L · 58.5%
45W–15L · 75.0%
Wins
24W–17L · 58.5%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simpson
Tavares
3W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
1W–5L · 16.7%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
1W–5L · 16.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Simpson
Tavares
4.48
Landed / min
6.59
31.1%
Accuracy
51.9%
67.5%
Defense
65.2%
0.49
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.78
26.9%
Time at distance
11.0%
Grappling & control
Simpson
Tavares
5.63
Takedowns / 15 min
2.33
40.4%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
83.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
79.1%
Control share
77.3%
Strike target map
Simpson
  • Head52%(115)div 63%
  • Body22%(48)div 20%
  • Legs27%(59)div 17%
Tavares
  • Head70%(28)div 63%
  • Body20%(8)div 20%
  • Legs10%(4)div 17%

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

Aaron Simpson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brad Tavares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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